Control of CpNpG DNA methylation by the KRYPTONITE histone H3 methyltransferase

JP Jackson, AM Lindroth, X Cao, SE Jacobsen - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
Gene silencing in eukaryotes is associated with the formation of heterochromatin, a complex
of proteins and DNA that block transcription. Heterochromatin is characterized by the …

Trimethylated lysine 9 of histone H3 is a mark for DNA methylation in Neurospora crassa

H Tamaru, X Zhang, D McMillen, PB Singh… - Nature …, 2003 - nature.com
Besides serving to package nuclear DNA, histones carry information in the form of a diverse
array of post-translational modifications. Methylation of histones H3 and H4 has been …

Interplay between two epigenetic marks: DNA methylation and histone H3 lysine 9 methylation

LM Johnson, X Cao, SE Jacobsen - Current Biology, 2002 - cell.com
Background: The heterochromatin of many eukaryotes is marked by both DNA methylation
and histone H3 lysine 9 (H3-K9) methylation, though the exact relationship between these …

HP1 is essential for DNA methylation in Neurospora

M Freitag, PC Hickey, TK Khlafallah, ND Read… - Molecular cell, 2004 - cell.com
Methylation of cytosines silences transposable elements and selected cellular genes in
mammals, plants, and some fungi. Recent findings have revealed mechanistic connections …

Erasure of CpG methylation in Arabidopsis alters patterns of histone H3 methylation in heterochromatin

M Tariq, H Saze, AV Probst, J Lichota… - Proceedings of the …, 2003 - National Acad Sciences
In mammals and plants, formation of heterochromatin is associated with hypermethylation of
DNA at CpG sites and histone H3 methylation at lysine 9. Previous studies have revealed …

Dimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9 is a critical mark for DNA methylation and gene silencing in Arabidopsis thaliana

JP Jackson, L Johnson, Z Jasencakova, X Zhang… - Chromosoma, 2004 - Springer
The Arabidopsis KRYPTONITE gene encodes a member of the Su (var) 3-9 family of histone
methyltransferases. Mutations of kryptonite cause a reduction of methylated histone H3 …

Direct Interaction between DNA Methyltransferase DIM-2 and HP1 Is Required for DNA Methylation in Neurospora crassa

S Honda, EU Selker - Molecular and cellular biology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
DNA methylation is involved in gene silencing and genomic stability in mammals, plants,
and fungi. Genetics studies of Neurospora crassa have revealed that a DNA …

Selective recognition of methylated lysine 9 on histone H3 by the HP1 chromo domain

AJ Bannister, P Zegerman, JF Partridge, EA Miska… - Nature, 2001 - nature.com
Abstract Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is localized at heterochromatin sites where it
mediates gene silencing,. The chromo domain of HP1 is necessary for both targeting and …

Control of DNA methylation and heterochromatic silencing by histone H2B deubiquitination

VV Sridhar, A Kapoor, K Zhang, J Zhu, T Zhou… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Epigenetic regulation involves reversible changes in DNA methylation and/or histone
modification patterns,,,,,,. Short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) can direct DNA methylation and …

Dual histone H3 methylation marks at lysines 9 and 27 required for interaction with CHROMOMETHYLASE3

AM Lindroth, D Shultis, Z Jasencakova, J Fuchs… - The EMBO …, 2004 - embopress.org
Both DNA methylation and post‐translational histone modifications contribute to gene
silencing, but the mechanistic relationship between these epigenetic marks is unclear …