Satoyo Oya

H3K4me2 orchestrates H2A.Z and Polycomb repressive marks in Arabidopsis

This study shows H3K4me2 regulates H2A.Z and Polycomb repressive marks in Arabidopsis, influencing transcriptional repression and chromatin dynamics.

Delineating Mutation Bias and Selection during Plant Development

The paper develops a framework to distinguish mutation bias from selection in plants by analyzing mutation spectra and genome architecture, revealing reduced mutation rates in gene bodies and broadly expressed genes.

The SMARCA5-DMRT1 Pioneer Complex Establishes Epigenetic Priming to Direct Male Germline Development

This study shows that SMARCA5 and DMRT1 form a pioneer complex that establishes epigenetic priming necessary for male germline differentiation in response to retinoic acid.

Convergent evolution of epigenome recruited DNA repair across the Tree of Life

The paper investigates convergent evolution of histone reader domains fused to MSH6 across eukaryotes, showing evidence of natural selection and links to genome size and mutation rate heterogeneity.

H3K9me regulates heterochromatin silencing through incoherent feedforward loops

The paper shows H3K9me2 regulates silencing through incoherent feedforward loops involving H3K36me3 and H3K4me1.

Transcription-coupled and epigenome-encoded mechanisms direct H3K4 methylation

The paper identifies three Arabidopsis methylases that direct H3K4me1 and shows their localization patterns are conserved in mice.

Chromatin-based mechanisms to coordinate convergent overlapping transcription

The paper identifies FLD as a histone demethylase that regulates bidirectional transcription in Arabidopsis by modulating H3K4me1 and DNA topology.