Characterization of DNA methyltransferase genes in Brassica rapa

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 235-242

  Fujimoto, Ryo ^a   Sasaki, Taku ^a   Nishio, Takeshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CMT; Cytosine methylation; Epigenetics; Gene expression; MET1

Indexed keywords

CHROMOMETHYLASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1ALPHA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1BETA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; EPIGENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT MORPHOLOGY; TURNIP;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRASSICA RAPA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BRASSICA RAPA;

EID: 33749661190     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: 13417568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.81.235     Document Type: Article

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