Somatic-to-germline transmission of horizontally acquired extrachromosomal circular DNA in Brassica graft chimeras
Aijun Zhang, H J Zhou, Wanmu Zhou, Kexin Xu, Tingjin Wang, Xiaoyang Wan, Junxing Li, Lu Yuan, Li Huang, Yanhong Zhou, Susheng Gan, Yongfeng Guo, Qinjie Chu, Yue Wang, Ningning Yu, , Liping Chen
This study shows that extrachromosomal circular DNA (eccDNA) acquired through grafting can be transmitted to the germline in Brassica plants, leading to heritable trait changes.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology