Retrotransposon addiction promotes centromere function via epigenetically activated small RNAs
Atsushi Shimada, Jonathan Cahn, Evan Ernst, Jason S. Lynn, Daniel Grimanelli, Ian R. Henderson, Tetsuji Kakutani, Robert A. Martienssen
The paper shows that retrotransposons in Arabidopsis promote centromere function through epigenetically activated small RNAs, which are essential for chromosome segregation.
Nature Plants · Sep 2, 2024Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology