N(6)-Methyladenine in eukaryotes.

N(6)-Methyladenine in eukaryotes. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2019 May 29;: Authors: Alderman MH, Xiao AZ Abstract DNA modifications are a major form of epigenetic regulation that eukaryotic cells utilize in concert with histone modifications. While much work has been done elucidating the role of 5-methylcytosine over the past several decades, only recently has it been recognized that N(6)-methyladenine (N6-mA) is present in quantifiable and biologically active levels in the DNA of eukaryotic cells. Unlike prokaryotes which utilize N6-mA to recognize "self" from "foreign" DNA, eukaryotes have been found to use N6-mA in varying ways, from regulating transposable elements to gene regulation in response to hypoxia and stress. In this review, we examine the current state of the N6-mA in research field, and the current understanding of the biochemical mechanisms which deposit and remove N6-mA from the eukaryotic genome. PMID: 31143960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS - Category: Cytology Authors: Tags: Cell Mol Life Sci Source Type: research