PMID- 30121954 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200114 LR - 20231011 IS - 1469-8137 (Electronic) IS - 0028-646X (Print) IS - 0028-646X (Linking) VI - 221 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Jan TI - Opportunities and limitations of reduced representation bisulfite sequencing in plant ecological epigenomics. PG - 738-742 LID - 10.1111/nph.15388 [doi] AB - Contents Summary 738 I. Introduction 738 II. RRBS loci as genome-wide epigenetic markers 739 III. Exploiting functional annotation of RRBS loci 739 IV. Limitations of RRBS methods for nonmodel species 740 V. Maximising the impact of RRBS in plants 741 VI. Conclusions 741 Acknowledgements 741 SUMMARY: Investigating the features and implications of epigenetic mechanisms across the breadth of organisms and ecosystems is important for understanding the ecological relevance of epigenetics. Several cost-effective reduced representation bisulfite sequencing approaches (RRBS) have been recently developed and applied to different organisms that lack a well annotated reference genome. These new approaches improve the assessment of epigenetic diversity in ecological settings and may provide functional insights. We assess here the opportunities and limitations of RRBS in nonmodel plant species. Well thought out experimental designs that include complementary gene expression studies, and the improvement of genomics resources for the target group, promise to maximize the effect of future RRBS studies. CI - (c) 2018 The Authors. New Phytologist (c) 2018 New Phytologist Trust. FAU - Paun, Ovidiu AU - Paun O AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8295-4937 AD - Department for Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1030, Austria. FAU - Verhoeven, Koen J F AU - Verhoeven KJF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3002-4102 AD - Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wageningen, the Netherlands. FAU - Richards, Christina L AU - Richards CL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7848-5165 AD - Department of Integrative Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA. LA - eng GR - Y 661/FWF_/Austrian Science Fund FWF/Austria GR - 764965/Marie Sklodowska-Curie/International GR - Y661-B16/Austrian Science Fund/International GR - IOS-1556820/National Science Foundation/International PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Review DEP - 20180819 PL - England TA - New Phytol JT - The New phytologist JID - 9882884 RN - 0 (Sulfites) RN - OJ9787WBLU (hydrogen sulfite) SB - IM MH - *Ecological and Environmental Phenomena MH - Epigenomics/*methods MH - Molecular Sequence Annotation MH - Plants/*genetics MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA/*methods MH - Sulfites/*chemistry PMC - PMC6504643 MID - EMS82368 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DNA methylation OT - adaptation OT - bisulfite sequencing OT - bsRADseq OT - ecological genomics OT - epiGBS OT - reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) OT - response to environment EDAT- 2018/08/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/01/15 06:00 PMCR- 2019/05/08 CRDT- 2018/08/20 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/03 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/01/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/05/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1111/nph.15388 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - New Phytol. 2019 Jan;221(2):738-742. doi: 10.1111/nph.15388. Epub 2018 Aug 19.