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Epigenetics: A tug of war for DNA methylation

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A new study uncovers thousands of RNA-directed DNA methylation target sites masked by the active removal of methylated cytosines by a demethylating enzyme.

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Figure 1: Homeostasis of DNA methylation in Arabidopsis is a result of antagonistic DNA methylation and demethylation.

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  1. Tzung-Fu Hsieh is at the Plant and Microbial Biology Department and Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Research Campus, 600 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, North Carolina 28081, USA.,

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Hsieh, TF. Epigenetics: A tug of war for DNA methylation. Nature Plants 2, 16171 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.171

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