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Genome-wide high resolution parental-specific DNA and histone methylation maps uncover patterns of imprinting regulation in maize.
Genome research - 1 Jan 2014
Zhang Mei, Xie Shaojun, Dong Xiaomei, Zhao Xin, Zeng Biao, Chen Jian, Li Hui, Yang Weilong, Zhao Hainan, Wang Gaokui, Chen Zongliang, Sun Silong, Hauck Andrew, Jin Weiwei, Lai Jinsheng
Abstract excerpt
Genetic imprinting is a specific epigenetic phenomenon in which a subset of genes is expressed depending on their parent-of-origin. Two types of chromatin modifications, DNA methylation and histone modification, are generally believed to be involved in the regulation of imprinting. However, the genome-wide correlation between allele-specific chromatin modifications and imprinted gene expression in maize remains...
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