Transposon age and non-CG methylation
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is thought to silence newly inserted transposable elements (TEs) with RNA-independent mechanisms becoming more prominent as TEs age. Here, the authors show that RdDM continues to silence the oldest intact distal TEs in tomato and Arabidopsis suggesting a second, l...
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doaj-09b6920626954682b5ab0face099d65c2021-05-11T07:59:19ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232020-03-011111910.1038/s41467-020-14995-6Transposon age and non-CG methylationZhengming Wang0David C. Baulcombe1Department of Plant Sciences, University of CambridgeDepartment of Plant Sciences, University of CambridgeRNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is thought to silence newly inserted transposable elements (TEs) with RNA-independent mechanisms becoming more prominent as TEs age. Here, the authors show that RdDM continues to silence the oldest intact distal TEs in tomato and Arabidopsis suggesting a second, later phase of RdDM.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14995-6 |
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RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is thought to silence newly inserted transposable elements (TEs) with RNA-independent mechanisms becoming more prominent as TEs age. Here, the authors show that RdDM continues to silence the oldest intact distal TEs in tomato and Arabidopsis suggesting a second, later phase of RdDM. |
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