Table 1.
The distinctive attributes of 6mA in plants compared with E.coliand human.
| Organism | Motif | Pattern of Distribution | Potential Role | Abundance% (6mA/A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escherichia coli [16] | GATC, TGAA | Complete genome | DNA repair, replication & defense | 1.7–2.4 |
| Homo sapiens [40] | [G/C]AGG[C/T] | Complete genome | Gene transcriptional activation | 0.051 |
| Chlamydomonas reinhardtii [58] | GATC, CATG | TSS | Gene expression | ~0.4 |
| Volvox carteri [62] | GATC | TSS | Unknown | 0.3 |
| Triticum aestivum [30] | TGATCA | Mitochondrial DNA | Mitochondrial DNA replication | - |
| Zea mays [64] | GATC | Gene body | DNA repair | 0.0015 |
| Arabidopsis thaliana [29] | ANYGA, GAGG, ACCT, AAAGAV | Exon, TSS | Stress response, gene activation | ~0.2 |
| Oryza sativa [46] | GAGG, AGG | Promoter and Intergenic region | Gene repression | 0.2 |
| Rosaceae [57] | ADSYA, ADGYA | Gene body | Photosynthesis | - |
| Transgenic Nicotiana tabacum [67] | GATC | - | Gene regulation | - |
| Transgenic Solanum lycopersicum [68] | GATC | - | Tissue differentiation | - |
N-Any nucleotide, Y-Pyrimidine (C or T), S-Strong (G or C), D-Not C (A or G or T), V-Any nucleotide except T.