Zhilin Zhang

DNA methylome responses to biotic and abiotic stress in Arabidopsis thaliana : A multi‐study analysis

Abstract Plants have evolved complex physiological and morphological strategies to cope with biotic and abiotic stress. At the molecular level, these responses are partly mediated by epigenetic mechanisms such as DNA methylation. In Arabidopsis thaliana , numerous studies have ex...

Mapping genetic modifiers of epimutation rates identifies VIM2/4 as dosage-sensitive negative regulators of CG methylation maintenance

Abstract Spontaneous epimutations are stochastic gains and losses of cytosine methylation that arise from imperfect maintenance across cell divisions. At CG sites, such epimutations can be inherited across generations in plants and constitute a major source of CG methylation (mCG...