Article
Impact of Transposable Elements on Methylation and Gene Expression across Natural Accessions of Brachypodium distachyon.
Genome biology and evolution - 3 Nov 2020
Wyler Michele, Stritt Christoph, Walser Jean-Claude, Baroux Célia, Roulin Anne C
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements (TEs) constitute a large fraction of plant genomes and are mostly present in a transcriptionally silent state through repressive epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation. TE silencing is believed to influence the regulation of adjacent genes, possibly as DNA methylation spreads away from the TE. Whether this is a general principle or a context-dependent phenomenon is still under...
Topics
- Brachypodium
- DNA Methylation
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Variation
- Genome, Plant
