Transgenerational, dynamic methylation of stomata genes in response to low relative humidity

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 6674-6689

  Tricker, Penny J ^a,c   López, Carlos M Rodríguez ^b,c   Gibbings, George ^a   Hadley, Paul ^a   Wilkinson, Mike J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental epigenetics; FAMA; siRNAs; SPEECHLESS; Stomata; Transgenerational methylation; Water stress

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FAMA GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HUMIDITY; INHERITANCE; NONHUMAN; PENETRANCE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT STOMA; PLANT STRESS; SPEECHLESS GENE; TRANSGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE; BASE PAIRING; ENTROPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PLANT GENE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

ARABIDOPSIS; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA METHYLATION; ENTROPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; HUMIDITY; INHERITANCE PATTERNS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PLANT STOMATA; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84875430211     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms14046674     Document Type: Article

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