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A single CMT methyltransferase homolog is involved in CHG DNA methylation and development of Physcomitrella patens.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Apr 2014
Noy-Malka Chen, Yaari Rafael, Itzhaki Rachel, Mosquna Assaf, Auerbach Gershovitz Nitzan, Katz Aviva, Ohad Nir
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C-5 DNA methylation is an essential mechanism controlling gene expression and developmental programs in a variety of organisms. Though the role of DNA methylation has been intensively studied in mammals and Arabidopsis, little is known about the evolution of this mechanism. The chromomethylase (CMT) methyltransferase family is unique to plants and was found to be involved in DNA methylation in Arabidopsis, maize...
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