Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
Volume 22, Issue 24, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413524
Keywords
epigenetics; DNA methylation; plants; forest trees; climate change; reprogramming genes; editing epigenome
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- Institute of Dendrology Polish Academy of Sciences
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Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, play important roles in evolutionary processes, developmental processes, and environmental interactions in plants and animals. Therefore, the implications of epigenetics are crucial for adaptation and phenotypic plasticity, providing potential for tree conservation in forest ecosystems facing adverse conditions due to global warming and regional climate fluctuations.
Epigenetic modifications, including chromatin modifications and DNA methylation, play key roles in regulating gene expression in both plants and animals. Transmission of epigenetic markers is important for some genes to maintain specific expression patterns and preserve the status quo of the cell. This article provides a review of existing research and the current state of knowledge about DNA methylation in trees in the context of global climate change, along with references to the potential of epigenome editing tools and the possibility of their use for forest tree research. Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, are involved in evolutionary processes, developmental processes, and environmental interactions. Thus, the implications of epigenetics are important for adaptation and phenotypic plasticity because they provide the potential for tree conservation in forest ecosystems exposed to adverse conditions resulting from global warming and regional climate fluctuations.
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