Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile DNA elements that comprise almost 50% of
mammalian genomic sequence. TEs are capable of making additional copies of themselves …

DNA methylation is a conserved epigenetic modification that is important for gene regulation
and genome stability. Aberrant patterns of DNA methylation can lead to plant developmental …

Cereal grasses of the Triticeae tribe have been the major food source in temperate regions
since the dawn of agriculture. Their large genomes are characterized by a high content of …

Understanding how chromatin is organized within the nucleus and how this 3D architecture
influences gene regulation, cell fate decisions and evolution are major questions in cell …

Understanding the mechanisms that underlie chromosome folding within cell nuclei is
essential to determine the relationship between genome structure and function. The recent …

A class of cis-regulatory elements, called enhancers, play a central role in orchestrating
spatiotemporally precise gene-expression programs during development. Consequently …

Epigenetic modifications in DNA bases and histone proteins play important roles in the
regulation of gene expression and genome stability. Chemical modification of DNA base …

Background Despite the prevalence and recurrence of polyploidization in the speciation of
flowering plants, its impacts on crop intraspecific genome diversification are largely …

Brassica rapa comprises several important cultivated vegetables and oil crops. Current
reference genome assemblies of Brassica rapa are quite fragmented and not highly …

In eukaryotes, three-dimensional genome organization is critical for transcriptional
regulation of gene expression. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) can modulate chromatin …