Loss of Linker Histone H1 in the Maternal Genome Influences DEMETER-Mediated Demethylation and Affects the Endosperm DNA Methylation Landscape
T.-F. Hsieh, Q. Han, Y.-H. Hung, C. Zhang, A. Bartels, M. Rea, H. Yang, C. Park, X.-Q. Zhang, R. L. Fsicher, W. Xiao
This study shows that loss of maternal linker histone H1 in Arabidopsis facilitates DME-mediated demethylation in heterochromatin but has limited effects on endosperm gene transcription and imprinting.
bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2022Plant Biology