Abstract
Each of the tandemly arranged 5S RNA genes of soybean contain two CCGG sites which, if unmethylated, can be digested by both MspI and HpaII. Methylation of the internal cytosine (CmeCGG) prevents digestion by HpaII but allows digestions by MspI.
Suspension cultures were prepared from soybean plants and the DNA from these cultures was examined for the susceptibility of 5S RNA genes to digestion by MspI and HpaII. 5S genes from DNA extracted from intact plants can be partially digested with MspI but not at all by HpaII. In contrast, shortly after cells were cultured the 5S RNA could be hydrolyzed by both HpaII and MspI. After prolonged cell culture, the 5S genes from some cell lines were found to have become partially or even completely resistant to HpaII digestion. The results suggest that lack of methylation can occur when cells are cultured and that such methylation may play a role in the heritable changes observed in cell culture.
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Quemada, H., Roth, E.J. & Lark, K.G. Changes in methylation of tissue cultured soybean cells detected by digestion with the restriction enzymes HpaII and MspI. Plant Cell Reports 6, 63–66 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00269741
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