Control of genic DNA methylation in Arabidopsis.
Detailed features of genomic DNA methylation have been revealed by recent genome-wide analyses on several model organisms. An unexpected feature conserved among plants and some animals is the presence of DNA methylation within transcribed genes. For understanding the controlling mechanisms of the enigmatic genic methylation, genetic and genomic approaches using Arabidopsis may be effective.
Inagaki
Soichi
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Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Yata 1111, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan.
Kakutani
Tetsuji
T
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics*; D018899:CpG Islands / Q000235:genetics; D019175:DNA Methylation / Q000235:genetics*; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic