{"ok":true,"article":{"slug":"how-plants-selectively-silence-jumping-genes-while-protecting-essential-ones-99e00b28","title":"How plants selectively silence jumping genes while protecting essential ones","url":"https://phys.org/news/2026-08-silence-genes-essential.html","canonical":"https://www.aimode.news/article/how-plants-selectively-silence-jumping-genes-while-protecting-essential-ones-99e00b28","sourceName":"Phys.org","summary":"Histone variants help establish DNA methylation at transposons (jumping genes) while preventing this epigenetic modification from spreading to essential genes in plants, a study from the Institute of Science Tokyo reveals. By revealing how these chromosome-associated proteins guide the formation of precise epigenomic patterns, the findings provide new insights into the selective silencing of transposons, laying the groundwork for future epigenome-editing technologies for crop improvement and disease research.","category":"Science","image":null,"lang":"en","publishedAt":"2026-08-17T20:40:03+00:00","createdAt":"2026-08-17T21:00:14.155618+00:00"}}