Zea mays Epigenomics

ABSTRACT: RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) in plants is a well-characterized example of RNA interference-related transcriptional gene silencing. To determine the relationships between RdDM and heterochromatin in the repeat-rich maize (Zea mays) genome, we performed whole-genome analyses of several heterochromatic features: dimethylation of lysine 9 and lysine 27 (H3K9me2 and H3K27me2), chromatin accessibility, DNA methylation, and small RNAs; we also analyzed two mutants that affect these processes, mediator of paramutation1 and zea methyltransferase2.

INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2500

ORGANISM(S): Zea mays

SUBMITTER: Kelly Dawe 

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4191 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress