DNA methylation is one of the most extensively studied epigenetic modifications of genomic
DNA. In recent years, sequencing of bisulfite-converted DNA, particularly via next …

Plants exhibit a polymorphism of DNA methylation status in their genomes in relation to
various breeding traits and phenotypes. Evidence for relationships between DNA …

Detailed DNA methylation analyses in plant species with large and highly repetitive
genomes can be challenging as well as costly. Here, we describe a complete protocol for a …

Bisulfite sequencing (BS-seq) enables the detection of DNA methylation at cytosine residues
(5mC) at single-nucleotide resolution. For many applications, a limiting factor of …

In sessile organisms such as plants, spatial genetic structures of populations show long-
lasting patterns. These structures have been analyzed across diverse taxa to understand the …

It is an exciting time to study plant epigenetics. Technological advances are providing
unprecedented opportunities to monitor chromatin modifications, gene expression, and …

DNA methylation in plant genomes occurs in different sequences and genomic contexts that
have very different properties. DNA methylation that occurs in CG (mCG) sequence context …

DNA methylation is an epigenetic mark that is essential for preserving genome integrity and
normal development in plants and mammals. Although this modification may serve a variety …

Ecological Epigenetics studies the relationship between epigenetic variation and
ecologically relevant phenotypic variation. As molecular epigenetic mechanisms often …

The mechanism of the addition of a methyl group to cytosine has been identified as one of
several heritable epigenetic mechanisms. In plants, DNA methylation is involved in …