Examining the role of #methylation in #vernalization and the #photoperiod pathway: A potential #flowering #regulator?
#plants #lncRNAs #hormones #lncRNA
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-role-methylation-vernalization-photoperiod-pathway.html
Recognized as a pivotal developmental transition, flowering marks the continuation of a plant's lifecycle. Flowering time determines the length of plant reproductive period and environmental adaptability. The correct flowering time is very significant for plants to reproduce fruit successfully and is controlled by environment and endogenous signals.
If you teach about #gene #expression in #undergrad #cell #biology, you’ll want to check out this impressive #research on #vernalization and #flowering. It involves a variety of #transcription #factors, #epigenetics, etc. It’s a great addition to the standard examples (and this explainer is a good read):