Evolution of sequence-specific anti-silencing systems in Arabidopsis

Autor: Aoi Hosaka, Raku Saito, Kazuya Takashima, Taku Sasaki, Yu Fu, Akira Kawabe, Tasuku Ito, Atsushi Toyoda, Asao Fujiyama, Yoshiaki Tarutani, Tetsuji Kakutani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02150-7
Popis: Eukaryotes often silence transposable elements (TEs) via DNA methylation. Here, the authors show that evolution of VANC, an Arabidopsis anti-silencing factor, and its target motifs allows sequence-specific demethylation, suggesting a way TEs can proliferate while minimizing damage to the host genome.
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