TALE-independent transcriptional activation of the rice executor gene Xa23 is regulated via histone acetylation during zygote development
Kyrylo Schenstnyi, Kasidit Rattanawong, Aya O. Satoh, Annett Strauß, Natalie Faiß, Danalyn R. Holmes, Laura Redzich, Erika Toda, Hanifah Aini, Atsuko Kinoshita, Thomas Lahaye, Takashi Okamoto
The paper shows that the rice gene Xa23 is transcriptionally active in zygotes without TALE activation and is regulated by histone acetylation.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology