Evolution of CG Methylation Maintenance Machinery in Plants

Cytosine methylation is an epigenetic mark present in most eukaryotic genomes that contributes to the regulation of gene expression and the maintenance of genome stability. DNA methylation mostly occurs at CG sequences, where it is initially deposited by de novo DNA methyltransferases and propagated...

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Main Authors: Louis Tirot, Pauline E. Jullien, Mathieu Ingouff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Epigenomes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4655/5/3/19