DNA polymerase θ (Pol θ) is a DNA repair enzyme widely conserved in animals and plants.
Pol θ uses short DNA sequence homologies to initiate repair of double-strand breaks by …

The chromatin of flowering plants exhibits a wide range of sequence variants of the core and
linker histones. Recent studies have demonstrated that specific histone variant enrichment …

Abundant extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) is associated with transposable
element (TE) activity. However, how the eccDNA compartment is controlled by epigenetic …

A multitude of histone chaperones are required to support histones from their biosynthesis
until DNA deposition. They cooperate through the formation of histone co-chaperone …

Chromatin plays a crucial role in genome compaction and is fundamental for regulating
multiple nuclear processes. Nucleosomes, the basic building blocks of chromatin, are …

In the cell nucleus, DNA damage signaling and repair machineries operate on a chromatin
substrate, the integrity of which is critical for cell function and viability. Here, we review …

Mutation is the source of all heritable diversity, the essential material of evolution and
breeding. While mutation rates are often regarded as constant, variability in mutation rates …

Transformation via Agrobacterium tumefaciens is the predominant method used to introduce
exogenous DNA into plant genomes,. Transfer DNA (T-DNA) originating from Agrobacterium …

Eukaryotes have evolved multiple ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers to shape the
nucleosome landscape. We recently uncovered an evolutionarily conserved SWItch/Sucrose …

The organization of DNA with histone proteins into chromatin is fundamental for the
regulation of gene expression. Incorporation of different histone variants into the …