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SUBMITTER: Wyler M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7643609 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wyler Michele M Stritt Christoph C Walser Jean-Claude JC Baroux Célia C Roulin Anne C AC
Genome biology and evolution 20201101 11
Transposable elements (TEs) constitute a large fraction of plant genomes and are mostly present in a transcriptionally silent state through repressive epigenetic modifications, such as DNA methylation. TE silencing is believed to influence the regulation of adjacent genes, possibly as DNA methylation spreads away from the TE. Whether this is a general principle or a context-dependent phenomenon is still under debate, pressing for studying the relationship between TEs, DNA methylation, and nearby ...[more]