DNA Methylation and Demethylation Are Regulated by Functional DNA Methyltransferases and DnTET Enzymes in Diuraphis noxia

Aphids are economically important insect pests of crops worldwide. Despite resistant varieties being available, resistance is continuously challenged and eventually broken down, posing a threat to food security. In the current study, the epigenome of two related Russian wheat aphid (Diuraphis noxia,...

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Main Authors: Pieter H. du Preez, Kelly Breeds, N. Francois V. Burger, Hendrik W. Swiegers, J. Christoff Truter, Anna-Maria Botha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2020.00452/full