Evolutionary and functional genomics of DNA methylation in maize domestication and improvement

Gen Xu; Jing Lyu; Qing Li; Han Liu; Dafang Wang; Mei Zhang; Nathan M. Springer; Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra; Jinliang Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19333-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Evolutionary and functional genomics of DNA methylation in maize domestication and improvement

Gen Xu,
Jing Lyu,
Qing Li,
Han Liu,
Dafang Wang,
Mei Zhang,
Nathan M. Springer,
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra,
Jinliang Yang

Affiliations

Gen Xu: Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jing Lyu: Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Qing Li: Department of Plant Biology, Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute, University of Minnesota
Han Liu: Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dafang Wang: Division of Math and Sciences, Delta State University
Mei Zhang: Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nathan M. Springer: Department of Plant Biology, Microbial and Plant Genomics Institute, University of Minnesota
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra: Department of Evolution and Ecology, Center for Population Biology and Genome Center, University of California
Jinliang Yang: Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19333-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Variation and evolution of DNA methylation during maize domestication remain largely unknown. Here, the authors generate genome and methylome sequencing data as well as HiChIP-based interactome data to investigate the adaptive and phenotypic consequences of methylation variations in maize.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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