VIM1, a methylcytosine-binding protein required for centromeric heterochromatinization
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VIM1, a methylcytosine-binding protein required for centromeric heterochromatinization.
Epigenetic regulation in eukaryotes is executed by a complex set of signaling interactions among small RNA species and chromatin marks, including histone modification and DNA methylation. We identified vim1 (VARIANT IN METHYLATION 1), an Arabidopsis mutation causing cytosine hypomethylation and decondensation of centromeres in interphase. VIM1 is a member of a small gene family, encoding protei...
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عنوان ژورنال: Genes & Development
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0890-9369
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1512007