Molecular mechanisms of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance

MH Fitz-James, G Cavalli - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Increasing evidence indicates that non-DNA sequence-based epigenetic information can be
inherited across several generations in organisms ranging from yeast to plants to humans …

Roles of RNA silencing in viral and non-viral plant immunity and in the crosstalk between disease resistance systems

S Lopez-Gomollon, DC Baulcombe - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2022 - nature.com
RNA silencing is a well-established antiviral immunity system in plants, in which small RNAs
guide Argonaute proteins to targets in viral RNA or DNA, resulting in virus repression. Virus …

Epigenome plasticity in plants

JPB Lloyd, R Lister - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

Deep inside the epigenetic memories of stressed plants

P Gallusci, DR Agius, PN Moschou, J Dobránszki… - Trends in Plant …, 2023 - cell.com
Recent evidence sheds light on the peculiar type of plant intelligence. Plants have
developed complex molecular networks that allow them to remember, choose, and make …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic mechanisms of plant adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses

VV Ashapkin, LI Kutueva, NI Aleksandrushkina… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unlike animals, plants are immobile and could not actively escape the effects of aggressive
environmental factors, such as pathogenic microorganisms, insect pests, parasitic plants …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetics for crop improvement in times of global change

I Kakoulidou, EV Avramidou, M Baránek… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Research on plant epigenetics aims to understand how endogenous,
biotic, and abiotic factors regulate plant development and growth independent of changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic processes in plant stress priming: Open questions and new approaches

CJ Harris, A Amtmann, J Ton - Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Priming reflects the capacity of plants to memorise environmental stress experience and
improve their response to recurring stress. Epigenetic modifications in DNA and associated …

Epigenetics: a catalyst of plant immunity against pathogens

A Hannan Parker, SW Wilkinson, J Ton - New Phytologist, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The plant immune system protects against pests and diseases. The recognition of stress‐
related molecular patterns triggers localised immune responses, which are often followed by …

Surviving in a hostile world: plant strategies to resist pests and diseases

SW Wilkinson, MH Magerøy… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
As primary producers, plants are under constant pressure to defend themselves against
potentially deadly pathogens and herbivores. In this review, we describe short-and long …

Microbial community and metabolic function analysis of cigar tobacco leaves during fermentation

F Liu, Z Wu, X Zhang, G Xi, Z Zhao, M Lai… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cigar tobacco leaves (CTLs) contain abundant bacteria and fungi that are vital to leaf quality
during fermentation. In this study, artificial fermentation was used for the fermentation of …