The DNA methylation landscape of giant viruses

DNA methylation is an epigenetic marker in all domains of life. Here, Jeudy et al., using single-molecule realtime sequencing, determine DNA methylation patterns in giant viruses and evolutionary analysis of virus encoded DNA methyltransferases suggests that they affect viral fitness.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sandra Jeudy, Sofia Rigou, Jean-Marie Alempic, Jean-Michel Claverie, Chantal Abergel, Matthieu Legendre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16414-2