[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation: a historical perspective

AL Mattei, N Bailly, A Meissner - Trends in Genetics, 2022 - cell.com
In 1925, 5-methylcytosine was first reported in bacteria. However, its biological importance
was not intuitive for several decades. After this initial lag, the ubiquitous presence of this …

Cis-regulatory sequences in plants: Their importance, discovery, and future challenges

RJ Schmitz, E Grotewold, M Stam - The plant cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The identification and characterization of cis-regulatory DNA sequences and how they
function to coordinate responses to developmental and environmental cues is of paramount …

DNA methylation-free Arabidopsis reveals crucial roles of DNA methylation in regulating gene expression and development

L He, H Huang, M Bradai, C Zhao, Y You, J Ma… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A contribution of DNA methylation to defense against invading nucleic acids and
maintenance of genome integrity is uncontested; however, our understanding of the extent …

Gene body methylation in cancer: molecular mechanisms and clinical applications

Q Wang, F ** studies on crops suggest that agronomic traits can be controlled by gene–
distal intergenic loci. Despite the biological importance and the potential agronomic utility of …

Cistrome and epicistrome features shape the regulatory DNA landscape

RC O'Malley, SC Huang, L Song, MG Lewsey… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
The cistrome is the complete set of transcription factor (TF) binding sites (cis-elements) in an
organism, while an epicistrome incorporates tissue-specific DNA chemical modifications and …

Dynamics of DNA methylation and its functions in plant growth and development

S Kumar, T Mohapatra - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epigenetic modifications in DNA bases and histone proteins play important roles in the
regulation of gene expression and genome stability. Chemical modification of DNA base …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenomic diversity in a global collection of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions

T Kawakatsu, SC Huang, F Jupe, E Sasaki, RJ Schmitz… - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
The epigenome orchestrates genome accessibility, functionality, and three-dimensional
structure. Because epigenetic variation can impact transcription and thus phenotypes, it may …