Published in Nature Cell Biology · View the paper (DOI)
A team of scientists discovered that plants reset their epigenetic memory by removing the H3K27me3 histone mark from sperm, allowing seeds to remember only their mother's environment. This process is crucial for seed development and ensures proper flowering times.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- How plants forget Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology · May 13, 2020 · first to report
- How do plants forget? Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia · May 15, 2020