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ReviewFrontiers in genetics2022

Unravelling the Role of Epigenetic Modifications in Development and Reproduction of Angiosperms: A Critical Appraisal.

Priyanka Kumari, Sajid Khan, Ishfaq Ahmad Wani, Renu Gupta, Susheel Verma, Pravej Alam, Abdullah Alaklabi

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Review in Frontiers in genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
10.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Regulation of Plant Genes with Exogenous RNAs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  13. Genetic and Epigenetic Changes inLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  17. Epigenetics as a target to mitigate excess stroke risk in people of African ancestry: A scoping review.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Priyanka KumariConservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India.
Sajid KhanConservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India.
Ishfaq Ahmad WaniConservation and Molecular Biology Lab., Department of Botany, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri, India.
Renu GuptaDivision of Soil Sciences & Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Chatha, India.
Susheel VermaDepartment of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, India.
Pravej AlamDepartment of Biology, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (PSAU), Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AlaklabiDepartment of Biology, College of Science, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.
Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University · INPrince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University · SASher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir · INUniversity of Bisha · SAUniversity of Jammu · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetics are the heritable changes in gene expression patterns which occur without altering DNA sequence. These changes are reversible and do not change the sequence of the DNA but can alter the way in which the DNA sequences are read. Epigenetic modifications are induced by DNA methylation, histone modification, and RNA-mediated mechanisms which alter the gene expression, primarily at the transcriptional level. Such alterations do control genome activity through transcriptional silencing of transposable elements thereby contributing toward genome stability. Plants being sessile in nature are highly susceptible to the extremes of changing environmental conditions. This increases the likelihood of epigenetic modifications within the composite network of genes that affect the developmental changes of a plant species. Genetic and epigenetic reprogramming enhances the growth and development, imparts phenotypic plasticity, and also ensures flowering under stress conditions without changing the genotype for several generations. Epigenetic modifications hold an immense significance during the development of male and female gametophytes, fertilization, embryogenesis, fruit formation, and seed germination. In this review, we focus on the mechanism of epigenetic modifications and their dynamic role in maintaining the genomic integrity during plant development and reproduction.

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DNA methylationepigenetic modificationhistone proteinsmiRNAplant hormonesstress responsetransposon silencing

Identifiers

PMID35664328
PMCPMC9157814
OpenAlexW4280626062

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