Mechanistic basis for maintenance of CHG DNA methylation in plants
oleh: Jian Fang, Jianjun Jiang, Sarah M. Leichter, Jie Liu, Mahamaya Biswal, Nelli Khudaverdyan, Xuehua Zhong, Jikui Song
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01 |
Deskripsi
In plants, DNA methylation in the CHG context is maintained by the CMT3 chromomethylases. Here the authors provide a structure-function characterization of a maize CMT3 ortholog to show how recognition of histone modifications stimulate DNA methylation.