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DNA methylation regulates plant response to ionising radiation

IR-induced DNA methylation changes play a role in increasing genetic stability and regulating stress response gene expression in Arabidopsis.

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Evidence Quote

“DNA methylation plays an important regulating role in the response of plants to IR by increasing genetic stability and regulating stress gene expression”

Relationship

DNA methylation level regulates Stress response genes

Arguments

DNA methylation levelsubject
Stress response genesobject

Connections (4)

Mechanistic role of DNA methylation in multigenerational IR-stress responseInferenceChain
Gamma radiation does not alter CHH methylation contextAssociation
Epigenetic regulation underlies transgenerational plant stress adaptationInferenceChain
Epigenetic regulation mediates plant stress and DNA repair responsesInferenceChain

Evidence

“Boyko & Kovalchuk (2008) discuss epigenetic mechanisms regulating plant stress responses.”

(2008). Epigenetic control of plant stress response doi:10.1002/em.20347 ↗

“Chinnusamy & Zhu (2009) discuss epigenetic regulation of plant stress responses.”

(2009). Epigenetic regulation of stress responses in plants doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2008.12.006 ↗

“Boyko & Kovalchuk (2011) examine genome instability and heritable epigenetic modifications as plant responses to environmental stress.”

(2011). Genome instability and epigenetic modification–heritable responses to environmental stress? doi:10.1016/j.pbi.2011.03.003 ↗

“Reference to Dowen et al. (2012), reports widespread dynamic DNA methylation in response to biotic stress.”

(2012). Widespread dynamic DNA methylation in response to biotic stress