A peak in global DNA methylation is a key step to initiate the somatic embryogenesis of coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L)

• Published in: Plant cell reports Vol. 39; no. 10; pp. 1345 - 1357
• Main Authors: Osorio-Montalvo, Pedro, De-la-Peña, Clelia, Oropeza, Carlos, Nic-Can, Geovanny, Córdova-Lara, Iván, Castillo-Castro, Eduardo, Sáenz-Carbonell, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Azacitidine - pharmacology; Azacytidine; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Cell culture; Cell differentiation; Cocos - drug effects; Cocos - embryology; Cocos - enzymology; Cocos - genetics; Cocos nucifera; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Differentiation (biology); DNA; DNA methylation; DNA Methylation - drug effects; DNA Methylation - genetics; Embryonic growth stage; Embryos; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental - drug effects; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - drug effects; Genes; Life Sciences; Methyltransferases - genetics; Methyltransferases - metabolism; Morphogenesis; Morphogenesis - drug effects; Morphogenesis - genetics; Original Article; Plant Biochemistry; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plant Sciences; Plant Somatic Embryogenesis Techniques; Somatic embryogenesis; Epigenetics; Gene expression; In vitro tissue culture; 5-Azacytidine

Key message DNA methylation, morphogenesis and gene expression during the somatic embryogenesis of Coconut are affected by 5-Azacytidine pretreatments, indicating that DNA methylation is an important factor throughout this process. Somatic embryogenesis (SE) is a process that can aid in the producti...