Jumpstarting evolution: How transposition can facilitate adaptation to rapid environmental changes
P Baduel, L Quadrana - Current opinion in plant biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Because of their ability to replicate across genomes, transposable elements (TEs) represent
major generators of large-effect mutations. As a result, chromatin-based mechanisms have …
major generators of large-effect mutations. As a result, chromatin-based mechanisms have …
How stress facilitates phenotypic innovation through epigenetic diversity
Climate adaptation through phenotypic innovation will become the main challenge for plants
during global warming. Plants exhibit a plethora of mechanisms to achieve environmental …
during global warming. Plants exhibit a plethora of mechanisms to achieve environmental …
RNA-directed DNA methylation prevents rapid and heritable reversal of transposon silencing under heat stress in Zea mays
In large complex plant genomes, RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) ensures that
epigenetic silencing is maintained at the boundary between genes and flanking …
epigenetic silencing is maintained at the boundary between genes and flanking …
Plants and small molecules: an up-and-coming synergy
The emergence of Arabidopsis thaliana as a model system has led to a rapid and wide
improvement in molecular genetics techniques for studying gene function and regulation …
improvement in molecular genetics techniques for studying gene function and regulation …
Experimentally heat‐induced transposition increases drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
M Thieme, A Brêchet, Y Bourgeois, B Keller… - New …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic genomes contain a vast diversity of transposable elements (TEs). Formerly often
described as selfish and parasitic DNA sequences, TEs are now recognised as a source of …
described as selfish and parasitic DNA sequences, TEs are now recognised as a source of …
PTGS is dispensable for the initiation of epigenetic silencing of an active transposon in Arabidopsis
M Trasser, G Bohl-Viallefond, V Barragán-Borrero… - EMBO …, 2024 - embopress.org
Transposable elements (TEs) are repressed in plants through transcriptional gene silencing
(TGS), maintained epigenetic silencing marks such as DNA methylation. However, the …
(TGS), maintained epigenetic silencing marks such as DNA methylation. However, the …
Regulatory mechanism of a heat-activated retrotransposon by DDR complex in Arabidopsis thaliana
X Niu, L Chen, A Kato, H Ito - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway plays an essential role in the
transposon silencing mechanism; the DDR complex, consisting of DRD1, DMS3, and RDM1 …
transposon silencing mechanism; the DDR complex, consisting of DRD1, DMS3, and RDM1 …
Barley AGO4 proteins show overlapping functionality with distinct small RNA-binding properties in heterologous complementation
Key message Barley AGO4 proteins complement expressional changes of epigenetically
regulated genes in Arabidopsis ago4-3 mutant and show a distinct affinity for the 5 …
regulated genes in Arabidopsis ago4-3 mutant and show a distinct affinity for the 5 …
Regulatory mechanism of heat-active retrotransposons by the SET domain protein SUVH2
X Niu, Z Ge, H Ito - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
New transposon insertions are deleterious to genome stability. The RNA-directed DNA
methylation (RdDM) pathway evolved to regulate transposon activity via DNA methylation …
methylation (RdDM) pathway evolved to regulate transposon activity via DNA methylation …
Bioinformatics and machine learning approaches to understand the regulation of mobile genetic elements
Simple Summary Transposable elements (TEs) are DNA sequences that are, or were, able
to move (transpose) within the genome of a single cell. They were first discovered by …
to move (transpose) within the genome of a single cell. They were first discovered by …