Background Bisulfite sequencing (BS-seq) has become a standard technology to profile
genome-wide DNA methylation at single-base resolution. It allows researchers to conduct …

Highlights•Epigenetic variation in plants is frequently linked to genetic variation.•Single large
effect mutations perturb the epigenetic landscape in trans.•DNA methylation regulates …

Epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation are a potential mechanism for trees to
respond to changing environments. However, it remains controversial the extent to which …

Background Switchgrass is a crop with many desirable traits for bioenergy production. Plant
genomes have high DNA methylation levels throughout genes and transposable elements …

Phenotypic plasticity is central to the persistence of populations and a key element in the
evolution of species and ecological interactions, but its mechanistic basis is poorly …

The hypomethylated fraction of plant genomes is usually enriched in genes and can be
selectively cloned using methylation filtration (MF). Therefore, MF has been used as a gene …

DNA methylation plays a critical role in the regulation of gene expression. Most studies of
DNA methylation have been performed in herbaceous plants, and little is known about the …

DNA methylation is an ancient molecular modification found in most eukaryotes. In plants,
DNA methylation is not only critical for transcriptionally silencing transposons, but can also …

The barley (Hordeum vulgare) genome comprises over 32,000 genes, with differentiated
cells expressing only a subset of genes; the remainder being silent. Mechanisms by which …

Abstract Background The lycophyte Selaginella moellendorffii is a vascular plant that
diverged from the fern/seed plant lineage at least 400 million years ago. Although genomic …