Unique Epigenetic Features of Ribosomal RNA Genes (rDNA) in Early Diverging Plants (Bryophytes)

Unique Epigenetic Features of Ribosomal RNA Genes (rDNA) in Early Diverging Plants (Bryophytes)

Introduction: In plants, the multicopy genes encoding ribosomal RNA (rDNA) typically exhibit heterochromatic features and high level of DNA methylation. Here, we explored rDNA methylation in early diverging land plants from Bryophyta (15 species, 14 families) and Marchantiophyta (4 species, 4 famili...

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Main Authors: Roman Matyášek, Alice Krumpolcová, Jana Lunerová, Eva Mikulášková, Josep A. Rosselló, Aleš Kovařík
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
rDNA
cytosine methylation
bryophytes
epigenetics
histone marks
genome evolution
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2019.01066/full

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