A new study uncovers thousands of RNA-directed DNA methylation target sites masked by the active removal of methylated cytosines by a demethylating enzyme.
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Hsieh, TF. Epigenetics: A tug of war for DNA methylation. Nature Plants 2, 16171 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2016.171
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