DNA methylation in plants
EJ Finnegan, RK Genger, WJ Peacock… - Annual review of …, 1998 - annualreviews.org
▪ 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 …
There are two classes of methyltransferase in Arabidopsis; one has a carboxy-terminal …
The role of DNA methylation in the regulation of plant gene expression
EJ Finnegan, RIS Brettell, ES Dennis - DNA methylation: Molecular …, 1993 - Springer
The most common modification of DNA in plant cells is methylation of cytosine residues at
carbon 5. In contrast to mammalian cells in which 3–8% of cytosine residues are methylated …
carbon 5. In contrast to mammalian cells in which 3–8% of cytosine residues are methylated …
DNA methylation in higher plants: past, present and future
BF Vanyushin, VV Ashapkin - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2011 - Elsevier
A relatively high degree of nuclear DNA (nDNA) methylation is a specific feature of plant
genomes. Targets for cytosine DNA methylation in plant genomes are CG, CHG and CHH (H …
genomes. Targets for cytosine DNA methylation in plant genomes are CG, CHG and CHH (H …
[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation systems and targets in plants
P Meyer - FEBS letters, 2011 - Elsevier
Plants contain three distinct DNA methyltransferase types that are responsible for the
establishment and maintenance of cytosine methylation patterns at heterochromatic and …
establishment and maintenance of cytosine methylation patterns at heterochromatic and …
Multiple DNA methyltransferase genes in Arabidopsis thaliana
RK Genger, KA Kovac, ES Dennis, WJ Peacock… - Plant Molecular …, 1999 - Springer
Methylation of plant DNA occurs at cytosines in any sequence context, and as the
Arabidopsis methyltransferase, METI, preferentially methylates cytosines in CG …
Arabidopsis methyltransferase, METI, preferentially methylates cytosines in CG …
Plant DNA methyltransferases
EJ Finnegan, KA Kovac - Plant gene silencing, 2000 - Springer
DNA methylation is an important modification of DNA that plays a role in genome
management and in regulating gene expression during development. Methylation is carried …
management and in regulating gene expression during development. Methylation is carried …
The evolving functions of DNA methylation
D Zilberman - Current opinion in plant biology, 2008 - Elsevier
DNA methylation is an ancient process found in all domains of life. Although the enzymes
that mediate methylation have remained highly conserved, DNA methylation has been …
that mediate methylation have remained highly conserved, DNA methylation has been …
Locus-specific control of asymmetric and CpNpG methylation by the DRM and CMT3 methyltransferase genes
X Cao, SE Jacobsen - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
Many plant, animal, and fungal genomes contain cytosine DNA methylation in asymmetric
sequence contexts (CpHpH, H= A, T, C). Although the enzymes responsible for this …
sequence contexts (CpHpH, H= A, T, C). Although the enzymes responsible for this …
DNA methylation in plants: relationship to small RNAs and histone modifications, and functions in transposon inactivation
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 …
and gene expression in plants and mammals. Over the past decade, DNA methylation has …
DNA methylation dynamics in plant genomes
M Gehring, S Henikoff - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2007 - Elsevier
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 …
has been implicated in the silencing of transposable elements and genes, and loss of …