Publications by authors named "Tayla C Cormier"
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- DNA methylation is an important epigenetic marker in eukaryotes, influencing transcription, chromatin organization, and development, but its role in the social amoeba remains unclear.
- This study investigates the DNA methylation profile of the amoeba using advanced sequencing techniques, revealing a very low occurrence of methylation at only 303-3432 cytosines in a genome of approximately 7.5 million.
- Knockout experiments of the DNMA enzyme showed no significant change in DNA methylation levels, and the few detected methylated sites were likely false positives due to specific DNA sequence structures, indicating minimal DNA methylation before fruiting body formation.
The Ty1 retrotransposon family is maintained in a functional but dormant state by its host, . Several hundred and genes encoding co-factors and restrictors of Ty1 retromobility, respectively, have been identified. Well-characterized examples include and , encoding subunits of the Mediator transcriptional co-activator complex; control of retromobility by Med3 and Med15 requires the Ty1 promoter in the U3 region of the long terminal repeat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFbacteria are unicellular cyanobacteria that contribute significantly to global marine primary production. We report the nearly complete genome sequence of sp. strain MIT S9220, which lacks the nitrate utilization genes present in most marine genomes.
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