Reversible chromatin remodeling enables Prosopis cineraria survival under recurrent heat extremes.
Bhumika Dubay, Ramvannish Muthukumar, Fayas Thayale Purayil, Deepak Karthik Sundararaja Moorthy, Iltaf Shah, Tamilarasan Rajendran, Martin Poulose, Mohammad Al Oun, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Khaled M. A. Amiri
This study identifies reversible chromatin remodeling in Prosopis cineraria that enables survival under recurrent heat stress through epigenetic activation of heat-protective genes and metabolic buffering.
bioRxiv · Jul 20, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology