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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 9, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-02839-3
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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Epigenetic variation has been proposed to facilitate adaptation to changing environments, but evidence that natural epialleles contribute to adaptive evolution has been lacking. Here we identify a retrotransposon, named NMR19 (naturally occurring DNA methylation variation region 19), whose methylation and genomic location vary among Arabidopsis thaliana accessions. We classify NMR19 as NMR19-4 and NMR19-16 based on its location, and uncover NMR19-4 as an epiallele that controls leaf senescence by regulating the expression of PHEOPHYTIN PHEOPHORBIDE HYDROLASE (PPH). We find that the DNA methylation status of NMR19-4 is stably inherited and independent of genetic variation. In addition, further analysis indicates that DNA methylation of NMR19-4 correlates with local climates, implying that NMR19-4 is an environmentally associated epiallele. In summary, we discover a novel epiallele, and provide mechanistic insights into its origin and potential function in local climate adaptation.
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