Precise control of gene expression is fundamental to cell function and development.
Although ultimately gene expression relies on DNA-binding transcription factors to guide the …

Plant intra-individual and inter-individual variation can be determined by the epigenome, a
set of covalent modifications of DNA and chromatin that can alter genome structure and …

Polycomb (PcG) and Trithorax (TrxG) group proteins are evolutionarily conserved chromatin-
modifying factors originally identified as part of an epigenetic cellular memory system that …

Plants use seasonal temperature cues to time the transition to reproduction. In Arabidopsis
thaliana, winter cold epigenetically silences the floral repressor locus FLOWERING LOCUS …

Nutrients and energy have emerged as central modulators of developmental programmes in
plants and animals,–. The evolutionarily conserved target of rapamycin (TOR) kinase is a …

Plants grow in dynamic environments where they can be exposed to a multitude of stressful
factors, all of which affect their development, yield, and, ultimately, reproductive success …

Plants respond to the changing seasons to initiate developmental programmes precisely at
particular times of year. Flowering is the best characterized of these seasonal responses …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been proposed to play important roles in gene
regulation. However, their importance in epigenetic silencing and how specificity is …

Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) affect gene regulation through structural and regulatory
interactions with associated proteins. The Polycomb complex often binds to lncRNAs in …

Our understanding of the detailed molecular mechanisms underpinning adaptation is still
poor. One example for which mechanistic understanding of regulation has converged with …