Mutator (Mu) element insertion has become the main way of mutating and cloning maize
genes, but we are only beginning to understand how this transposon system is regulated …

Robertson's Mutator transposable elements in maize undergo cycles of activity and then
inactivity that correlate with changes in cytosine methylation. Mutator-like elements are …

A distinguishing feature of transposable elements (TEs) is their propensity to induce
mutations. Among the most mutagenic of all TEs are the Mutator elements of maize. Lines …

It has been suggested that gene silencing evolved as a defense against genomic parasites
such as transposons. This idea is based on analysis of mutations that reactivate transposons …

Oryza sativa L.(domesticated rice) is a monocotyledonous plant, and its 430 Mb genome has
been targeted for complete sequencing. We performed a high‐resolution computer‐based …

In large complex plant genomes, RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) ensures that
epigenetic silencing is maintained at the boundary between genes and flanking …

While genome-wide surveys of abundance and diversity of mobile elements have been
conducted for some class I transposable element families, little is known about the nature of …

Paramutation and transposon silencing are two epigenetic phenomena that have intrigued
and puzzled geneticists for decades. Each involves heritable changes in gene activity …

Transposable elements (TEs) have a major impact on genome evolution, but they are
potentially deleterious, and most of them are silenced by epigenetic mechanisms, such as …

Mutations in a number of genes responsible for the maintenance of transposon silencing
have been reported. However, the initiation of epigenetic silencing of transposable elements …