Plant genomes contain numerous transposable elements (TEs), and many hypotheses on
the evolutionary drivers that restrict TE activity have been postulated. Few models, however …

In plant defense, priming is a physiological process by which a plant prepares to more
quickly or aggressively respond to a future biotic or abiotic stress. This unique physiological …

Epigenomics is represented by the high-throughput investigations of genome-wide
epigenetic alterations, which ultimately dictate genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic and …

Natural variation is defined as the phenotypic variation caused by spontaneous mutations. In
general, mutations are associated with changes of nucleotide sequence, and many …

The Arabidopsis thaliana trithorax-like protein, ATX1, shares common structural domains,
has similar histone methyltransferase (HMT) activity, and belongs in the same phylogenetic …

Leaf blade width, curvature, and cuticular wax are important agronomic traits of rice. Here,
we report the rice Oschr4-5 mutant characterized by pleiotropic phenotypes, including …

The auxin-induced embryogenic reprogramming of plant somatic cells is associated with
extensive modulation of the gene expression in which epigenetic modifications, including …

Background The large-scale clonal propagation of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) is being
stalled by the occurrence of the mantled somaclonal variation. Indeed, this abnormality …

DNA methylation is a crucial regulatory mechanism in many biological processes. However,
limited studies have dissected the contribution of DNA methylation to sexual differentiation in …

The gene expression is tightly regulated temporally and spatially to ensure the plant and
animal proper development, function, growth, and survival under different environmental …