Plants as sessile organisms have remarkable developmental plasticity ensuring heir
continuous adaptation to the environment. An extreme example is somatic embryogenesis …

DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification required for transposable element (TE)
silencing, genome stability, and genomic imprinting. Although DNA methylation has been …

A contribution of DNA methylation to defense against invading nucleic acids and
maintenance of genome integrity is uncontested; however, our understanding of the extent …

Cytosine DNA methylation is important in regulating gene expression and in silencing
transposons and other repetitive sequences,. Recent genomic studies in Arabidopsis …

Background Post-translational modifications of histones play important roles in maintaining
normal transcription patterns by directly or indirectly affecting the structural properties of the …

Because of the rise in global temperature, heat stress has become a major concern for crop
production. Heat stress deteriorates plant productivity and alters phenological and …

The regulation of eukaryotic chromatin relies on interactions between many epigenetic
factors, including histone modifications, DNA methylation, and the incorporation of histone …

Transposable elements make up a substantial proportion of most plant genomes. Because
they are potentially highly mutagenic, transposons are controlled by a set of mechanisms …

Retrotransposons are mobile genetic elements that populate chromosomes, where the host
largely controls their activities,,. In plants and mammals, retrotransposons are …

Background It is challenging to determine the effect of DNA methylation on the epigenetic
landscape and the function in higher organisms due to the lack of DNA methylation-free …