Sugar, we’re going down: PRC2-mediated epigenetic repression of sucrose metabolism promotes phototrophy during seedling establishment

2025/06/12 by Rory Osborne · 2 voices
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Biochemistry #Biology #Botany #Cell biology #EZH2 #Epigenetics #Gene #Gene expression #Genetics #Light effects on plants #Metabolism #PRC2 #Photosynthesis #Phototroph #Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism #Psychological repression #Seedling #Sucrose #Sugar

paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/plcell/koaf155

openalex publication_date 2025/06/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Rory Osborne; Sugar, we’re going down: PRC2-mediated epigenetic repression of sucrose metabolism promotes phototrophy during seedling establishment, The Pl

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