The RNAs of RNA-directed DNA methylation

JM Wendte, CS Pikaard - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2017 - Elsevier
RNA-directed chromatin modification that includes cytosine methylation silences
transposable elements in both plants and mammals, contributing to genome defense and …

Diversity, expansion, and evolutionary novelty of plant DNA-binding transcription factor families

MD Lehti-Shiu, N Panchy, P Wang, S Uygun… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2017 - Elsevier
Plant transcription factors (TFs) that interact with specific sequences via DNA-binding
domains are crucial for regulating transcriptional initiation and are fundamental to plant …

Co-targeting RNA polymerases IV and V promotes efficient de novo DNA methylation in Arabidopsis

J Gallego-Bartolomé, W Liu, PH Kuo, S Feng… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
The RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway in plants controls gene expression via
cytosine DNA methylation. The ability to manipulate RdDM would shed light on the …

The protein kinase complex CBL10–CIPK8–SOS1 functions in Arabidopsis to regulate salt tolerance

X Yin, Y Xia, Q Xie, Y Cao, Z Wang… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Salt tolerance in plants is mediated by Na+ extrusion from the cytosol by the plasma
membrane Na+/H+ antiporter SOS1. This is activated in Arabidopsis root by the protein …

CRISPR/SpCas9‐mediated double knockout of barley Microrchidia MORC1 and MORC6a reveals their strong involvement in plant immunity, transcriptional gene …

M Galli, E Martiny, J Imani, N Kumar… - Plant Biotechnology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Microrchidia (MORC) family proteins are important nuclear regulators in both animals
and plants with critical roles in epigenetic gene silencing and genome stabilization. In the …

The histone H3K4 demethylase JMJ16 represses leaf senescence in Arabidopsis

P Liu, S Zhang, B Zhou, X Luo, XF Zhou, B Cai… - The plant …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Leaf senescence is governed by a complex regulatory network involving the dynamic
reprogramming of gene expression. Age-dependent induction of senescence-associated …

Arabidopsis MORC proteins function in the efficient establishment of RNA directed DNA methylation

Y Xue, Z Zhong, CJ Harris, J Gallego-Bartolomé… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The Microrchidia (MORC) family of ATPases are required for transposable element (TE)
silencing and heterochromatin condensation in plants and animals, and C. elegans MORC …

Small RNAs guide histone methylation in Arabidopsis embryos

JS Parent, J Cahn, RP Herridge… - Genes & …, 2021 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Epigenetic reprogramming occurs during gametogenesis as well as during embryogenesis
to reset the genome for early development. In flowering plants, many heterochromatic marks …

Retrospective and perspective of plant epigenetics in China

CG Duan, JK Zhu, X Cao - Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2018 - Elsevier
Epigenetics refers to the study of heritable changes in gene function that do not involve
changes in the DNA sequence. Such effects on cellular and physiological phenotypic traits …

The MOM1 complex recruits the RdDM machinery via MORC6 to establish de novo DNA methylation

Z Li, M Wang, Z Zhong, J Gallego-Bartolomé… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract MORPHEUS'MOLECULE1 (MOM1) is an Arabidopsis factor previously shown to
mediate transcriptional silencing independent of major DNA methylation changes. Here we …