RT Journal T1 EPIGENOMICS: ROLE, APPROACHES AND APPLICATIONS IN PLANTS A1 P. K. Malhotra1 A1 G. Verma2 A1 G. S. Sidhu1 and N Duhan3 JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 30 IS 5 SP 1071 OP 1081 YR 2020 FD 2020/06/25 DO DOI https://doi.org/10.36899/JAPS.2020.5.0122 AB

Epigenetic changes are caused due to change/activation of certain genes in DNA microstructure and not in DNA sequences. With continuous growth in existing knowledge about the mechanisms and potential role of epigenomics in plants, there is a lot of enthusiasm and eagerness about the prospective for three epigenetic information systems (EIS) viz. DNA methylation, Histone modification and RNA interference. The various genetic and biochemical approaches along with epigenomics will broaden our understanding of plant genomes and metabolic pathways. Insight into epigenomics can also help in improving strategies for better control over the transgene expression during development of transgenics. Although there were many studies about epigenetic modifications in previous decades, it is only through high-performing approaches and developments in bioinformatics technology that made possible to analyse this globally. Epigenomic information is important in understanding gene regulation during early stages of plant development, plants’ responses to the external stimulants and in natural variation for crop improvement. Therefore, the present review aims at discussing the role of epigenomics, the combination of approaches used and the applications of epigenomics in context to plants.

K1 Epigenomics, Arabidopsis, DNA methylation, siRNA, histone PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=AG-19-0232