Reversible chromatin remodeling enables Prosopis cineraria survival under recurrent heat extremes

Bhumika Dubay Ramvannish Muthukumar F. T. Purayil Deepak Karthik Iltaf Shah T. Rajendran Martin Poulose Mohammad Al Oun K. M. Hazzouri K. M. Amiri

Jul 2026 · bioRxiv · 0 citations · 62 references

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Findings reveal that reversible epigenetic gating enables desert trees to survive and recover from extreme seasonal stress.

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