Transposable elements are vectors of recurrent transgenerational epigenetic inheritance in nature
Pierre Baduel, Louna De Oliveira, Erwann Caillieux, Grégoire Bohl‐Viallefond, Ciana Xu, Mounia El Messaoudi, Matteo Barois, Vipin Singh, Alexis Sarazin, Felipe Karam Teixeira, Martine Boccara, Elodie Gilbault, Antoine de France, Leandro Quadrana, Olivier Loudet, Vincent Colot
The paper shows that transposable elements can transmit epigenetic changes across generations in Arabidopsis thaliana, often near stress-responsive genes, and these changes can affect gene expression and be subject to selection.
bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2024 · PreprintGenomics