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Partial redundancy buffers deleterious effects of mutating DNA methyltransferase 1-1 (MET1-1) in polyploid wheat.
Journal of experimental botany - 17 Jun 2025
Burrows Samuel, Dorussen Delfi, Crudgington Joseph, Di Santolo Giorgia, Simmonds James, Catoni Marco, Borrill Philippa
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DNA methylation plays important roles in gene expression, transposable element silencing, and genome stability. Altering DNA methylation could generate additional phenotypic variation for crop breeding, however the lethality of epigenetic mutants in crop species has hindered its investigation. Here, we exploit partial redundancy between homoeologues in polyploid wheat to generate viable mutants in the DNA...
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