Epigenetic shock: Early alterations in DNA methylation and histone modifications as part of the plant immune response Ghent University
This proposal aims to deliver fundamental insights into the role of early DNA hypomethylation and histone modification changes - a phenomenon that we call the ‘epigenetic shock’ - in plant immunity. By focusing on two model plants, Arabidopsis and rice, this proposal will allow to assess the evolutionary conservation of the epigenetic shock, increasing the potential broad impact of the project results. Rice is one of the most important staple ...