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. 2022 Jul 5;13:3877. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-31627-3

Fig. 5. Multi-layered regulation of CMT3-mediated maintenance CHG methylation.

Fig. 5

A working model for the multi-layered regulation of heterochromatic CHG methylation by CMT3. The combinatorial readout of H3K9me2/H3K18 allosterically activates CMT3, while base-specific interaction with hmCHG underpins its CHG-specific maintenance methylation activity. In addition, the CMT3 binding-induced substrate deformation contributes to the context-dependent CHG methylation in plants.