Yan Xue

This study identifies MORC and MOM1 as spatial regulators of RNA Polymerase V chromatin positioning, which influences DNA methylation landscapes in plants.

The paper identifies Arabidopsis REM transcription factors and GDE1 as key regulators of DNA methylation by recruiting RNA Polymerase IV to generate 24nt-siRNAs that direct methylation to specific genomic loci.

The paper uses single-nucleus RNA-seq to show that MBD5, MBD6, and SILENZIO are critical for TE silencing in pollen vegetative cells during epigenetic reprogramming.