R. B. Deal

The VIL gene CRAWLING ELEPHANT controls maturation and differentiation in tomato via polycomb silencing

This study identifies the tomato gene CRAWLING ELEPHANT (CREL) as a key regulator of maturation and differentiation by promoting polycomb silencing through PRC2 recruitment.

Methyl-CpG-binding domain 9 (MBD9) is required for H2A.Z incorporation into chromatin at a subset of H2A.Z-enriched regions in the Arabidopsis genome

This study identifies MBD9 as a factor required for H2A.Z incorporation into chromatin in Arabidopsis, showing its role extends beyond H2A.Z deposition.

The histone variant H2A.Z and chromatin remodeler BRAHMA act coordinately and antagonistically to regulate transcription and nucleosome dynamics in Arabidopsis

This study characterizes the cooperative and antagonistic roles of H2A.Z and BRAHMA in transcriptional regulation and chromatin dynamics in Arabidopsis.

Chromatin accessibility changes between Arabidopsis stem cells and mesophyll cells illuminate cell type-specific transcription factor networks

Profiling of accessible chromatin regions across multiple plant species and cell types reveals common gene regulatory principles and new control modules

The paper uses ATAC-seq to profile accessible chromatin regions in multiple plant species and cell types, identifying conserved gene regulatory principles and new control modules.