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Dynamics and biological relevance of DNA demethylation in Arabidopsis antibacterial defense.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 5 Feb 2013
Yu Agnès, Lepère Gersende, Jay Florence, Wang Jingyu, Bapaume Laure, Wang Yu, Abraham Anne-Laure, Penterman Jon, Fischer Robert L, Voinnet Olivier, Navarro Lionel
Abstract excerpt
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that silences transposable elements (TEs) and repeats. Whereas the establishment and maintenance of DNA methylation are relatively well understood, little is known about their dynamics and biological relevance in plant and animal innate immunity. Here, we show that some TEs are demethylated and transcriptionally reactivated during antibacterial defense in Arabidopsis. This...
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