Evolution of sequence-specific anti-silencing systems in Arabidopsis

Evolution of sequence-specific anti-silencing systems in Arabidopsis

Eukaryotes often silence transposable elements (TEs) via DNA methylation. Here, the authors show that evolution of VANC, an Arabidopsis anti-silencing factor, and its target motifs allows sequence-specific demethylation, suggesting a way TEs can proliferate while minimizing damage to the host genome...

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Main Authors: Aoi Hosaka, Raku Saito, Kazuya Takashima, Taku Sasaki, Yu Fu, Akira Kawabe, Tasuku Ito, Atsushi Toyoda, Asao Fujiyama, Yoshiaki Tarutani, Tetsuji Kakutani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02150-7

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