Arabidopsis DNA Methylome Stability under Stress
Blog, Plant Physiology, Plant Physiology: On The Inside, Research, Research BlogIt has been speculated that DNA methylation could complement genetic variation, as a mode for transferring heritable information, to contribute to phenotypic variation. Indeed, DNA methylation states can be maintained faithfully over both mitotic and meiotic cell division. According to this view, any…
Embryonic epigenetic reprogramming by a pioneer transcription factor in plants ($)
Blog, Plant Science Research Weekly, Research, Research BlogPioneer transcription factors are a special type of transcription factor that are able to access their target sequences in condensed chromatin. They are often associated with changes in cell fate and developmental switching. Tao et al. showed that the seed-specific transcription factor LEAFY COTYLEDON1…