2015
Structural insight into substrate preference for TET-mediated oxidation
Hu L, Lu J, Cheng J, Rao Q, Li Z, Hou H, Lou Z, Zhang L, Li W, Gong W, Liu M, Sun C, Yin X, Li J, Tan X, Wang P, Wang Y, Fang D, Cui Q, Yang P, He C, Jiang H, Luo C, Xu Y. Structural insight into substrate preference for TET-mediated oxidation. Nature 2015, 527: 118-122. PMID: 26524525, DOI: 10.1038/nature15713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTET proteinsDNA demethylationStable marksSubstrate preferenceStructural insightsRegulatory functionsDemethylationProteinTet
2013
Crystal Structure of TET2-DNA Complex: Insight into TET-Mediated 5mC Oxidation
Hu L, Li Z, Cheng J, Rao Q, Gong W, Liu M, Shi Y, Zhu J, Wang P, Xu Y. Crystal Structure of TET2-DNA Complex: Insight into TET-Mediated 5mC Oxidation. Cell 2013, 155: 1545-1555. PMID: 24315485, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.11.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatalytic cavityCys-rich domainMutations of TET2CpG contextTET proteinsHuman TET2Zinc fingerCatalytic domainSubstrate preferenceÅ resolutionStructural basisCpG dinucleotideBiological processesMyeloid malignancesHuman cancersDNATET2MutationsCrystal structureMethyl groupTetImportant roleDomainProteinResidues