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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Eukaryotic organisms have the remarkable ability to inherit states of gene
    activity without altering the underlying DNA sequence. This epigenetic inheritance
    can persist over thousands of years, providing an alternative to genetic mutations
    as a substrate for natural selection. Epigenetic inheritance might be propagated
    by differences in DNA methylation, post-translational histone modifications, and
    deposition of histone variants. Mounting evidence also indicates that small interfering
    RNA (siRNA)-mediated mechanisms play central roles in setting up and maintaining
    states of gene activity. Much of the epigenetic machinery of many organisms, including
    Arabidopsis, appears to be directed at silencing viruses and transposable elements,
    with epigenetic regulation of endogenous genes being mostly derived from such
    processes.
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article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Daniel
  full_name: Zilberman, Daniel
  id: 6973db13-dd5f-11ea-814e-b3e5455e9ed1
  last_name: Zilberman
  orcid: 0000-0002-0123-8649
- first_name: Steven
  full_name: Henikoff, Steven
  last_name: Henikoff
citation:
  ama: 'Zilberman D, Henikoff S. Epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis: Selective
    silence. <i>Current Opinion in Genetics and Development</i>. 2005;15(5):557-562.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002">10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002</a>'
  apa: 'Zilberman, D., &#38; Henikoff, S. (2005). Epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis:
    Selective silence. <i>Current Opinion in Genetics and Development</i>. Elsevier.
    <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002</a>'
  chicago: 'Zilberman, Daniel, and Steven Henikoff. “Epigenetic Inheritance in Arabidopsis:
    Selective Silence.” <i>Current Opinion in Genetics and Development</i>. Elsevier,
    2005. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002</a>.'
  ieee: 'D. Zilberman and S. Henikoff, “Epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis: Selective
    silence,” <i>Current Opinion in Genetics and Development</i>, vol. 15, no. 5.
    Elsevier, pp. 557–562, 2005.'
  ista: 'Zilberman D, Henikoff S. 2005. Epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis: Selective
    silence. Current Opinion in Genetics and Development. 15(5), 557–562.'
  mla: 'Zilberman, Daniel, and Steven Henikoff. “Epigenetic Inheritance in Arabidopsis:
    Selective Silence.” <i>Current Opinion in Genetics and Development</i>, vol. 15,
    no. 5, Elsevier, 2005, pp. 557–62, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002">10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002</a>.'
  short: D. Zilberman, S. Henikoff, Current Opinion in Genetics and Development 15
    (2005) 557–562.
date_created: 2021-06-08T09:05:56Z
date_published: 2005-10-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-12-14T09:13:13Z
department:
- _id: DaZi
doi: 10.1016/j.gde.2005.07.002
extern: '1'
external_id:
  pmid:
  - '16085410'
intvolume: '        15'
issue: '5'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '10'
oa_version: None
page: 557-562
pmid: 1
publication: Current Opinion in Genetics and Development
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 0959-437X
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Epigenetic inheritance in Arabidopsis: Selective silence'
type: journal_article
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volume: 15
year: '2005'
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