Whole-genome DNA methylation patterns and complex associations with gene structure and expression during flower development in Arabidopsis

Plant Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 268-281

  Yang, Hongxing ^a,b   Chang, Fang ^a   You, Chenjiang ^a,c   Cui, Jie ^a   Zhu, Genfeng ^a   Wang, Lei ^a,c   Zheng, Yu ^d   Qi, Ji ^a   Ma, Hong ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis DNA methylome; cytosine methylation; flower development; gene expression; MspJI; RNA seq

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; DNA; DNA SEQUENCES; METHYLATION;

ARABIDOPSIS; COMPLEX PROCESSES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION PATTERN; EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; MSPJI; TRANSCRIPTOME DATUM;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

CYTOSINE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA METHYLATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARABIDOPSIS; CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 84920714220     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12726     Document Type: Article

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