Paramutation: from maize to mice.
Paramutation is the epigenetic transfer of information from one allele of a gene to another to establish a state of gene expression that is heritable for generations. RNA has recently emerged as a prominent mediator of this remarkable phenomenon in both maize and mice.
Chandler
Vicki L
VL
BIO5 Institute and Department of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. chandler@ag.arizona.edu
D000483:Alleles; D000818:Animals; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic / Q000235:genetics*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000235:genetics*; D040941:Heredity; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009154:Mutation / Q000235:genetics*; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics*; D003313:Zea mays / Q000235:genetics*
D012313:RNA