The Dynamism of Transposon Methylation for Plant Development and Stress Adaptation.

ABSTRACT: Plant development processes are regulated by epigenetic alterations that shape nuclear structure, gene expression, and phenotypic plasticity; these alterations can provide the plant with protection from environmental stresses. During plant growth and development, these processes play a significant role in regulating gene expression to remodel chromatin structure. These epigenetic alterations are mainly regulated by transposable elements (TEs) whose abundance in plant genomes results in their interaction with genomes. Thus, TEs are the main source of epigenetic changes and form a substantial part of the plant genome. Furthermore, TEs can be activated under stress conditions, and activated elements cause mutagenic effects and substantial genetic variability. This introduces novel gene functi

SUBMITTER: Ramakrishnan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8583499 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature