DNA methylation and imprinting in plants: machinery and mechanisms
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Satyaki, P. R. V.; Gehring, Mary
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Imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon in which genes are expressed selectively from either the maternal or paternal alleles. In plants, imprinted gene expression is found in a tissue called the endosperm. Imprinting is often set by a unique epigenomic configuration in which the maternal chromosomes are less DNA methylated than their paternal counterparts. In this review, we synthesize studies that paint a detailed molecular portrait of the distinctive endosperm methylome. We will also discuss the molecular machinery that shapes and modifies this methylome, and the role of DNA methylation in imprinting. Keywords: Gene imprinting; DNA methylation; plants; seeds; endosperm
Date issued
2017-01Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of BiologyJournal
Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Informa UK (Informa Healthcare)
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Satyaki, P. R. V., and Mary Gehring. “DNA Methylation and Imprinting in Plants: Machinery and Mechanisms.” Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 52, 2 (January 2017): 163–175 © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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1040-9238
1549-7798