ProjektEPIDIVERSE – Natural DNA methylation variation in European Thlaspi arvense populations
Grunddaten
Akronym:
EPIDIVERSE
Titel:
Natural DNA methylation variation in European Thlaspi arvense populations
Laufzeit:
01.09.2017 bis 31.08.2021
Abstract / Kurz- beschreibung:
There is currently much speculation about the extent, stability and ecological relevance of epigenetic variation in natural plant populations. How much epigenetic variation is there, and how is it structured? Do patterns of epigenetic variation mirror those of genetic variation, or do they tell a different story? How much of the variation observed in the field is plastic responses to different environments, and how much is stably inherited and thus potentially adaptive? So far, we cannot answer these questions well enough because there have been too few systematic large-scale surveys of epigenetic variation in natural plant populations.
The aim of this research project is to conduct such a study in the annual plant and common crop weed Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress). We will take part in a sampling campaign across Europe and set up a garden experiment, will screen DNA methylation in field and garden plants to assess epigenetic population structure and the stability of DNA methylation differences, and will analyse relationships between epigenetic variation, climate and other environmental factors. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with the group of Claude Becker at the Gregor Mendel Institute in Vienna (RP12).
The aim of this research project is to conduct such a study in the annual plant and common crop weed Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress). We will take part in a sampling campaign across Europe and set up a garden experiment, will screen DNA methylation in field and garden plants to assess epigenetic population structure and the stability of DNA methylation differences, and will analyse relationships between epigenetic variation, climate and other environmental factors. The project will be carried out in close collaboration with the group of Claude Becker at the Gregor Mendel Institute in Vienna (RP12).
Schlüsselwörter:
Epigenetik
epigenetics
natural variation
DNA Methylation
adaptation
Beteiligte Mitarbeiter/innen
Leiter/innen
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Universität Tübingen
Universität Tübingen
Fachbereich Biologie
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Institut für Evolution und Ökologie
Fachbereich Biologie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Fachbereich Biologie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Lokale Einrichtungen
Institut für Evolution und Ökologie
Fachbereich Biologie
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Geldgeber
Brüssel, Belgien