Genome size is a biodiversity trait that shows staggering diversity across eukaryotes, varying
over 64,000-fold. Of all major taxonomic groups, land plants stand out due to their …

Evergreen conifers are champions of winter survival, based on their remarkable ability to
acclimate to cold and develop cold hardiness. Counterintuitively, autumn cold acclimation is …

Conifers dominate the world's forest ecosystems and are the most widely planted tree
species. Their giant and complex genomes present great challenges for assembling a …

Torreya plants produce dry fruits with assorted functions. Here, we report the 19-Gb
chromosome-level genome assembly of T. grandis. The genome is shaped by ancient whole …

The gymnosperm Welwitschia mirabilis belongs to the ancient, enigmatic gnetophyte
lineage. It is a unique desert plant with extreme longevity and two ever-elongating leaves …

Epigenetics has been revealed to play a crucial role in the long-term memory in plants.
However, little is known about whether the epigenetic modifications occur with age …

Cytosine methylation is an essential feature of epigenetic regulation and is involved in
various biological processes. Although cytosine methylation has been analysed at the …

Background Gene bodies of vertebrates and flowering plants are occupied by the histone
variant H3. 3 and DNA methylation. The origin and significance of these profiles remain …

DNA methylation plays a significant role in many biological processes. Although some
studies of DNA methylation have been performed in woody plant, none is known about the …

Gene silencing is a natural antiviral defense mechanism in plants. For effective infection,
plant viruses encode viral silencing suppressors to counter this plant antiviral response. The …