Postnatal conversion of methylcytosine to hydroxymethylcytosine reconfigures the human neuronal epigenome
Heng Xu, Jo-fan Chien, Alexey Kozlenkov, Ramu Vadukapuram, Junhao Li, Yu Wei, Andrew J. Dwork, Chunyu Liu, Stella M. Dracheva, Eran A. Mukamel
The paper measures 5-methyl-cytosine and 5-hydroxymethyl-cytosine in human neurons across the lifespan, showing dynamic changes in hmC linked to transcription, chromatin state, and sex-specific gene regulation.
bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience