Repressive S-adenosylmethionine biosynthesis status inhibits transcription of HeT-A retrotransposon in the germline of Drosophila.
Yoshiki Hayashi, Shinjiro Hino, Tetsuya Sato, Soshiro Kashio, Kiito Otsubo, Kuniaki Saito, Ban Sato, Natsuko Kawano, Daisuke Saito, Masayuki Miura, Mikita Suyama, Mitsuyoshi Nakao, Satoru Kobayashi
The paper shows that repressive SAM biosynthesis in Drosophila germline inhibits HeT-A retrotransposon transcription via 6mA methylation.
The Journal of Biochemistry · Jul 2, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology