Nucleolar dominance and DNA methylation directed by small interfering RNA.
In the December 5th issue of Molecular Cell, Preuss et al. (2008) demonstrated a link between small interfering RNA (siRNA)-directed de novo DNA methylation and rDNA silencing in nucleolar dominance.
Finigan
Patrick
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Watson School of Biological Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724, USA.
Martienssen
Robert A
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D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D002466:Cell Nucleolus / Q000235:genetics*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D009697:Nucleolus Organizer Region / Q000235:genetics; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism*
D034741:RNA, Small Interfering