An epigenetically mediated double negative cascade from EFD to HB21 regulates anther development

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 7796 - 12
• Main Authors: Zhang, Cheng, Xiong, Ao-Tong, Ren, Meng-Yi, Zhao, Yan-Yun, Huang, Min-Jia, Huang, Long-Cheng, Zhang, Zheng, Wang, Yun, Zheng, Quan-Quan, Fan, Jing, Guan, Jing-Jing, Yang, Zhong-Nan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.09.2024; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 14; 14/19; 631/449/1659; 631/449/2491; 631/449/2679/1743; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - growth & development; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Dehiscence; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA Methylation; DNA methyltransferase; Epigenesis, Genetic; Epigenetics; Fertility; Flowers - genetics; Flowers - growth & development; Gene expression; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; Genetic analysis; Histones; Humanities and Social Sciences; Methyltransferases - genetics; Methyltransferases - metabolism; multidisciplinary; Mutation; Pattern formation; Plant reproductive structures; Plants, Genetically Modified; Pollen; Pollen - genetics; Pollen - growth & development; Pollen - metabolism; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Epigenetic modifications are crucial for plant development. EFD ( E xine F ormation D efect) encodes a SAM-dependent methyltransferase that is essential for the pollen wall pattern formation and male fertility in Arabidopsis. In this study, we find that the expression of DRM2 , a de novo DNA methylt...