Enhancement of RNA-directed DNA methylation of a transgene by simultaneously downregulating a ROS1 orthologue using a virus vector in Nicotiana benthamiana

Cytosine methylation can be induced by double-stranded RNAs through the RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway. A DNA glycosylase REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 (ROS1) participates in DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis and may possibly counteract RdDM. Here, we isolated an orthologue of ROS1 (NbROS1) f...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shungo eOtagaki, Megumi eKasai, Chikara eMasuta, Akira eKanazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00044/full