DNA Methylation and Demethylation in Plant Immunity

Annual Review of Phytopathology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2016, Pages 579-603

  Deleris, A ^a   Halter, T ^a   Navarro, L ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA demethylation; DNA methylation; Plant immunity; Priming; RdDM

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA METHYLATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT IMMUNITY;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANTS;

EID: 84981297969     PISSN: 00664286     EISSN: 15452107     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080615-100308     Document Type: Review

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