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A novel Snf2 protein maintains trans-generational regulatory states established by paramutation in maize.
PLoS biology - 16 Oct 2007
Hale Christopher J, Stonaker Jennifer L, Gross Stephen M, Hollick Jay B
Abstract excerpt
Paramutations represent heritable epigenetic alterations that cause departures from Mendelian inheritance. While the mechanism responsible is largely unknown, recent results in both mouse and maize suggest paramutations are correlated with RNA molecules capable of affecting changes in gene expression patterns. In maize, multiple required to maintain repression (rmr) loci stabilize these paramutant states. Here we...
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