Variation of cytosine methylation in response to water availability in two contrasting growth types of an amphibious plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
Variation of cytosine methylation in response to water availability in two contrasting growth types of an amphibious plant Alternanthera philoxeroides
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两栖植物空心莲子草两种不同生长类型中胞嘧啶甲基化对水分可用性的变化
DOI:
10.1016/j.bse.2013.03.053
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发表时间:
2013-10-01
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1.6
通讯作者:
Chen, Jinming
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作者:
Li, Weiguo;Chen, Wenbo;Chen, Jinming
We used methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphisms (MSAP) to examine the alterations of cytosine methylation in two contrasting growth types of an amphibious plant Alternanthera philoxeroides in response to change of water availability. Using 34 pairs of selective primer combinations, we amplified 1026 and 1128 clear and reproducible bands in root and leaf of A. philoxeroides, respectively. When the aquatic types of plants were transplanted into drought culture, we found a decrease in the overall DNA methylation. When the terrestrial types of plants were transferred into flood culture, we detected a higher frequency of methylation than demethylation events. Alterations of DNA methylation were more evident in root than in leaf in response to change of water availability. When the confounding effects of variable environmental factors were removed, differences of cytosine methylation profiles were observed between two growth types of plants under common growth conditions. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.