Exploiting induced and natural epigenetic variation for crop improvement

NM Springer, RJ Schmitz - Nature reviews genetics, 2017 - nature.com
Plant breeding has traditionally relied on combining the genetic diversity present within a
species to develop combinations of alleles that provide desired traits. Epigenetic diversity …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the crop epigenome: a comparison of DNA methylation profiling techniques

DR Agius, A Kapazoglou, E Avramidou… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Epigenetic modifications play a vital role in the preservation of genome integrity and in the
regulation of gene expression. DNA methylation, one of the key mechanisms of epigenetic …

Targeted DNA demethylation of the Arabidopsis genome using the human TET1 catalytic domain

J Gallego-Bartolomé, J Gardiner… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification involved in gene regulation and
transposable element silencing. Changes in DNA methylation can be heritable and, thus …

Epigenetic features drastically impact CRISPR–Cas9 efficacy in plants

T Weiss, PA Crisp, KM Rai, M Song… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome editing has been widely adopted for basic and applied
biological research in eukaryotic systems. While many studies consider DNA sequences of …

[HTML][HTML] DNA Methylation Can Mediate Local Adaptation and Response to Climate Change in the Clonal Plant Fragaria vesca: Evidence From a European-Scale …

I Sammarco, Z Münzbergová, V Latzel - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The ongoing climate crisis represents a growing threat for plants and other organisms.
However, how and if plants will be able to adapt to future environmental conditions is still …

Exploring impact of recombination landscapes on breeding outcomes

R Epstein, N Sajai, M Zelkowski… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Plant breeding relies on crossing-over to create novel combinations of alleles needed to
confer increased productivity and other desired traits in new varieties. However, crossover …

Epigenetics and epigenomics: underlying mechanisms, relevance, and implications in crop improvement

G Agarwal, H Kudapa, A Ramalingam… - Functional & Integrative …, 2020 - Springer
Epigenetics is defined as changes in gene expression that are not associated with changes
in DNA sequence but due to the result of methylation of DNA and post-translational …

Epigenetic approaches to crop breeding: current status and perspectives

A Dalakouras, D Vlachostergios - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
In order to tackle the cumulative adverse effects of global climate change, reduced farmland,
and heightened needs of an ever-increasing world population, modern agriculture is in …

[HTML][HTML] MBD2 couples DNA methylation to transposable element silencing during male gametogenesis

S Wang, M Wang, L Ichino, BA Boone, Z Zhong… - Nature Plants, 2024 - nature.com
DNA methylation is an essential component of transposable element (TE) silencing, yet the
mechanism by which methylation causes transcriptional repression remains poorly …

[HTML][HTML] Segregation of an MSH1 RNAi transgene produces heritable non-genetic memory in association with methylome reprogramming

X Yang, R Sanchez, H Kundariya, T Maher… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
MSH1 is a plant-specific protein. RNAi suppression of MSH1 results in phenotype variability
for developmental and stress response pathways. Segregation of the RNAi transgene …