Changes to DNA methylation and homologous recombination frequency in the progeny of stressed plants

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Migicovsky, Zoë ^a   Kovalchuk, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; DNA methylation; Epigenetic regulation; Homologous recombination; Plant stress response; Transgenerational effect

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETIC REGULATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; PLANT STRESS RESPONSE; TRANSGENERATIONAL EFFECT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

DICER; DICER LIKE PROTEIN 2; DICER LIKE PROTEIN 3; DICER LIKE PROTEIN 4; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOTIC STRESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; FLOWER; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PLANT STRESS; PROGENY; RADISH; REVIEW; TOMATO;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, PLANT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84874861428     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: 12086002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2012-0046     Document Type: Review

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