DNA methylation is linked to the monoallelic expression of MRP3, a diatom mating type determining gene
Antonella Ruggiero, Svenja Mager, Francesco Manfellotto, Viviana Di Tuccio, Tomohiro Nishimura, Leslie Pan, Monia Teresa Russo, Remo Sanges, Maria Immacolata Ferrante
The paper investigates DNA methylation patterns at the mating type locus MRP3 in diatoms, finding that hypomethylation is necessary but not sufficient for MRP3 expression in sexual cells.
bioRxiv · Oct 11, 2023 · PreprintGenetics