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Facts about Methylcytosine dioxygenase TET3.
Conversion of 5mC into 5hmC, 5fC and 5caC probably constitutes the first step in cytosine demethylation. Selectively binds to the promoter region of target genes and leads to modulate the expression of numerous developmental genes.
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Gene Name: | Tet3 |
Uniprot: | Q8BG87 |
Entrez: | 194388 |
Belongs to: |
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TET family |
EC 1.14.11.n2; hCG_40738; KIAA0401; methylcytosine dioxygenase TET3; MGC22014; probable methylcytosine dioxygenase TET3; tet oncogene family member 3
Mass (kDA):
194.792 kDA
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Location: | 6|6 C3 |
Sequence: | 6; |
Highly expressed in oocytes and zygotes. Not expressed in embryonic stem cells (ES cells).
PMID: 23217707 by Xu Y., et al. Tet3 CXXC domain and dioxygenase activity cooperatively regulate key genes for Xenopus eye and neural development.
PMID: 23690950 by Liu N., et al. Intrinsic and extrinsic connections of Tet3 dioxygenase with CXXC zinc finger modules.