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Xiaochao Chen

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:Arabidopsis· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Trans-generational adaptation to maternal climate through hormone transport in plants

Xiaochao Chen, William Bezodis, Pablo González‐Suárez, Vanda Knitlhoffer, Andrew J. Goldson, Ashleigh Lister, Iain C. Macaulay, Steven D. Penfield

The paper shows that plant progeny inherit maternal climate adaptation through hormone transport, specifically via temperature-dependent ABA signaling during seed development.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Sep 11, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

The paternally derived genome opposes seed dormancy induction by the mother plant in Arabidopsis

Thiago Barros‐Galvão, Xiaochao Chen, Steven D. Penfield

The paper shows the paternal genome reduces seed dormancy in Arabidopsis by countering maternal siRNAs through RNA Polymerase IV-dependent RNAs.

bioRxiv · Nov 7, 2024 · PreprintPlant Biology

A histone deacetylase complex establishes a transgenerationally inherited maternal epigenetic state controlling progeny seed dormancy

Xiaochao Chen, Dana R. MacGregor, Francesca L. Stefanato, Naichao Zhang, Thiago Barros‐Galvão, Steven D. Penfield

The paper shows that the VEL3 gene in Arabidopsis establishes an epigenetic state in the endosperm that controls seed dormancy in progeny across generations.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology