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A DNA break-5mC cycle activates transposable elements in Arabidopsis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Jul 2026
Liang Wenjie, Cao Haokai, Zou Chen, Tong Xindong, Ma Yongbo, Shen Yitong, Han Xue, Zhang Yilin, Zheng Binglian, Li Jinchao
Abstract excerpt
Plant genomic and epigenomic integrity are perpetually threatened by exogenous and endogenous DNA damage. However, the interplay between DNA damage, DNA methylation (5mC), and transposable element (TE) activity remains poorly understood. Here, we demonstrate that defective single-strand break (SSB) repair acts as a potent trigger for genome-wide TE derepression and extensive de novo DNA methylation in...
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