De novo DNA methylation induced by siRNA targeted to endogenous transcribed sequences is gene-specific and OsMet1-independent in rice

Plant Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 539-549

  Miki, Daisuke ^a,b   Shimamoto, Ko ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

De novo DNA methylation; OsMet1; RdDM; Rice; RNAi

Indexed keywords

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; RICE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CPG ISLANDS; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA, PLANT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 58149268063     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03624.x     Document Type: Article

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