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Determination of DNA Methylation of Imprinted Genes in Arabidopsis Endosperm
Published on: January 28, 2011
DNA methylation and epigenetic inheritance in plants and filamentous fungi
1Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA. martiens@cshl.org
Abstract:
Plants and filamentous fungi share with mammals enzymes responsible for DNA methylation. In these organisms, DNA methylation is associated with gene silencing and transposon control. However, plants and fungi differ from mammals in the genomic distribution, sequence specificity, and heritability of methylation. We consider the role that transposons play in establishing methylation patterns and the epigenetic consequences of their perturbation.
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