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A DNA methylation reader complex regulates rRNA gene expression
The Plant Cell: In a NutshellRen, Gou, Zhuo, Chen et al. revealed that a DNA methylation reader complex recruits an effector protein to regulate variant-specific 45S rRNA silencing.
https://doi.org/10.1093/plcell/koad313
By Weiqiang Qian, Peking University
Background: Eukaryotic genomes harbor thousands of 45S ribosomal…