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Role of methyltransferase 1-dependent DNA methylation in affecting maize kernel development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Feb 2025
Li Xiaosong, Tong Xuqing, Wang Bin, Pu Menglin, Zheng Guangming, Wang Bohui, Li Jun, He Xiaofei, Liu Zhilong, Ding Haiping, Zhang Zhiming, Zhang Xiansheng, Zhou Chao, Zhao Xiangyu
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DNA methylation plays an essential role in plant growth and development, however, its specific influence on maize kernel development remains uncertain. In this study, we investigated the gene responsible for the maize kernel mutant smk313 and identified it as the DNA methyltransferase ZmMET1. The smk313 mutants displayed a distinct small kernel phenotype and exhibited developmental abnormalities in the basal...
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