DB identifier | AT3G17310 | Secondary Identifier | locus:2089075 |
Name | domains rearranged methyltransferase 3 | Brief Description | S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferases superfamily protein |
TAIR Computational Description | S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferases superfamily protein;(source:Araport11) |
TAIR Curator Summary | Encodes DRM3 (Domains Rearranged Methyltransferase3), a catalytically mutated paralog of the cytosine methyltransferase DRM2. Despite being catalytically mutated, DRM3 is required for normal maintenance of non-CG DNA methylation, establishment of RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered by repeat sequences and accumulation of repeat-associated small RNAs. |
TAIR Short Description | S-adenosyl-L-methionine-dependent methyltransferases superfamily protein |
TAIR Aliases | AtDRM3, DRM3 |