Epigenetic mechanisms are integral to plant growth, development, and adaptation to environmental stimuli. Over the past two decades, our comprehension of these complex regulatory processes has expanded remarkably, producing a substantial body of knowledge on both locus-specific mechanisms and genome-wide regulatory patterns. Studies initially grounded in the model plant Arabidopsis have been broadened to encompass a diverse ar...

Mollusk shells are characterized by hierarchical aggregation of calcium carbonate and organic matrix, and matrix protein is considered as a key active ingredient to understand shell biomineralization. In this study, a total of 21 proteins, including a novel matrix protein Hcprismatin-14 were identified in the EDTA-soluble matrix of the prismatic layer of the mussel Hyriopsis cumingii by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectr...