Entry and exit of Fragilariopsis cylindrus diatoms from the polar night: evidence for chromatin-mediated genome control
Nathalie Joli, Clara Bourbousse, Basile Leduque, Leı̈la Tirichine, Juliette Laude, Florian Maumus, Ouardia Aït-Mohamed, Louison Klein, Bran Kusendo, Lorenzo Concia, Leandro Quadrana, Fredy Barnèche, Marcel Babin, Chris Bowler
This study examines how the polar diatom Fragilariopsis cylindrus regulates its epigenome during the polar night, showing stable repression of transposable elements through H3K27me3 and DNA methylation.
bioRxiv · Apr 2, 2025 · PreprintGenomics