Abstract
Cytosine DNA methylation is prevalent throughout eukaryotes and prokaryotes. While most commonly thought of as being localized to dinucleotide CpG sites, non-CG sites can also be modified. Such non-CG methylation is widespread in plants, occurring at trinucleotide CHG and CHH (H = A, T, or C) sequence contexts. The prevalence of non-CG methylation in plants is due to the plant-specific CHROMOMETHYLASE (CMT) and RNA-directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) pathways. These pathways have evolved through multiple rounds of gene duplication and gene loss, generating epigenomic variation both within and between species. They regulate both transposable elements and genes, ensure genome integrity, and ultimately influence development and environmental responses. In these capacities, non-CG methylation influence and shape plant genomes.
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