The centromere is the part of the chromosome that organizes the kinetochore,which mediates chromosome movement during mitosis and meiosis.In most multicellular
Seed germination,which distinguishes post-embryonic development from embryonic development,is one of the important developmental phase transitions in seed plant
The chromatin state in a given cell and environmental condition is a critical determinant of the identity of that cell and also contributes to appropriate respo
Higher plants have a remarkable ability to regenerate new shoots and/or root even a whole organism from mature tissues direct by cytokinin and auxin in the medi
Plants are constantly challenged by environmental (both abiotic and biotic) perturbations,and thus have developed remarkable capabilities to modulate their phys
Histone methylation is one of the most studied epigenetic marks in eukaryotes.Defects in histone methylations were linked with cancers in mammals and could affe
RNA silencing is a nucleotide sequence-specific process that includes RNA degradation (PTGS),DNA methylation (RdDM),heterochromatin formation and protein transl
REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 (ROS1) is a DNA demethylation enzyme that was previously identified during a genetic screen for the silencing of both RD29A-LUC and 35S