The model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum provides insights into the diversity and function of microeukaryotic DNA methyltransferases

Antoine Hoguin; Feng Yang; Agnès Groisillier; Chris Bowler; Auguste Genovesio; Ouardia Ait-Mohamed; Fabio Rocha Jimenez Vieira; Leila Tirichine

doi:10.1038/s42003-023-04629-0

Communications Biology (Mar 2023)

The model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum provides insights into the diversity and function of microeukaryotic DNA methyltransferases

Antoine Hoguin,
Feng Yang,
Agnès Groisillier,
Chris Bowler,
Auguste Genovesio,
Ouardia Ait-Mohamed,
Fabio Rocha Jimenez Vieira,
Leila Tirichine

Affiliations

Antoine Hoguin: Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris
Feng Yang: Nantes Université, CNRS, US2B, UMR 6286
Agnès Groisillier: Nantes Université, CNRS, US2B, UMR 6286
Chris Bowler: Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris
Auguste Genovesio: Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris
Ouardia Ait-Mohamed: Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris
Fabio Rocha Jimenez Vieira: Institut de Biologie de l’Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS), Ecole Normale Supérieure, CNRS, INSERM, PSL Université Paris
Leila Tirichine: Nantes Université, CNRS, US2B, UMR 6286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04629-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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A phylogenetic study of DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) in microalgae, paired with functional analyses in the model diatom P. tricornutum, shows that DNMTs are central in microeukaryotic DNA methylation.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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