Cryptic variation in RNA-directed DNA-methylation controls lateral root development when auxin signalling is perturbed

Autor: Zaigham Shahzad, Ross Eaglesfield, Craig Carr, Anna Amtmann
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13927-3
Popis: Developmental plasticity of plant root systems has been intensively studied, but the mechanisms underpinning robustness remain unclear. Here, the authors show that DNA-methylation-mediated transcriptional repression serves as a backup system to control lateral root development when auxin signalling is perturbed.
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