Dnmt1 has an essential function despite the absence of CpG DNA methylation in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
N. K. E. Schulz, C. I. Wagner, J. Ebeling, G. Raddatz, M. F. Diddens-de Buhr, F. Lyko, J. Kurtz
The paper shows Dnmt1 is essential for red flour beetle development despite no CpG methylation, suggesting a non-methyltransferase function.
bioRxiv · Sep 27, 2018Evolutionary Biology