Epigenetic characterization of the vegetative and floral stages of azalea buds: Dynamics of DNA methylation and histone H4 acetylation

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 166, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 1624-1636

  Meijón, Mónica ^a,b   Valledor, Luis ^a,b   Santamaría, Estrella ^a,b   Testillano, Pilar S ^d   Risueño, Ma Carmen ^d   Rodríguez, Roberto ^a,b   Feito, Isabel ^c   Cañal, María Jesús ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Biología   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

^d CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromatin configuration; Epigenetic code; Immunocytochemistry; Phase change; Plant development

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; PLANT DNA;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; FLOWER; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HETEROCHROMATIN; METABOLISM; RHODODENDRON;

ACETYLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PLANT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FLOWERS; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 69949174210     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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