Priming seeds for the future: Plant immune memory and application in crop protection

Z Yang, P Zhi, C Chang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plants have evolved adaptive strategies to cope with pathogen infections that seriously
threaten plant viability and crop productivity. Upon the perception of invading pathogens, the …

Chromatin regulation of somatic abiotic stress memory

I Bäurle, I Trindade - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2020 - academic.oup.com
In nature, plants are often subjected to periods of recurrent environmental stress that can
strongly affect their development and productivity. To cope with these conditions, plants can …

Molecular basis of priming-induced acquired tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses in plants

AU Nair, DPN Bhukya, R Sunkar… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The growth, survival, and productivity of plants are constantly challenged by diverse abiotic
stresses. When plants are exposed to stress for the first time, they can capture molecular …

Exploiting epigenetic variations for crop disease resistance improvement

P Zhi, C Chang - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pathogen infections seriously threaten plant health and global crop production. Epigenetic
processes such as DNA methylation, histone post-translational modifications, chromatin …

Linker histones are fine-scale chromatin architects modulating developmental decisions in Arabidopsis

K Rutowicz, M Lirski, B Mermaz, G Teano, J Schubert… - Genome Biology, 2019 - Springer
Background Chromatin provides a tunable platform for gene expression control. Besides the
well-studied core nucleosome, H1 linker histones are abundant chromatin components with …

Epigenetic mechanisms of abiotic stress response and memory in plants

I Mozgova, P Mikulski, A Pecinka, S Farrona - Epigenetics in plants of …, 2019 - Springer
Being sessile organisms, plants are exposed to multiple stimuli without possibility for
escape. Therefore, plants have evolved to be able to adapt their developmental and …

AtMCM10 promotes DNA replication‐coupled nucleosome assembly in Arabidopsis

X Zhao, J Wang, D Jin, J Cheng, H Chen… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Minichromosome Maintenance protein 10 (MCM10) is essential for DNA
replication initiation and DNA elongation in yeasts and animals. Although the functions of …

Replication‐coupled histone H3. 1 deposition determines nucleosome composition and heterochromatin dynamics during Arabidopsis seedling development

M Benoit, L Simon, S Desset, C Duc… - New …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Developmental phase transitions are often characterized by changes in the chromatin
landscape and heterochromatin reorganization. In Arabidopsis, clustering of repetitive …

Multi-Omics Approaches to Improve Clubroot Resistance in Brassica with a Special Focus on Brassica oleracea L.

RK Shaw, Y Shen, H Yu, X Sheng, J Wang… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Brassica oleracea is an agronomically important species of the Brassicaceae family,
including several nutrient-rich vegetables grown and consumed across the continents. But …

Transgenerational Response to Heat Stress in the Form of Differential Expression of Noncoding RNA Fragments in Brassica rapa Plants

B Byeon, A Bilichak, I Kovalchuk - The plant genome, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic regulations in the form of changes in differential expression of noncoding RNAs
(ncRNAs) are an essential mechanism of stress response in plants. Previously we showed …