DNA methyltransferase CHROMOMETHYLASE3 prevents ONSEN transposon silencing under heat stress.

DNA methylation plays crucial roles in transposon silencing and genome integrity. CHROMOMETHYLASE3 (CMT3) is a plant-specific DNA methyltransferase responsible for catalyzing DNA methylation at the CHG (H = A, T, C) context. Here, we identified a positive role of CMT3 in heat-induced activation of r...

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Main Authors: Kosuke Nozawa, Jiani Chen, Jianjun Jiang, Sarah M Leichter, Masataka Yamada, Takamasa Suzuki, Fengquan Liu, Hidetaka Ito, Xuehua Zhong
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Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/e589987b8b8a418b8c5fb9c2002ee84a
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