The histone deacetylase BpHST1 influences branch angle in white birch (Betula platyphylla)
Lili Hou, Baoxin Li, Yueying Liu, Qingzhu Zhang, Zhimin Zheng · 2026
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Hou, Li, Liu, Zhang, and Zheng study a gene that shapes birch branch angle, in work from twenty twenty-six. Tree shape matters for forestry, since canopy form affects growth and wood yield. Genes that set branch angle in trees were largely unknown.
White birch is a pioneer tree of cool forests. The team made mutants with gene editing in a gene for a histone modifying enzyme. Mutant trees showed altered branch angles. The enzyme changed chemical marks on a key histone and altered a cellulase gene that loosens cell walls. The work links an epigenetic control to visible tree architecture for the first time in birch.
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| CREATOR | Lili Hou, Baoxin Li, Yueying Liu, Qingzhu Zhang, Zhimin Zheng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |