Abstract. Mitochondria are preferentially transmitted from the maternal plant in most angiosperms, including rice, and paternal mitochondria are generally

This review summarizes the functions of extracellular vesicles (EVs) in plant–microbe interactions and highlights future research directions based on the current landscape.

His Majesty King Charles III has appointed the plant scientist and geneticist Professor Sir David Charles Baulcombe FRS FMedSci to succeed Professor Dame

Helitrons are a recently identified category of transposons. This study reveals that heat stress combined with reduced DNA methylation can mobilize a Helitron family in wheat. Its mobilization is gene...

Abstract. Epigenetic mechanisms are key regulators of genomic integrity and genic expression. Emerging evidence shows that epigenetic dynamism is an import

Author summary The endosperm performs a unique physiological function similar to that of mammalian placenta, providing nourishment to the developing plant embryo and acting as a signaling hub. This ti...

Automated seed phenotyping has wide applications in research and agriculture and relies on easy-to-use platforms and pipelines. Seed phenotyping in the model species Arabidopsis thaliana poses a signi...

DNA methylation loss at transposable elements (TEs) can affect neighboring genes and be epigenetically inherited in plants, yet the determinants and significance of this additional system of inheritan...

Plants suppress the DNA demethylase ROS1 under heat stress to limit transposon activation, preventing genome instability. This conserved mechanism balances stress adaptation with genome protection.

Genomic imprinting, the preferential expression of alleles based on their parent-of-origin, is an epigenetic mechanism that plays a key role in endosp…

Repeated shifts in ecological strategies often lead to consistent speciation patterns across phylogenies. One example is the transition from outcrossi…