The genetics and epigenetic programming of reproductive cell lineages
We aim to understand how small RNAs, histone modifications and methylation pathways establish the chromatin ‘landscape’ of the Arabidopsis reproductive cell lineage, and how this landscape impacts the traditional genetic processes (meiosis and gametophytic cell specification) that regulate gamete formation. This research is focused on both male and female ‘germlines’ and is carried out in collaboration with William Bezodis, and Xiaoqi Feng (John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK), and Marta Mendez and Lucia Colombo (Milan, Italy).
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