DNA Methylation within Transcribed Regions

Taiko K To; Hidetoshi Saze; Tetsuji Kakutani

doi:10.1104/pp.15.00543

DNA Methylation within Transcribed Regions

Plant Physiol. 2015 Aug;168(4):1219-25. doi: 10.1104/pp.15.00543. Epub 2015 Jul 4.

Authors

Taiko K To¹, Hidetoshi Saze¹, Tetsuji Kakutani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan (T.K.T., T.K.); andOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0412, Japan (H.S.).
² Department of Integrated Genetics, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka 411-8540, Japan (T.K.T., T.K.); andOkinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Onna-son, Okinawa 904-0412, Japan (H.S.) tkakutan@lab.nig.ac.jp.

Abstract

DNA methylation within transcribed genes is commonly found in diverse animals and plants. Here, we provide an overview of recent advances and the remaining mystery regarding intragenic DNA methylation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

DNA Methylation / genetics*
DNA, Intergenic / genetics*
DNA, Plant / genetics*
Plants / genetics*

Substances

DNA, Intergenic
DNA, Plant