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Transposon age and non-CG methylation.
Nature communications - 6 Mar 2020
Wang Zhengming, Baulcombe David C
Abstract excerpt
Silencing of transposable elements (TEs) is established by small RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM). Maintenance of silencing is then based on a combination of RdDM and RNA-independent mechanisms involving DNA methyltransferase MET1 and chromodomain DNA methyltransferases (CMTs). Involvement of RdDM, according to this model should decrease with TE age but here we show a different pattern in tomato and...
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