Phytophthora methylomes are modulated by 6mA methyltransferases and associated with adaptive genome regions.

Han ChenHaidong ShuLiyuan WangFan ZhangXi LiSylvans Ochieng OcholaFei MaoHongyu MaWenwu YeTingting GuLubin JiangYufeng WuYuanchao WangSophien KamounSuomeng Dong

Published in: Genome biology (2018)

Our findings provide evidence that 6mA modification is potentially an epigenetic mark in Phytophthora genomes, and complex patterns of 6mA methylation may be associated with adaptive evolution in these important plant pathogens.

Keyphrases

dna methylation
genome wide
gene expression
gram negative
antimicrobial resistance