Epigenetic contribution to stress adaptation in plants
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Plant epigenetics has recently gained unprecedented interest, not only as a subject of basic research but also as a possible new source of beneficial traits for plant breeding. We discuss here mechanisms of epigenetic regulation that should be considered when undertaking the latter. Since these mechanisms are responsible for the formation of heritable epigenetic gene variants (epialleles) and also regulate transposons mobility, both aspects could be exploited to broaden plant phenotypic and genetic variation, which could improve long-term plant adaptation to environmental challenges and, thus, increase productivity.
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Transgenerational inheritance is a plausible mechanism in plants due to asexual vegetative reproduction.
“Over the past two decades, an increasing amount of information has provided evidence about transgenerational inheritance as a plausible mechanism in plants, due to asexual vegetative reproduction, but still, the fact remains that sexual gametes come from fully matured vegetates.”
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Phenotypic changes can be environmentally induced and segregated across offspring from generation to generation.
“In this sense, phenotypic changes can be environmentally induced and segregated across offspring from generations to generations; particular studies have been centered on the effect of stress in a wide range of model organisms [59].”
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Inherited DNA methylation could also be present in animals, although less common.
“Although less common in animals, inherited DNA methylation could also be present.”
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- Authors
- Mirouze, M., & Paszkowski, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Geneva (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Mirouze, Marie
- Paszkowski, Jerzy
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Plant Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2011-06
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 267-274
- ISSN
- 1369-5266 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2129300527
- Cited by
- 500
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 3.54
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Licence
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Plant Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- European Commission
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Keywords
- plant epigenetics, stress adaptation, epialleles, transposon mobility, epigenetic regulation, plant breeding, environmental adaptation, crop productivity
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Physiological, Environment, Phenotype, Plants, Genetic Variation, Arabidopsis, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, Plant Physiological Phenomena, Genomic Instability, Epigenesis, Genetic, Epigenomics
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