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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: DNA methylation is an ancient process found in all domains of life. Although
    the enzymes that mediate methylation have remained highly conserved, DNA methylation
    has been adapted for a variety of uses throughout evolution, including defense
    against transposable elements and control of gene expression. Defects in DNA methylation
    are linked to human diseases, including cancer. Methylation has been lost several
    times in the course of animal and fungal evolution, thus limiting the opportunity
    for study in common model organisms. In the past decade, plants have emerged as
    a premier model system for genetic dissection of DNA methylation. A recent combination
    of plant genetics with powerful genomic approaches has led to a number of exciting
    discoveries and promises many more.
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article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Daniel
  full_name: Zilberman, Daniel
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  last_name: Zilberman
  orcid: 0000-0002-0123-8649
citation:
  ama: Zilberman D. The evolving functions of DNA methylation. <i>Current Opinion
    in Plant Biology</i>. 2008;11(5):554-559. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004">10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004</a>
  apa: Zilberman, D. (2008). The evolving functions of DNA methylation. <i>Current
    Opinion in Plant Biology</i>. Elsevier . <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004</a>
  chicago: Zilberman, Daniel. “The Evolving Functions of DNA Methylation.” <i>Current
    Opinion in Plant Biology</i>. Elsevier , 2008. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004</a>.
  ieee: D. Zilberman, “The evolving functions of DNA methylation,” <i>Current Opinion
    in Plant Biology</i>, vol. 11, no. 5. Elsevier , pp. 554–559, 2008.
  ista: Zilberman D. 2008. The evolving functions of DNA methylation. Current Opinion
    in Plant Biology. 11(5), 554–559.
  mla: Zilberman, Daniel. “The Evolving Functions of DNA Methylation.” <i>Current
    Opinion in Plant Biology</i>, vol. 11, no. 5, Elsevier , 2008, pp. 554–59, doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004">10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004</a>.
  short: D. Zilberman, Current Opinion in Plant Biology 11 (2008) 554–559.
date_created: 2021-06-08T13:13:37Z
date_published: 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-12-14T08:54:07Z
department:
- _id: DaZi
doi: 10.1016/j.pbi.2008.07.004
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language:
- iso: eng
month: '10'
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page: 554-559
pmid: 1
publication: Current Opinion in Plant Biology
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1369-5266
publication_status: published
publisher: 'Elsevier '
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status: public
title: The evolving functions of DNA methylation
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