DNA 6mA marks transcriptionally active chromatin in malaria parasites
Dhanasekaran Seshan, William Lauer, Gautam Sarkar, Mohan Govindasamy, Connor S. Murray, Eric Lieberman Greer, Melissa Laird Smith, Shruthi Sridhar Vembar
The paper identifies 6mA methylation in Plasmodium falciparum, showing it is associated with active chromatin and transcription, and identifies a methyltransferase involved in this modification.
BMC Microbiology · Oct 9, 2026Peer-reviewedGenomics