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GENERAL COMMENTARY article

Front. Genet., 07 November 2016
Sec. Plant Genetics and Genomics
Volume 7 - 2016 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2016.00202
This article is part of the Research Topic Epigenetic Mechanisms of Plant Responses to the Environment View all 15 articles

Expression of Concern: Enhancement of RNA-directed DNA methylation of a transgene by simultaneously downregulating a ROS1 ortholog using a virus vector in Nicotiana benthamiana

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  1. Enhancement of RNA-directed DNA methylation of a transgene by simultaneously downregulating a ROS1 ortholog using a virus vector in Nicotiana benthamiana

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An expression of concern on
Enhancement of RNA-directed DNA methylation of a transgene by simultaneously downregulating a ROS1 ortholog using a virus vector in Nicotiana benthamiana

by Otagaki, S., Kasai, M., Masuta, C., and Kanazawa, A. (2013). Front. Genet. 4:44. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00044

With this notice, Frontiers states its concerns about the reliability of some of the findings of the article “Enhancement of RNA-directed DNA methylation of a transgene by simultaneously downregulating a ROS1 ortholog using a virus vector in Nicotiana benthamiana” published on 2nd April 2013.

In full accordance with Frontiers procedures, following an investigation directed by our Chief Editors, Dr. David Allison and Dr. Richard Jorgensen, the authors are currently performing further experiments to address these issues.

The situation will be updated as soon as the investigation is complete.

UPDATE: This article has now been corrected. Please find the full correction here: https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2016.00021

Citation: Frontiers in Genetics (2016) Expression of Concern: Enhancement of RNA-directed DNA methylation of a transgene by simultaneously downregulating a ROS1 ortholog using a virus vector in Nicotiana benthamiana. Front. Genet. 7:202. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2016.00202

Received: 02 November 2016; Accepted: 02 November 2016;
Published: 07 November 2016.

Edited and reviewed by: Richard A. Jorgensen, University of Arizona, USA

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