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Signaling silence—breaking ground and spreading out: Figure 1.

Year: 2008

Type: preprint

Abstract: Among the persistent mysteries in epigenetics are the criteria by which specific regions of the genome are chosen for deposition of distinguishing chromatin marks. Once a particular region is modified, will the newly acquired epigenetic state spill onto neighboring regions of the genome or be confined to tidy patches? The report by Henderson and Jacobsen in the the previous issue of Genes & Development (1597-1606) addresses these questions while providing insight into the utility of DNA methylation for a eukaryotic genome.

Source: Genes & Development

DOI: 10.1101/gad.1694608

Authors: Hye Ryun Woo, Eric J. Richards

Institution: Washington University in St. Louis

Language: English

Topic: Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Awards: VIM methylcytosine-binding proteins and their role in epigenetic regulation, Epigenetic Variation in the Arabidopsis Genome