Transgenerational epigenetic effects
NA Youngson, E Whitelaw - Annu. Rev. Genomics Hum. Genet., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Transgenerational epigenetic effects include all processes that have evolved to achieve the
nongenetic determination of phenotype. There has been a long-standing interest in this area …
nongenetic determination of phenotype. There has been a long-standing interest in this area …
Genomic asymmetry in allopolyploid plants: wheat as a model
The evolvement of duplicated gene loci in allopolyploid plants has become the subject of
intensive studies. Most duplicated genes remain active in neoallopolyploids contributing …
intensive studies. Most duplicated genes remain active in neoallopolyploids contributing …
Epigenetic inheritance in rice plants
K Akimoto, H Katakami, HJ Kim, E Ogawa… - Annals of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Epigenetics is defined as mechanisms that regulate gene
expression without base sequence alteration. One molecular basis is considered to be DNA …
expression without base sequence alteration. One molecular basis is considered to be DNA …
rRNA gene silencing and nucleolar dominance: insights into a chromosome-scale epigenetic on/off switch
S Preuss, CS Pikaard - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2007 - Elsevier
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene transcription accounts for most of the RNA in prokaryotic and
eukaryotic cells. In eukaryotes, there are hundreds (to thousands) of rRNA genes tandemly …
eukaryotic cells. In eukaryotes, there are hundreds (to thousands) of rRNA genes tandemly …
Reaching for the off switch in nucleolar dominance
CS Pikaard, C Chandrasekhara, A McKinlay… - The Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) are eukaryotic chromosomal loci where ribosomal RNA
(rRNA) genes are clustered, typically in hundreds to thousands of copies. Transcription of …
(rRNA) genes are clustered, typically in hundreds to thousands of copies. Transcription of …
Nucleolar dominance and silencing of transcription
CS Pikaard - Trends in Plant Science, 1999 - cell.com
Nucleolar dominance is a phenomenon in plant and animal hybrids whereby one parental
set of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes is transcribed, but the hundreds of rRNA genes …
set of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes is transcribed, but the hundreds of rRNA genes …
Nucleolar dominance: uniparental gene silencing on a multi-megabase scale in genetic hybrids
CS Pikaard - Plant Gene Silencing, 2000 - Springer
Nucleolar dominance is a phenomenon in hybrids or allopolyploids in which nucleoli form
on chromosomes inherited from only one of the two parents. The molecular basis for …
on chromosomes inherited from only one of the two parents. The molecular basis for …
[HTML][HTML] Switch them off or not: selective rRNA gene repression in grasses
N Borowska-Zuchowska, S Mykhailyk… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
Nucleolar dominance (ND) is selective epigenetic silencing of 35-48S rDNA loci. In
allopolyploids, it is frequently manifested at the cytogenetic level by the inactivation of …
allopolyploids, it is frequently manifested at the cytogenetic level by the inactivation of …
A methylated Neurospora 5S rRNA pseudogene contains a transposable element inactivated by repeat-induced point mutation
BS Margolin, PW Garrett-Engele, JN Stevens… - Genetics, 1998 - academic.oup.com
In an analysis of 22 of the roughly 100 dispersed 5S rRNA genes in Neurospora crassa, a
methylated 5S rRNA pseudogene, Ψ63, was identified. We characterized the Ψ63 region to …
methylated 5S rRNA pseudogene, Ψ63, was identified. We characterized the Ψ63 region to …
[HTML][HTML] Making the bread: insights from newly synthesized allohexaploid wheat
A Li, S Geng, L Zhang, D Liu, L Mao - Molecular Plant, 2015 - cell.com
Bread wheat (or common wheat, Triticum aestivum) is an allohexaploid (AABBDD, 2n= 6x=
42) that arose by hybridization between a cultivated tetraploid wheat T. turgidum (AABB, 2n …
42) that arose by hybridization between a cultivated tetraploid wheat T. turgidum (AABB, 2n …