DECREASE IN DNA METHYLATION 1-mediated epigenetic regulation maintains gene expression balance required for heterosis in Arabidopsis thaliana
Kodai Matsuo, Rui Wu, Hiroto Yonechi…·Ryo Fujimoto
This study shows that loss of DDM1 reduces biomass heterosis in Arabidopsis hybrids by disrupting DNA methylation and transcriptome stability, revealing a salicylic acid-independent epigenetic mechanism.