DNA methylation, a key regulator of plant development and other processes.
Recent research has demonstrated that DNA methylation plays an integral role in regulating the timing of flowering and in endosperm development. The identification of key genes controlling these processes, the expression of which is altered in plants with low methylation, opens the way to understanding how DNA methylation regulates plant development.
Finnegan
E J
EJ
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Plant Industry, PO Box 1600, Canberra, 2601, Australia. j.finnegan@pi. csiro.au
Peacock
W J
WJ
Dennis
E S
ES
D000818:Animals; D019175:DNA Methylation; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012639:Seeds / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism
D018744:DNA, Plant; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators