Paternal DNA methylation is remodeled to maternal levels in rice zygote by Qian Liu, Xuan Ma, Xue Li, Xinran Zhang, Shaoli Zhou, Lizhong Xiong, Yu Zhao, Dao-Xiu Zhou

“…In flowering plants, mechanistic details of parental methylation remodeling in zygote remain elusive. Here we analyze allele-specific DNA methylation in rice hybrid zygotes and during early embryo development and show that paternal DNA methylation is predominantly remodeled to match maternal allelic levels upon fertilization, which persists after the first zygotic division. …”
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DNA methylation remodeling and the functional implication during male gametogenesis in rice by Xue Li, Bo Zhu, Yue Lu, Feng Zhao, Qian Liu, Jiahao Wang, Miaomiao Ye, Siyuan Chen, Junwei Nie, Lizhong Xiong, Yu Zhao, Changyin Wu, Dao-Xiu Zhou

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Cloning of the Maternal Effector Gene <i>org</i> and Its Regulation by lncRNA ORG-AS in Chinese Tongue Sole (<i>Cynoglossus semilaevis</i>) by Xiaona Zhao, Bo Feng, Qian Wang, Lili Tang, Qian Liu, Wenxiu Ma, Chenghua Li, Changwei Shao

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The developmental miR-17–92 cluster and the Sfmbt2 miRNA cluster cannot rescue the abnormal embryonic development generated using obstructive epididymal environment-producing sperm... by Xunwei Wu, Xiaomei He, Qian Liu, Honggang Li

“…However, the downregulation of either the miR-17–92 cluster or the Sfmbt2 miRNA cluster in normal zygotes did not impair embryonic development. Conclusion The obstructive epididymal environment influences sperm quality and resultant embryonic development, as well as the abundance of the developmental miR-17–92 cluster and the Sfmbt2 miRNA cluster in sperm, but these miRNA clusters are not the cause of abnormal embryonic development. …”
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