Plant BiologybioRxiv
Low ribosomal RNA genes copy number provoke genomic instability and chromosomal segment duplication events that modify global gene expression and plant-pathogen response
A. Picart-Picolo, S. Grob, N. Picault…·F. Pontvianne
This study shows that reducing rRNA gene copies in Arabidopsis leads to genomic instability, chromosomal duplications, and altered gene expression, including enhanced resistance to pathogens.
DOI 10.1101/gr.261586.120