Cytosine bases are extensively methylated in the DNA of plant genomes. DNA methylation
has been implicated in the silencing of transposable elements and genes, and loss of …

Plant DNA methylation is its own language, interpreted by the cell to maintain silencing of
transposons, facilitate chromatin structure, and to ensure proper expression of some genes …

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 …

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

DNA methylation has two essential roles in plants and animals—defending the genome
against transposons and regulating gene expression. Recent experiments in Arabidopsis …

Cytosine methylation is an important base modification that is inherited across mitotic and
meiotic cell divisions in plant genomes. Heritable methylation variants can contribute to …

DNA methylation is a type of epigenetic marking that strongly influences chromatin structure
and gene expression in plants and mammals. Over the past decade, DNA methylation has …

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Cytosine bases of the nuclear genome in higher plants are often extensively methylated.
Cytosine methylation has been implicated in the silencing of both transposable elements …