The dynamic duo: how DNA methylation and gene transcription help diatoms thrive in modern oceans

Xin Lin; Leila Tirichine; Xu Zhang

doi:10.1093/jxb/erad205

The dynamic duo: how DNA methylation and gene transcription help diatoms thrive in modern oceans

J Exp Bot. 2023 Aug 3;74(14):3879-3882. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erad205.

Authors

Xin Lin¹, Leila Tirichine², Xu Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361102, PR China.
² Nantes Université, CNRS, US2B, UMR 6286, F-44000 Nantes, France.

Abstract

This article comments on:

Wan J, Zhou Y, Beardall J, Raven JA, Lin J, Huang J, Lu Y, Liang S, Ye M, Xiao M, Zhao J, Dai X, Xia J, Jin P. 2023. DNA methylation and gene transcription act cooperatively in driving the adaptation of a marine diatom to global change. Journal of Experimental Botany74, 4259–4276.

Keywords: Climate change; DNA methylation; gene regulation; transposable elements.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

DNA Methylation*
DNA Transposable Elements
Diatoms* / genetics
Oceans and Seas
Transcription, Genetic

Substances

DNA Transposable Elements