Over the last decades, there was increasing evidence for the presence of innate immune
memory in living organisms. In this review, we compare the innate immune memory of …

The study of epigenetics in plants has a long and rich history, from initial descriptions of non-
Mendelian gene behaviors to seminal discoveries of chromatin-modifying proteins and …

Using the latest sequencing and optical mapping technologies, we have produced a high-
quality de novo assembly of the apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) genome. Repeat …

Post‐translational modification of histones and DNA methylation are important components
of chromatin‐level control of genome activity in eukaryotes. However, principles governing …

As sessile organisms, plants need to continuously adjust their responses to external stimuli
to cope with changing growth conditions. Since the seed dispersal range is often rather …

Little is known about patterns of genic DNA methylation across the plant kingdom or about
the evolutionary processes that shape them. To characterize gene-body methylation (gbM) …

Plants produced vegetatively in tissue culture may differ from the plants from which they
have been derived. Two major classes of off-types occur: genetic ones and epigenetic ones …

Background In arid and semi-arid environments, drought and soil salinity usually occur at
the beginning and end of a plant's life cycle, offering a natural opportunity for the priming of …

In eukaryotic cell nuclei, chromatin states dictated by different combinations of post-
translational modifications of histones, such as acetylation, methylation and …

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