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. 2015 May 1;11(5):e1005210. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005210

Fig 5. Working model for the IDM1-IDM2-IDL1-MBD7 complex functioning in ROS1 mediated active DNA demethylation at some loci in Arabidopsis.

Fig 5

MBD7 forms a complex with IDM1, IDM2 and IDL1, and recognizes methylated DNA through methyl-CpG-binding domains. Then IDM1 is recruited to specific loci and acetylates histone H3 at K18 and K23, facilitating active DNA demethylation by ROS1.