DNA methylation and demethylation are increasingly recognized as important epigenetic
factors in both plants and animals. DNA methylation, which is catalyzed by DNA …

Plants contain three distinct DNA methyltransferase types that are responsible for the
establishment and maintenance of cytosine methylation patterns at heterochromatic and …

DNA methylation is a major epigenetic marking mechanism regulating various biological
functions in mammals and plant. The crucial role of DNA methylation has been observed in …

A contribution of DNA methylation to defense against invading nucleic acids and
maintenance of genome integrity is uncontested; however, our understanding of the extent …

The primary sequence of the genome is broadly constant and superimposed upon that
constancy is the postreplicative modification of a small number of cytosine residues to 5 …

DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification required for transposable element (TE)
silencing, genome stability, and genomic imprinting. Although DNA methylation has been …

▪ Abstract Methylation of cytosine residues in DNA provides a mechanism of gene control.
There are two classes of methyltransferase in Arabidopsis; one has a carboxy-terminal …

Methylation of cytosine (5-meC) is a critical epigenetic modification in many eukaryotes, and
genomic DNA methylation landscapes are dynamically regulated by opposed methylation …

As a subgroup of horticultural crops, vegetable food is a kind of indispensable energy
source for human beings, providing necessary nutritional components including vitamins …

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