Epigenetic switch reveals CRISPR/Cas9 response to cytosine methylation in plants

New Phytol. 2022 Sep;235(6):2146-2148. doi: 10.1111/nph.18405.

Abstract

This article is a Commentary on Přibylová et al. (2022) 235: 2285–2299.

Keywords: CRISPR/Cas9; DNA repair; crop improvement; cytosine methylation; epigenetic switch; gene regulation and genome stability; heterochromatin and euchromatin; mutation frequency.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • CRISPR-Cas Systems* / genetics
  • Cytosine
  • DNA Methylation / genetics
  • Gene Editing*
  • Plants / genetics

Substances

  • Cytosine