An oxygen-sensing Polycomb-group protein encodes flooding stress memory in plants
Aida Marić, Gabriele Meder, Carlos Rodriguez-Cisneros, Livia Schaub, Rory Osborne, Yixuan Fu, Sara Simonini, Daniel J. Gibbs, Sjon Hartman
This study identifies VRN2 as an oxygen-sensing PRC2 subunit that establishes adaptive flooding stress memory in plants by modulating chromatin and transcriptional responses.
bioRxiv · May 5, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology