Multi-generational biotic stress increases the rate of spontaneous epimutations in a ROS1-dependent manner
Zhilin Zhang, Adam Hannan Parker, Aikaterini Symeonidi, Samuel W. Wilkinson, J. H. M. Stassen, Lisa M. Smith, Jurriaan Ton, Frank M. Johannes
The paper shows that multi-generational exposure to biotic stress increases epimutation rates in Arabidopsis, mediated by ROS1, affecting low-methylation genes.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology