Genome-wide identification of histone methylation (H3K9_me2) and acetylation (H4K12_ac) marks in two ecotypes of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Histone modifications play a significant role in the regulation of transcription and various biological processes, such as development and regeneration. Though a few genomic (including DNA methylation patterns) and transcriptomic studies are currently available in switchgrass, the genome-wide distribution of histone modifications has not yet been studied to help elucidate gene regulation and its application to switchgrass improvement.

Results

This study provides a comprehensive epigenomic analyses of two contrasting switchgrass ecotypes, lowland (AP13) and upland (VS16), by employing chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-Seq) with two histone marks (suppressive- H3K9_me2 and active- H4K12_ac). In this study, most of the histone binding

SUBMITTER: Ayyappan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704705 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature