AGO104 is a RdDM effector of paramutation at the maize b1 locus.

Although paramutation has been well-studied at a few hallmark loci involved in anthocyanin biosynthesis in maize, the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the phenomenon remain largely unknown. Previously described actors of paramutation encode components of the RNA-directed DNA-methylation...

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Main Authors: Juliette Aubert, Fanny Bellegarde, Omar Oltehua-Lopez, Olivier Leblanc, Mario A Arteaga-Vazquez, Robert A Martienssen, Daniel Grimanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0273695