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PUBLICATIONS

  1. Harris DK and Zemach A. (2020) Processive and stochastic CHH methylation by plant DRM2 and CMT2 revealed by single-read methylome analysis. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.05.974956

  2. Domb K, Katz A, Yaari R, Kaisler E, Nguyen H, Hong UVT, Griess O, Gitin K, Ohad N#, and Zemach A#. (2020) Non-CG methylation is superior to CG methylation in genome regulation. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.04.971267

  3. Harris DK, Lloyd JPB, Domb K, Zilberman D# and Zemach A#. (2019) DNA methylation is maintained with high fidelity in the honey bee germline and exhibits global non-functional fluctuations during somatic development. Chromatin & Epigenetics. 12:62

  4. Yaari Y*, Katz A*, Domb K*, Haris K, Zemach A#, Ohad N#. (2019) RdDM-independent de novo and heterochromatin DNA methylation by plant CMT and DNMT3 orthologs. Nat. Commun. 10:1613.

  5. Tuller T, Diament A, Yahalom A, Zemach A, Atar S, and Chamovitz DA. (2018) The COP9 signalosome influences the epigenetic land-scape of Arabidopsis thaliana. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bty1053

  6. Yadav NS, Khadka J, Domb K, Zemach A, and Grafi G. (2018) CMT3 and SUVH4/KYP silence the exonic retroelement Evelknievel to allow for reconstitution of CMT1 mRNA. Epigenetics Chromatin 11:69.

  7. Khan A, Yadav N, Morgenstern Y, Zemach A, and Grafi G (2016) Activation of low-copy-number transposable elements in dedifferentiating cells and their regulation by CMT3-mediated CHG methylation. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1859, 1289-1298.

  8. Shemer O, Landau U, Candela H, Zemach A, and Eshed Williams L (2015) Competency for shoot regeneration from Arabidopsis root explants is regulated by DNA methylation. Plant Science. 238, 251-261.

  9. Hu L, Lia N, Xua C, Zhonga S, Linc X, Yanga J, Zhoua T, Yulianga A, Wua Y, Chenb Y, Caod X, Zemach A, Rustgig S, Wettsteing D, and Bao Liu (2014) Mutation of a major CG methylase in rice causes genome-wide hypomethylation, dysregulated genome expression, and seedling lethality. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 111, 10642-7.

  10. Zemach A*, Kim MK*, Hsieh P*, et al., (2013) The Arabidopsis Nucleosome Remodeler DDM1 Allows DNA Methyltransferases to Access H1-Containing Heterochromatin. Cell. 153, 193-205.

  11. Ibarra CA, Feng X, Schoft VK, Hsieh TF, Uzawa R, Rodrigues JA, Zemach A, et al. (2012) Active DNA demethylation in plant companion cells reinforces transposon methylation in gametes. Science. 337, 1360-1364.

  12. Zemach A*, Kim M*, Silva P, Rodrigues J, Dotson B, Brooks M and Zilberman D (2010) Local DNA hypomethylation activates genes in rice endosperm. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 107, 18729-18734.

  13. Zemach A and Zilberman D (2010) Evolution of eukaryotic DNA methylation and the pursuit of safer sex. Curr. Biol. 20, R780-785.

  14. Zemach A, McDaniel IE, Silva P and Zilberman D. (2010) Genome-wide evolutionary analysis of eukaryotic DNA methylation. Science. 328, 916-919.

  15. Zemach A*, Paul LK*, Stambolsky P, Efroni I, Rotter V and Grafi G. (2009) The C-terminal domain of the Arabidopsis AtMBD7 protein confers strong chromatin binding activity. Exp. Cell Res. 315, 3554-3562

  16. Hsieh TF, Ibarra CA, Silva P, Zemach A, Eshed-Williams L, Fischer RL and Zilberman D. (2009) Genome-wide demethylation of Arabidopsis endosperm. Science. 324, 1451-1454.

  17. Zemach A#, Gaspan O and Grafi G. (2008) The three methyl-CpG-binding domains of AtMBD7 control its subnuclear localization and mobility. J. Biol. Chem. 283, 8406-8411.

  18. Grafi G, Zemach A and Pitto L. (2007) Methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins in plants. Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 1769, 287-294.

  19. Grafi G, Ben-Meir H, Avivi Y, Dahan Y, Moshe M and Zemach A. (2007) Histone methylation controls telomerase-independent telomere lengthening in cells undergoing dedifferentiation. Dev. Biol. 306, 838-846

  20. Zemach A and Grafi G. (2007) Arabidopsis thaliana methyl-CpG-binding domain proteins: interpreters of DNA methylation. Trends Plant Sci. 12, 80-85.

  21. Zemach A, Li Y, Ben-Meir H, Oliva M, Mosquna A, Kiss V, Avivi Y, Ohad N and   Grafi G. (2006) Different domains control the localization and mobility of LIKE HETEROCHROMATIN PROTEIN1 in Arabidopsis nuclei. Plant Cell. 18, 133-145.

  22. Zemach A, Li Y, Wayburn B, Ben-Meir H, Kiss V, Avivi Y, Kalchenko V, Jacobsen SE and Grafi G. (2005) DDM1 binds Arabidopsis methyl-CpG binding domain proteins and affects their subnuclear localization. Plant Cell. 17, 1549-1558.

  23. Zemach A and Grafi G. (2003) Characterization of Arabidopsis thaliana methyl-CpG-binding domain (MBD) proteins. Plant J. 34, 565-572.

  24. Fass E, Shahar S, Zhao J, Zemach A, Avivi Y and Grafi G. (2002) Phosphorylation of histone H3 at serine 10 cannot account directly for the detachment of human heterochromatin protein 1gamma from mitotic chromosomes in plant cells. J. Biol. Chem. 277, 30921-30927.

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