A single CMT methyltransferase homolog is involved in CHG DNA methylation and development of Physcomitrella patens

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 719-735

  Noy Malka, Chen ^a   Yaari, Rafael ^a   Itzhaki, Rachel ^a   Mosquna, Assaf ^b   Auerbach Gershovitz, Nitzan ^a   Katz, Aviva ^a   Ohad, Nir ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chromomethylase; Development; DNA methylation; Epigenetic regulation; Physcomitrella patens; Transgene copy number

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS; ZEA MAYS;

CHROMOMETHYLASE; DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRYOPSIDA; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRYOPSIDA; DNA (CYTOSINE-5-)-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 84896047488     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0165-6     Document Type: Article

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