Non-CG methylation patterns shape the epigenetic landscape in Arabidopsis

• Published in: Nature structural & molecular biology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 64 - 72
• Main Authors: Stroud, Hume, Do, Truman, Du, Jiamu, Zhong, Xuehua, Feng, Suhua, Johnson, Lianna, Patel, Dinshaw J, Jacobsen, Steven E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.01.2014; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/208/176/1988; 631/449; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - physiology; Arabidopsis thaliana; Biochemistry; Biological Microscopy; Chromatin; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA Methylation; DNA, Plant; Epigenesis, Genetic; Epigenetic inheritance; Epigenetics; Genetic aspects; Genetic research; Life Sciences; Membrane Biology; Methylation; Molecular biology; Physiological aspects; Protein Structure; Proteins; United States

Non-CG methylation is abundant in plants, but its functions are poorly understood. A new study has uncovered the contributions of each non-CG methyltransferase, including the poorly characterized methyltransferase CMT2, to DNA methylation patterning and gene silencing. The results suggest that non-C...