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. 2019 Jul 18;11:104. doi: 10.1186/s13148-019-0702-5

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

TET1 oxidation of 5mC through to unmodified cytosine. After the deposition of 5-methylcytosine by the DNMT enzymes it can be oxidised by the TETs to 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, 5-formylcytosine, and then 5-carboxylcytosine, before base excision repair resulting in unmodified cytosine. These iterative oxidation steps can be inhibited by the TCA cycle metabolites succinate and fumarate