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Osakabe A, Takizawa Y, Horikoshi N, Hatazawa S, Negishi L, Sato S, Berger F, Kakutani T, Kurumizaka H. Molecular and structural basis of the chromatin remodeling activity by Arabidopsis DDM1. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5187. [PMID: 38992002 PMCID: PMC11239853 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49465-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/13/2024] Open
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The histone H2A variant H2A.W occupies transposons and thus prevents access to them in Arabidopsis thaliana. H2A.W is deposited by the chromatin remodeler DDM1, which also promotes the accessibility of chromatin writers to heterochromatin by an unknown mechanism. To shed light on this question, we solve the cryo-EM structures of nucleosomes containing H2A and H2A.W, and the DDM1-H2A.W nucleosome complex. These structures show that the DNA end flexibility of the H2A nucleosome is higher than that of the H2A.W nucleosome. In the DDM1-H2A.W nucleosome complex, DDM1 binds to the N-terminal tail of H4 and the nucleosomal DNA and increases the DNA end flexibility of H2A.W nucleosomes. Based on these biochemical and structural results, we propose that DDM1 counters the low accessibility caused by nucleosomes containing H2A.W to enable the maintenance of repressive epigenetic marks on transposons and prevent their activity.
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- Akihisa Osakabe
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
- Laboratory of Chromatin Structure and Function, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Long X, Yang W, Lv Y, Zhong X, Chen L, Li Q, Lv Z, Li Y, Cai Y, Yang H. The Histone Variant H3.3 Is Required for Plant Growth and Fertility in Arabidopsis. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2549. [PMID: 38473796 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 02/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Histones are the core components of the eukaryote chromosome, and have been implicated in transcriptional gene regulation. There are three major isoforms of histone H3 in Arabidopsis. Studies have shown that the H3.3 variant is pivotal in modulating nucleosome structure and gene transcription. However, the function of H3.3 during development remains to be further investigated in plants. In this study, we disrupted all three H3.3 genes in Arabidopsis. Two triple mutants, h3.3cr-4 and h3.3cr-5, were created by the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The mutant plants displayed smaller rosettes and decreased fertility. The stunted growth of h3.3cr-4 may result from reduced expression of cell cycle regulators. The shorter stamen filaments, but not the fertile ability of the gametophytes, resulted in reduced fertility of h3.3cr-4. The transcriptome analysis suggested that the reduced filament elongation of h3.3cr-4 was probably caused by the ectopic expression of several JASMONATE-ZIM DOMAIN (JAZ) genes, which are the key repressors of the signaling pathway of the phytohormone jasmonic acid (JA). These observations suggest that the histone variant H3.3 promotes plant growth, including rosette growth and filament elongation.
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- Xiaogang Long
- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hybrid Rice, College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan 430070, China
- RNA Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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Zafar UB, Shahzaib M, Atif RM, Khan SH, Niaz MZ, Shahzad K, Chughtai N, Awan FS, Azhar MT, Rana IA. De novo transcriptome assembly of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. (Fabaceae) under Botryodiplodia theobromae-induced dieback disease. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20503. [PMID: 37993468 PMCID: PMC10665356 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-45982-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023] Open
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Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. (Shisham) is a timber-producing species of economic, cultural, and medicinal importance in the Indian subcontinent. In the past few decades, Shisham's dieback disease caused by the fungus Botryodiplodia theobromae has become an evolving issue in the subcontinent endangering its survival. To gain insights into this issue, a standard transcriptome assembly was deployed to assess the response of D. sissoo at the transcriptomic level under the stress of B. theobromae infection. For RNA isolation, the control and infected leaf tissue samples were taken from 1-year-old greenhouse-grown D. sissoo plants after 20 days of stem-base spore inoculation. cDNA synthesis was performed from these freshly isolated RNA samples that were then sent for sequencing. About 18.14 Gb (Giga base) of data was generated using the BGISEQ-500 sequencing platform. In terms of Unigenes, 513,821 were identified after a combined assembly of all samples and then filtering the abundance. The total length of Unigenes, their average length, N50, and GC-content were 310,523,693 bp, 604 bp, 1,101 bp, and 39.95% respectively. The Unigenes were annotated using 7 functional databases i.e., 200,355 (NR: 38.99%), 164,973 (NT: 32.11%), 123,733 (Swissprot: 24.08%), 142,580 (KOG: 27.75%), 139,588 (KEGG: 27.17%), 99,752 (GO: 19.41%), and 137,281 (InterPro: 26.72%). Furthermore, the Transdecoder detected 115,762 CDS. In terms of SSR (Simple Sequence Repeat) markers, 62,863 of them were distributed on 51,508 Unigenes and on the predicted 4673 TF (Transcription Factor) coding Unigenes. A total of 16,018 up- and 19,530 down-regulated Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) were also identified. Moreover, the Plant Resistance Genes (PRGs) had a count of 9230. We are hopeful that in the future, these identified Unigenes, SSR markers, DEGs and PRGs will provide the prerequisites for managing Shisham dieback disease, its breeding, and in tree improvement programs.
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- Ummul Buneen Zafar
- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
- National Center for Genome Editing (Gene Editing of Biological Agents for Nutritional, Biochemicals and Therapeutic Purposes), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Plant Pathology Research Institute, Ayub Agriculture Research Institute, Faisalabad, 38850, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad, 37620, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Faisalabad, 37620, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan.
- Centre for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan.
- National Center for Genome Editing (Gene Editing of Biological Agents for Nutritional, Biochemicals and Therapeutic Purposes), University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Raipuria RK, Watts A, Sharma BB, Watts A, Bhattacharya R. Decoding allelic diversity, transcript variants and transcriptional complexity of CENH3 gene in Brassica oleracea var. botrytis. PROTOPLASMA 2023; 260:1149-1162. [PMID: 36705736 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-023-01837-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Histone proteins play a critical role in the primary organization of nucleosomes, which is the fundamental unit of chromatin. Among the five types of the histones, histone H3 has multiple variants, and the number differs among the species. Amongst histone H3 variants, centromeric histone H3 (CENH3) is crucial for centromere identification and proper chromosomal segregation during cell division. In the present study, we have identified 17 putative histone H3 genes of Brassica oleracea. Furthermore, we have done a detailed characterization of the CENH3 gene of B. oleracea. We showed that a single CENH3 gene exhibits allelic diversity with at least two alleles and alternative splicing pattern. Also, we have identified a CENH3 gene-specific co-dominant cleaved amplified polymorphic sequence marker SNP34(A/C) to distinguish CENH3 alleles and follow their expression in leaf and flower tissues. The gene structure analysis of the CENH3 gene revealed the conserved 5'-CAGCAG-3' sequence at the intron 3-exon 4 junction in B. oleracea, which serves as an alternative splicing site with one-codon (alanine) addition/deletion. However, this one-codon alternative splicing feature is not conserved in the CENH3 genes of wild allied Brassica species. Our finding suggests that transcriptional complexity and alternative splicing might play a key role in the transcriptional regulation and function of the CENH3 gene in B. oleracea. Altogether, data generated from the present study can serve as a primary information resource and can be used to engineer CENH3 gene towards developing haploid inducer lines in B. oleracea.
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- Ritesh Kumar Raipuria
- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India.
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- Division of Vegetable Science, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, 110012, India
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Zhao X, Wang J, Jin D, Cheng J, Chen H, Li Z, Wang Y, Lou H, Zhu JK, Du X, Gong Z. AtMCM10 promotes DNA replication-coupled nucleosome assembly in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 65:203-222. [PMID: 36541721 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Minichromosome Maintenance protein 10 (MCM10) is essential for DNA replication initiation and DNA elongation in yeasts and animals. Although the functions of MCM10 in DNA replication and repair have been well documented, the detailed mechanisms for MCM10 in these processes are not well known. Here, we identified AtMCM10 gene through a forward genetic screening for releasing a silenced marker gene. Although plant MCM10 possesses a similar crystal structure as animal MCM10, AtMCM10 is not essential for plant growth or development in Arabidopsis. AtMCM10 can directly bind to histone H3-H4 and promotes nucleosome assembly in vitro. The nucleosome density is decreased in Atmcm10, and most of the nucleosome density decreased regions in Atmcm10 are also regulated by newly synthesized histone chaperone Chromatin Assembly Factor-1 (CAF-1). Loss of both AtMCM10 and CAF-1 is embryo lethal, indicating that AtMCM10 and CAF-1 are indispensable for replication-coupled nucleosome assembly. AtMCM10 interacts with both new and parental histones. Atmcm10 mutants have lower H3.1 abundance and reduced H3K27me1/3 levels with releasing some silenced transposons. We propose that AtMCM10 deposits new and parental histones during nucleosome assembly, maintaining proper epigenetic modifications and genome stability during DNA replication.
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- Xinjie Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Institute of Crop Sciences, The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Design for Plant Cell Factory of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Institute of Plant and Food Science, School of Life Science, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, International Cancer Center, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, 518060, China
- Guangdong Key Laboratory for Biomedical Measurements and Ultrasound Imaging, National-Regional Key Technology Engineering Laboratory for Medical Ultrasound, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
- School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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Nunez-Vazquez R, Desvoyes B, Gutierrez C. Histone variants and modifications during abiotic stress response. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:984702. [PMID: 36589114 PMCID: PMC9797984 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.984702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Plants have developed multiple mechanisms as an adaptive response to abiotic stresses, such as salinity, drought, heat, cold, and oxidative stress. Understanding these regulatory networks is critical for coping with the negative impact of abiotic stress on crop productivity worldwide and, eventually, for the rational design of strategies to improve plant performance. Plant alterations upon stress are driven by changes in transcriptional regulation, which rely on locus-specific changes in chromatin accessibility. This process encompasses post-translational modifications of histone proteins that alter the DNA-histones binding, the exchange of canonical histones by variants that modify chromatin conformation, and DNA methylation, which has an implication in the silencing and activation of hypervariable genes. Here, we review the current understanding of the role of the major epigenetic modifications during the abiotic stress response and discuss the intricate relationship among them.
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DNA polymerase epsilon binds histone H3.1-H4 and recruits MORC1 to mediate meiotic heterochromatin condensation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2213540119. [PMID: 36260743 PMCID: PMC9618065 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2213540119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Heterochromatin is essential for genomic integrity and stability in eukaryotes. The mechanisms that regulate meiotic heterochromatin formation remain largely undefined. Here, we show that the catalytic subunit (POL2A) of Arabidopsis DNA polymerase epsilon (POL ε) is required for proper formation of meiotic heterochromatin. The POL2A N terminus interacts with the GHKL adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) MORC1 (Microrchidia 1), and POL2A is required for MORC1's localization on meiotic heterochromatin. Mutations affecting the POL2A N terminus cause aberrant morphology of meiotic heterochromatin, which is also observed in morc1. Moreover, the POL2A C-terminal zinc finger domain (ZF1) specifically binds to histone H3.1-H4 dimer or tetramer and is important for meiotic heterochromatin condensation. Interestingly, we also found similar H3.1-binding specificity for the mouse counterpart. Together, our results show that two distinct domains of POL2A, ZF1 and N terminus bind H3.1-H4 and recruit MORC1, respectively, to induce a continuous process of meiotic heterochromatin organization. These activities expand the functional repertoire of POL ε beyond its classic role in DNA replication and appear to be conserved in animals and plants.
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Siddaway R, Milos S, Coyaud É, Yun HY, Morcos SM, Pajovic S, Campos EI, Raught B, Hawkins C. The in vivo Interaction Landscape of Histones H3.1 and H3.3. Mol Cell Proteomics 2022; 21:100411. [PMID: 36089195 PMCID: PMC9540345 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2022.100411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Revised: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Chromatin structure, transcription, DNA replication, and repair are regulated via locus-specific incorporation of histone variants and posttranslational modifications that guide effector chromatin-binding proteins. Here we report unbiased, quantitative interactomes for the replication-coupled (H3.1) and replication-independent (H3.3) histone H3 variants based on BioID proximity labeling, which allows interactions in intact, living cells to be detected. Along with a significant proportion of previously reported interactions detected by affinity purification followed by mass spectrometry, three quarters of the 608 histone-associated proteins that we identified are new, uncharacterized histone associations. The data reveal important biological nuances not captured by traditional biochemical means. For example, we found that the chromatin assembly factor-1 histone chaperone not only deposits the replication-coupled H3.1 histone variant during S-phase but also associates with H3.3 throughout the cell cycle in vivo. We also identified other variant-specific associations, such as with transcription factors, chromatin regulators, and with the mitotic machinery. Our proximity-based analysis is thus a rich resource that extends the H3 interactome and reveals new sets of variant-specific associations.
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- Robert Siddaway
- The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Division of Pathology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Inserm, CHU Lille, U1192 - Protéomique Réponse Inflammatoire Spectrométrie de Masse - PRISM, Université de Lille, Lille, France
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- Genetics & Genome Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Genetics & Genome Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Genetics & Genome Biology Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumour Research Centre, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Division of Pathology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,For correspondence: Cynthia Hawkins
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Huang YC, Yuan W, Jacob Y. The Role of the TSK/TONSL-H3.1 Pathway in Maintaining Genome Stability in Multicellular Eukaryotes. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:9029. [PMID: 36012288 PMCID: PMC9409234 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23169029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Replication-dependent histone H3.1 and replication-independent histone H3.3 are nearly identical proteins in most multicellular eukaryotes. The N-terminal tails of these H3 variants, where the majority of histone post-translational modifications are made, typically differ by only one amino acid. Despite extensive sequence similarity with H3.3, the H3.1 variant has been hypothesized to play unique roles in cells, as it is specifically expressed and inserted into chromatin during DNA replication. However, identifying a function that is unique to H3.1 during replication has remained elusive. In this review, we discuss recent findings regarding the involvement of the H3.1 variant in regulating the TSK/TONSL-mediated resolution of stalled or broken replication forks. Uncovering this new function for the H3.1 variant has been made possible by the identification of the first proteins containing domains that can selectively bind or modify the H3.1 variant. The functional characterization of H3-variant-specific readers and writers reveals another layer of chromatin-based information regulating transcription, DNA replication, and DNA repair.
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yale University, 260 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
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Chandana BS, Mahto RK, Singh RK, Ford R, Vaghefi N, Gupta SK, Yadav HK, Manohar M, Kumar R. Epigenomics as Potential Tools for Enhancing Magnitude of Breeding Approaches for Developing Climate Resilient Chickpea. Front Genet 2022; 13:900253. [PMID: 35937986 PMCID: PMC9355295 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.900253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Epigenomics has become a significant research interest at a time when rapid environmental changes are occurring. Epigenetic mechanisms mainly result from systems like DNA methylation, histone modification, and RNA interference. Epigenetic mechanisms are gaining importance in classical genetics, developmental biology, molecular biology, cancer biology, epidemiology, and evolution. Epigenetic mechanisms play important role in the action and interaction of plant genes during development, and also have an impact on classical plant breeding programs, inclusive of novel variation, single plant heritability, hybrid vigor, plant-environment interactions, stress tolerance, and performance stability. The epigenetics and epigenomics may be significant for crop adaptability and pliability to ambient alterations, directing to the creation of stout climate-resilient elegant crop cultivars. In this review, we have summarized recent progress made in understanding the epigenetic mechanisms in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses and have also tried to provide the ways for the efficient utilization of epigenomic mechanisms in developing climate-resilient crop cultivars, especially in chickpea, and other legume crops.
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- B. S. Chandana
- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, India
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- Center for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- School of Agriculture and Food, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Boyce Thompson Institute, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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- Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR), New Delhi, India
- *Correspondence: Rajendra Kumar,
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Zumajo-Cardona C, Ambrose BA. Fleshy or dry: transcriptome analyses reveal the genetic mechanisms underlying bract development in Ephedra. EvoDevo 2022; 13:10. [PMID: 35477429 PMCID: PMC9047513 DOI: 10.1186/s13227-022-00195-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gnetales have a key phylogenetic position in the evolution of seed plants. Among the Gnetales, there is an extraordinary morphological diversity of seeds, the genus Ephedra, in particular, exhibits fleshy, coriaceous or winged (dry) seeds. Despite this striking diversity, its underlying genetic mechanisms remain poorly understood due to the limited studies in gymnosperms. Expanding the genomic and developmental data from gymnosperms contributes to a better understanding of seed evolution and development. RESULTS We performed transcriptome analyses on different plant tissues of two Ephedra species with different seed morphologies. Anatomical observations in early developing ovules, show that differences in the seed morphologies are established early in their development. The transcriptomic analyses in dry-seeded Ephedra californica and fleshy-seeded Ephedra antisyphilitica, allowed us to identify the major differences between the differentially expressed genes in these species. We detected several genes known to be involved in fruit ripening as upregulated in the fleshy seed of Ephedra antisyphilitica. CONCLUSIONS This study allowed us to determine the differentially expressed genes involved in seed development of two Ephedra species. Furthermore, the results of this study of seeds with the enigmatic morphology in Ephedra californica and Ephedra antisyphilitica, allowed us to corroborate the hypothesis which suggest that the extra envelopes covering the seeds of Gnetales are not genetically similar to integument. Our results highlight the importance of carrying out studies on less explored species such as gymnosperms, to gain a better understanding of the evolutionary history of plants.
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- Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona
- New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA.,The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, USA. .,The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
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Rozov SM, Permyakova NV, Sidorchuk YV, Deineko EV. Optimization of Genome Knock-In Method: Search for the Most Efficient Genome Regions for Transgene Expression in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23084416. [PMID: 35457234 PMCID: PMC9027324 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23084416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Plant expression systems are currently regarded as promising alternative platforms for the production of recombinant proteins, including the proteins for biopharmaceutical purposes. However, the accumulation level of a target protein in plant expression systems is still rather low compared with the other existing systems, namely, mammalian, yeast, and E. coli cells. To solve this problem, numerous methods and approaches have been designed and developed. At the same time, the random nature of the distribution of transgenes over the genome can lead to gene silencing, variability in the accumulation of recombinant protein, and also to various insertional mutations. The current research study considered inserting target genes into pre-selected regions of the plant genome (genomic “safe harbors”) using the CRISPR/Cas system. Regions of genes expressed constitutively and at a high transcriptional level in plant cells (housekeeping genes) that are of interest as attractive targets for the delivery of target genes were characterized. The results of the first attempts to deliver target genes to the regions of housekeeping genes are discussed. The approach of “euchromatization” of the transgene integration region using the modified dCas9 associated with transcription factors is considered. A number of the specific features in the spatial chromatin organization allowing individual genes to efficiently transcribe are discussed.
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Elisafenko EA, Evtushenko EV, Vershinin AV. The origin and evolution of a two-component system of paralogous genes encoding the centromeric histone CENH3 in cereals. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 21:541. [PMID: 34794377 PMCID: PMC8603533 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-021-03264-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The cereal family Poaceae is one of the largest and most diverse angiosperm families. The central component of centromere specification and function is the centromere-specific histone H3 (CENH3). Some cereal species (maize, rice) have one copy of the gene encoding this protein, while some (wheat, barley, rye) have two. We applied a homology-based approach to sequenced cereal genomes, in order to finally trace the mutual evolution of the structure of the CENH3 genes and the nearby regions in various tribes. RESULTS We have established that the syntenic group or the CENH3 locus with the CENH3 gene and the boundaries defined by the CDPK2 and bZIP genes first appeared around 50 Mya in a common ancestor of the subfamilies Bambusoideae, Oryzoideae and Pooideae. This locus came to Pooideae with one copy of CENH3 in the most ancient tribes Nardeae and Meliceae. The βCENH3 gene as a part of the locus appeared in the tribes Stipeae and Brachypodieae around 35-40 Mya. The duplication was accompanied by changes in the exon-intron structure. Purifying selection acts mostly on αCENH3s, while βCENH3s form more heterogeneous structures, in which clade-specific amino acid motifs are present. In barley species, the βCENH3 gene assumed an inverted orientation relative to αCENH3 and the CDPK2 gene was substituted with LHCB-l. As the evolution and domestication of plant species went on, the locus was growing in size due to an increasing distance between αCENH3 and βCENH3 because of a massive insertion of the main LTR-containing retrotransposon superfamilies, gypsy and copia, without any evolutionary preference on either of them. A comparison of the molecular structure of the locus in the A, B and D subgenomes of the hexaploid wheat T. aestivum showed that invasion by mobile elements and concomitant rearrangements took place in an independent way even in evolutionarily close species. CONCLUSIONS The CENH3 duplication in cereals was accompanied by changes in the exon-intron structure of the βCENH3 paralog. The observed general tendency towards the expansion of the CENH3 locus reveals an amazing diversity of ways in which different species implement the scenario described in this paper.
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- Evgeny A Elisafenko
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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Evolution of CG Methylation Maintenance Machinery in Plants. EPIGENOMES 2021; 5:epigenomes5030019. [PMID: 34968368 PMCID: PMC8594673 DOI: 10.3390/epigenomes5030019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cytosine methylation is an epigenetic mark present in most eukaryotic genomes that contributes to the regulation of gene expression and the maintenance of genome stability. DNA methylation mostly occurs at CG sequences, where it is initially deposited by de novo DNA methyltransferases and propagated by maintenance DNA methyltransferases (DNMT) during DNA replication. In this review, we first summarize the mechanisms maintaining CG methylation in mammals that involve the DNA Methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) enzyme and its cofactor, UHRF1 (Ubiquitin-like with PHD and RING Finger domain 1). We then discuss the evolutionary conservation and diversification of these two core factors in the plant kingdom and speculate on potential functions of novel homologues typically observed in land plants but not in mammals.
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Fal K, Tomkova D, Vachon G, Chabouté ME, Berr A, Carles CC. Chromatin Manipulation and Editing: Challenges, New Technologies and Their Use in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:E512. [PMID: 33419220 PMCID: PMC7825600 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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An ongoing challenge in functional epigenomics is to develop tools for precise manipulation of epigenetic marks. These tools would allow moving from correlation-based to causal-based findings, a necessary step to reach conclusions on mechanistic principles. In this review, we describe and discuss the advantages and limits of tools and technologies developed to impact epigenetic marks, and which could be employed to study their direct effect on nuclear and chromatin structure, on transcription, and their further genuine role in plant cell fate and development. On one hand, epigenome-wide approaches include drug inhibitors for chromatin modifiers or readers, nanobodies against histone marks or lines expressing modified histones or mutant chromatin effectors. On the other hand, locus-specific approaches consist in targeting precise regions on the chromatin, with engineered proteins able to modify epigenetic marks. Early systems use effectors in fusion with protein domains that recognize a specific DNA sequence (Zinc Finger or TALEs), while the more recent dCas9 approach operates through RNA-DNA interaction, thereby providing more flexibility and modularity for tool designs. Current developments of "second generation", chimeric dCas9 systems, aiming at better targeting efficiency and modifier capacity have recently been tested in plants and provided promising results. Finally, recent proof-of-concept studies forecast even finer tools, such as inducible/switchable systems, that will allow temporal analyses of the molecular events that follow a change in a specific chromatin mark.
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- Kateryna Fal
- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France; (K.F.); (G.V.)
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg CEDEX, France; (D.T.); (M.-E.C.)
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France; (K.F.); (G.V.)
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg CEDEX, France; (D.T.); (M.-E.C.)
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67084 Strasbourg CEDEX, France; (D.T.); (M.-E.C.)
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, INRAE, IRIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France; (K.F.); (G.V.)
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Pecinka A, Chevalier C, Colas I, Kalantidis K, Varotto S, Krugman T, Michailidis C, Vallés MP, Muñoz A, Pradillo M. Chromatin dynamics during interphase and cell division: similarities and differences between model and crop plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:5205-5222. [PMID: 31626285 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Genetic information in the cell nucleus controls organismal development and responses to the environment, and finally ensures its own transmission to the next generations. To achieve so many different tasks, the genetic information is associated with structural and regulatory proteins, which orchestrate nuclear functions in time and space. Furthermore, plant life strategies require chromatin plasticity to allow a rapid adaptation to abiotic and biotic stresses. Here, we summarize current knowledge on the organization of plant chromatin and dynamics of chromosomes during interphase and mitotic and meiotic cell divisions for model and crop plants differing as to genome size, ploidy, and amount of genomic resources available. The existing data indicate that chromatin changes accompany most (if not all) cellular processes and that there are both shared and unique themes in the chromatin structure and global chromosome dynamics among species. Ongoing efforts to understand the molecular mechanisms involved in chromatin organization and remodeling have, together with the latest genome editing tools, potential to unlock crop genomes for innovative breeding strategies and improvements of various traits.
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- Ales Pecinka
- Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Acad Sci, Centre of the Region Haná for Agricultural and Biotechnological Research, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- James Hutton Institute, Cell and Molecular Science, Pr Waugh's Lab, Invergowrie, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Crete, and Institute of Molecular Biology Biotechnology, FoRTH, Heraklion, Greece
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- Department of Agronomy Animal Food Natural Resources and Environment (DAFNAE) University of Padova, Agripolis viale dell'Università, Legnaro (PD), Italy
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- Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Experimental Botany, Czech Acad Sci, Praha 6 - Lysolaje, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Estación Experimental Aula Dei (EEAD), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Plant Molecular Genetics, National Center of Biotechnology/Superior Council of Scientific Research, Autónoma University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Jiang D, Borg M, Lorković ZJ, Montgomery SA, Osakabe A, Yelagandula R, Axelsson E, Berger F. The evolution and functional divergence of the histone H2B family in plants. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1008964. [PMID: 32716939 PMCID: PMC7410336 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Chromatin regulation of eukaryotic genomes depends on the formation of nucleosome complexes between histone proteins and DNA. Histone variants, which are diversified by sequence or expression pattern, can profoundly alter chromatin properties. While variants in histone H2A and H3 families are well characterized, the extent of diversification of histone H2B proteins is less understood. Here, we report a systematic analysis of the histone H2B family in plants, which have undergone substantial divergence during the evolution of each major group in the plant kingdom. By characterising Arabidopsis H2Bs, we substantiate this diversification and reveal potential functional specialization that parallels the phylogenetic structure of emergent clades in eudicots. In addition, we identify a new class of highly divergent H2B variants, H2B.S, that specifically accumulate during chromatin compaction of dry seed embryos in multiple species of flowering plants. Our findings thus identify unsuspected diverse properties among histone H2B proteins in plants that has manifested into potentially novel groups of histone variants. In addition to well-studied variants from core histones families H2A and H3, we report that land plants diversified their H2B family, leading to specialized H2B variants with specific patterns of expression, genomic distributions and properties.
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- Danhua Jiang
- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, The Innovative Academy of Seed Design, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse, Vienna, Austria
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Gu W, Yu D, Guan Y, Wang H, Qin T, Sun P, Hu Y, Wei J, Zheng H. The dynamic transcriptome of waxy maize (Zea mays L. sinensis Kulesh) during seed development. Genes Genomics 2020; 42:997-1010. [PMID: 32676852 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-020-00967-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Waxy maize (Zea mays L. sinensis Kulesh) is a mutant of maize (Zea mays L.) with a mutation at Waxy1 (Wx1) gene locus. The seed of waxy maize has higher viscosity compared to regular maize. By now, we know little about the expression patterns of genes that involved in the seed development of waxy maize. OBJECTIVE By analyzing the transcriptome data during waxy maize seed development, we attempt to dig out the genes that may influence the seed development of waxy maize. METHODS The seeds of waxy maize inbred line SWL01 from six phases after pollination were used to do RNA-seq. Bioinformatics methods were used to analyze the expression patterns of the expressed genes, to identify the genes involved in waxy maize seed development. RESULTS A total of 24,546 genes including 1611 transcription factors (TFs) were detected during waxy maize seed development. Coexpression analysis of expressed genes revealed the dynamic processes of waxy maize seed development. Particularly, 2457 genes including 177 TFs were specially expressed in waxy maize seed, some of which mainly involved in the process of seed dormancy and maturation. In addition, 2681, 5686, 4491, 4386, 3669 and 4624 genes were identified to be differential expressed genes (DEGs) at six phases compared to regular maize B73, and 113 DEGs among them may be key genes that lead the difference of seed development between waxy and regular maizes in milk stage. CONCLUSION In summary, we elucidated the expression patterns of expressed genes during waxy maize seed development globally. A series of genes that associated with seed development were identified in our research, which may provide an important resource for functional study of waxy maize seed development to help molecular assisted breeding.
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- Wei Gu
- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China
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- Crop Breeding and Cultivation Research Institute, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China. .,CIMMYT-China Specialty Maize Research Center, Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, 201403, China.
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Yan A, Borg M, Berger F, Chen Z. The atypical histone variant H3.15 promotes callus formation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Development 2020; 147:dev184895. [PMID: 32439757 DOI: 10.1242/dev.184895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Plants are capable of regenerating new organs after mechanical injury. The regeneration process involves genome-wide reprogramming of transcription, which usually requires dynamic changes in the chromatin landscape. We show that the histone 3 variant HISTONE THREE RELATED 15 (H3.15) plays an important role in cell fate reprogramming during plant regeneration in Arabidopsis H3.15 expression is rapidly induced upon wounding. Ectopic overexpression of H3.15 promotes cell proliferation to form a larger callus at the wound site, whereas htr15 mutation compromises callus formation. H3.15 is distinguished from other Arabidopsis histones by the absence of the lysine residue 27 that is trimethylated by the POLYCOMB REPRESSIVE COMPLEX 2 (PRC2) in constitutively expressed H3 variants. Overexpression of H3.15 promotes the removal of the transcriptional repressive mark H3K27me3 from chromatin, which results in transcriptional de-repression of downstream genes, such as WUSCHEL RELATED HOMEOBOX 11 (WOX11). Our results reveal a new mechanism for a release from PRC2-mediated gene repression through H3.15 deposition into chromatin, which is involved in reprogramming cell fate to produce pluripotent callus cells.
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- An Yan
- Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna BioCenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Natural Sciences and Science Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk, Singapore 637616, Singapore
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Kang H, Wu D, Fan T, Zhu Y. Activities of Chromatin Remodeling Factors and Histone Chaperones and Their Effects in Root Apical Meristem Development. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21030771. [PMID: 31991579 PMCID: PMC7038114 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 01/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Eukaryotic genes are packaged into dynamic but stable chromatin structures to deal with transcriptional reprogramming and inheritance during development. Chromatin remodeling factors and histone chaperones are epigenetic factors that target nucleosomes and/or histones to establish and maintain proper chromatin structures during critical physiological processes such as DNA replication and transcriptional modulation. Root apical meristems are vital for plant root development. Regarding the well-characterized transcription factors involved in stem cell proliferation and differentiation, there is increasing evidence of the functional implications of epigenetic regulation in root apical meristem development. In this review, we focus on the activities of chromatin remodeling factors and histone chaperones in the root apical meristems of the model plant species Arabidopsis and rice.
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Lei B, Berger F. H2A Variants in Arabidopsis: Versatile Regulators of Genome Activity. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2020; 1:100015. [PMID: 33404536 PMCID: PMC7747964 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2019.100015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The eukaryotic nucleosome prevents access to the genome. Convergently evolving histone isoforms, also called histone variants, form diverse families that are enriched over distinct features of plant genomes. Among the diverse families of plant histone variants, H2A.Z exclusively marks genes. Here we review recent research progress on the genome-wide distribution patterns and deposition of H2A.Z in plants as well as its association with histone modifications and roles in plant chromatin regulation. We also discuss some hypotheses that explain the different findings about the roles of H2A.Z in plants.
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Lai X, Stigliani A, Vachon G, Carles C, Smaczniak C, Zubieta C, Kaufmann K, Parcy F. Building Transcription Factor Binding Site Models to Understand Gene Regulation in Plants. MOLECULAR PLANT 2019; 12:743-763. [PMID: 30447332 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2018.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Transcription factors (TFs) are key cellular components that control gene expression. They recognize specific DNA sequences, the TF binding sites (TFBSs), and thus are targeted to specific regions of the genome where they can recruit transcriptional co-factors and/or chromatin regulators to fine-tune spatiotemporal gene regulation. Therefore, the identification of TFBSs in genomic sequences and their subsequent quantitative modeling is of crucial importance for understanding and predicting gene expression. Here, we review how TFBSs can be determined experimentally, how the TFBS models can be constructed in silico, and how they can be optimized by taking into account features such as position interdependence within TFBSs, DNA shape, and/or by introducing state-of-the-art computational algorithms such as deep learning methods. In addition, we discuss the integration of context variables into the TFBS modeling, including nucleosome positioning, chromatin states, methylation patterns, 3D genome architectures, and TF cooperative binding, in order to better predict TF binding under cellular contexts. Finally, we explore the possibilities of combining the optimized TFBS model with technological advances, such as targeted TFBS perturbation by CRISPR, to better understand gene regulation, evolution, and plant diversity.
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- Xuelei Lai
- CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INRA, BIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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- CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INRA, BIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INRA, BIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INRA, BIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INRA, BIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Department for Plant Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute for Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, INRA, BIG-LPCV, 38000 Grenoble, France.
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Rozov SM, Deineko EV. Strategies for Optimizing Recombinant Protein Synthesis in Plant Cells: Classical Approaches and New Directions. Mol Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893319020146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Kozłowska M, Niedojadło K, Brzostek M, Bednarska-Kozakiewicz E. Epigenetic marks in the Hyacinthus orientalis L. mature pollen grain and during in vitro pollen tube growth. PLANT REPRODUCTION 2016; 29:251-263. [PMID: 27422435 PMCID: PMC4978762 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-016-0289-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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During the sexual reproduction of flowering plants, epigenetic control of gene expression and genome integrity by DNA methylation and histone modifications plays an important role in male gametogenesis. In this study, we compared the chromatin modification patterns of the generative, sperm cells and vegetative nuclei during Hyacinthus orientalis male gametophyte development. Changes in the spatial and temporal distribution of 5-methylcytosine, acetylated histone H4 and histone deacetylase indicated potential differences in the specific epigenetic state of all analysed cells, in both the mature cellular pollen grains and the in vitro growing pollen tubes. Interestingly, we observed unique localization of chromatin modifications in the area of the generative and the vegetative nuclei located near each other in the male germ unit, indicating the precise mechanisms of gene expression regulation in this region. We discuss the differences in the patterns of the epigenetic marks along with our previous reports of nuclear metabolism and changes in chromatin organization and activity in hyacinth male gametophyte cells. We also propose that this epigenetic status of the analysed nuclei is related to the different acquired fates and biological functions of these cells.
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- Marlena Kozłowska
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, Poland
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Miao J, Frazier T, Huang L, Zhang X, Zhao B. Identification and Characterization of Switchgrass Histone H3 and CENH3 Genes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:979. [PMID: 27462323 PMCID: PMC4940616 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Switchgrass is one of the most promising energy crops and only recently has been employed for biofuel production. The draft genome of switchgrass was recently released; however, relatively few switchgrass genes have been functionally characterized. CENH3, the major histone protein found in centromeres, along with canonical H3 and other histones, plays an important role in maintaining genome stability and integrity. Despite their importance, the histone H3 genes of switchgrass have remained largely uninvestigated. In this study, we identified 17 putative switchgrass histone H3 genes in silico. Of these genes, 15 showed strong homology to histone H3 genes including six H3.1 genes, three H3.3 genes, four H3.3-like genes and two H3.1-like genes. The remaining two genes were found to be homologous to CENH3. RNA-seq data derived from lowland cultivar Alamo and upland cultivar Dacotah allowed us to identify SNPs in the histone H3 genes and compare their differential gene expression. Interestingly, we also found that overexpression of switchgrass histone H3 and CENH3 genes in N. benthamiana could trigger cell death of the transformed plant cells. Localization and deletion analyses of the histone H3 and CENH3 genes revealed that nuclear localization of the N-terminal tail is essential and sufficient for triggering the cell death phenotype. Our results deliver insight into the mechanisms underlying the histone-triggered cell death phenotype and provide a foundation for further studying the variations of the histone H3 and CENH3 genes in switchgrass.
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- Jiamin Miao
- Department of Horticulture, Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA, USA
- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an, China
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- Department of Grassland Science, Sichuan Agricultural UniversityYa'an, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA, USA
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Jiang D, Berger F. Histone variants in plant transcriptional regulation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2016; 1860:123-130. [PMID: 27412913 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 06/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Chromatin based organization of eukaryotic genome plays a profound role in regulating gene transcription. Nucleosomes form the basic subunits of chromatin by packaging DNA with histone proteins, impeding the access of DNA to transcription factors and RNA polymerases. Exchange of histone variants in nucleosomes alters the properties of nucleosomes and thus modulates DNA exposure during transcriptional regulation. Growing evidence indicates the important function of histone variants in programming transcription during developmental transitions and stress response. Here we review how histone variants and their deposition machineries regulate the nucleosome stability and dynamics, and discuss the link between histone variants and transcriptional regulation in plants. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Plant Gene Regulatory Mechanisms and Networks, edited by Dr. Erich Grotewold and Dr. Nathan Springer.
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- Danhua Jiang
- Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna Biocenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna Biocenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030 Vienna, Austria.
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Higo A, Niwa M, Yamato KT, Yamada L, Sawada H, Sakamoto T, Kurata T, Shirakawa M, Endo M, Shigenobu S, Yamaguchi K, Ishizaki K, Nishihama R, Kohchi T, Araki T. Transcriptional Framework of Male Gametogenesis in the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha L. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:325-38. [PMID: 26858289 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In land plants, there are two types of male gametes: one is a non-motile sperm cell which is delivered to the egg cell by a pollen tube, and the other is a motile sperm cell with flagella. The molecular mechanism underlying the sexual reproduction with the egg and pollen-delivered sperm cell is well understood from studies using model plants such as Arabidopsis and rice. On the other hand, the sexual reproduction with motile sperm has remained poorly characterized, due to the lack of suitable models. Marchantia polymorpha L. is a model basal land plant with sexual reproduction involving an egg cell and bi-flagellated motile sperm. To understand the differentiation process of plant motile sperm, we analyzed the gene expression profile of developing antheridia of M. polymorpha. We performed RNA-sequencing experiments and compared transcript profiles of the male sexual organ (antheridiophore and antheridium contained therein), female sexual organ (archegoniophore) and a vegetative organ (thallus). Transcriptome analysis showed that the antheridium expresses nearly half of the protein-coding genes predicted in the genome, but it also has unique features. The antheridium transcriptome shares some common features with male gamete transcriptomes of angiosperms and animals, and homologs of genes involved in male gamete formation and function in angiosperms and animals were identified. In addition, we showed that some of them had distinct expression patterns in the spermatogenous tissue of developing antheridia. This study provides a transcriptional framework on which to study the molecular mechanism of plant motile sperm development in M. polymorpha as a model.
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- Asuka Higo
- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kinki University, Kinokawa, 649-6493 Japan
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- Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Toba, 517-0004 Japan
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- Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Toba, 517-0004 Japan
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- Plant Global Education Project, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, 630-0192 Japan Present address: Faculty of Life Sciences, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, 603-8555 Japan
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- Plant Global Education Project, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Ikoma, 630-0192 Japan Present address: Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai, 980-8578 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan Present address: Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, 444-8585 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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- Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
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Takatsuka H, Umeda M. Epigenetic Control of Cell Division and Cell Differentiation in the Root Apex. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:1178. [PMID: 26734056 PMCID: PMC4689806 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.01178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Epigenetics is defined as heritable changes in gene expression and genome integrity that are accompanied by no alteration in DNA sequence. Throughout plant life cycle, many processes, including genome imprinting, stress responses, and cellular differentiation, are known to be determined by epigenetic regulation. The root apex is also considered to be under the control of epigenetic regulation for optimal growth under variable environments. Recent reports reveal that epigenetic control is especially important in the stem cell niche and the meristematic zone where both cell production and cell specification occur. DNA methylation, histone methylation, and histone acetylation are well-known epigenetic modifications, and each epigenetic modification has distinct roles in roots. Here, we review the updated findings that demonstrate the significance of epigenetic regulation in root apex of Arabidopsis.
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- Hirotomo Takatsuka
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyNara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and TechnologyNara, Japan
- Japan Science and Technology, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology AgencyIkoma, Japan
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Borg M, Berger F. Chromatin remodelling during male gametophyte development. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 83:177-188. [PMID: 25892182 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 04/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The plant life cycle alternates between a diploid sporophytic phase and haploid gametophytic phase, with the latter giving rise to the gametes. Male gametophyte development encompasses two mitotic divisions that results in a simple three-celled structure knows as the pollen grain, in which two sperm cells are encased within a larger vegetative cell. Both cell types exhibit a very different type of chromatin organization - highly condensed in sperm cell nuclei and highly diffuse in the vegetative cell. Distinct classes of histone variants have dynamic and differential expression in the two cell lineages of the male gametophyte. Here we review how the dynamics of histone variants are linked to reprogramming of chromatin activities in the male gametophyte, compaction of the sperm cell genome and zygotic transitions post-fertilization.
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- Michael Borg
- Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna Biocenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Gregor Mendel Institute, Vienna Biocenter, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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Vriet C, Hennig L, Laloi C. Stress-induced chromatin changes in plants: of memories, metabolites and crop improvement. Cell Mol Life Sci 2015; 72:1261-73. [PMID: 25578097 PMCID: PMC11113909 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1792-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Revised: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Exposure of plants to adverse environmental conditions leads to extensive transcriptional changes. Genome-wide approaches and gene function studies have revealed the importance of chromatin-level control in the regulation of stress-responsive gene expression. Advances in understanding chromatin modifications implicated in plant stress response and identifying proteins involved in chromatin-mediated transcriptional responses to stress are briefly presented in this review. We then highlight how chromatin-mediated gene expression changes can be coupled to the metabolic status of the cell, since many of the chromatin-modifying proteins involved in transcriptional regulation depend on cofactors and metabolites that are shared with enzymes in basic metabolism. Lastly, we discuss the stability and heritability of stress-induced chromatin changes and the potential of chromatin-based strategies for increasing stress tolerance of crops.
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- Cécile Vriet
- BVME UMR 7265, Lab Genet Biophys Plantes, Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, 13284, France,
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Duc C, Benoit M, Le Goff S, Simon L, Poulet A, Cotterell S, Tatout C, Probst AV. The histone chaperone complex HIR maintains nucleosome occupancy and counterbalances impaired histone deposition in CAF-1 complex mutants. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2015; 81:707-22. [PMID: 25600486 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Revised: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Chromatin organization is essential for coordinated gene expression, genome stability, and inheritance of epigenetic information. The main components involved in chromatin assembly are specific complexes such as Chromatin Assembly Factor 1 (CAF-1) and Histone Regulator (HIR), which deposit histones in a DNA synthesis-dependent or -independent manner, respectively. Here, we characterize the role of the plant orthologs Histone Regulator A (HIRA), Ubinuclein (UBN) and Calcineurin Binding protein 1 (CABIN1), which constitute the HIR complex. Arabidopsis loss-of-function mutants for the various subunits of the complex are viable, but hira mutants show reduced fertility. We show that loss of HIRA reduces extractable histone H3 protein levels and decreases nucleosome occupancy at both actively transcribed genes and heterochromatic regions. Concomitantly, HIRA contributes to maintenance of silencing of pericentromeric repeats and certain transposons. A genetic analysis based on crosses between mutants deficient in subunits of the CAF-1 and HIR complexes showed that simultaneous loss of both the CAF-1 and HIR histone H3 chaperone complexes severely affects plant survival, growth and reproductive development. Our results suggest that HIRA partially rescues impaired histone deposition in fas mutants to preserve nucleosome occupancy, implying plasticity in histone variant interaction and deposition.
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- Céline Duc
- Génétique, Reproduction et Développement, CNRS UMR 6293, Clermont Université, INSERM U1103, 24 Avenue des Landais, BP 80026, Aubière Cedex, 63171, France
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Genome-wide identification, evolutionary, and expression analyses of histone H3 variants in plants. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:341598. [PMID: 25815311 PMCID: PMC4357034 DOI: 10.1155/2015/341598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 02/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Histone variants alter the nucleosome structure and play important roles in chromosome segregation, transcription, DNA repair, and sperm compaction. Histone H3 is encoded by many genes in most eukaryotic species and is the histone that contains the largest variety of posttranslational modifications. Compared with the metazoan H3 variants, little is known about the complex evolutionary history of H3 variants proteins in plants. Here, we study the identification, evolutionary, and expression analyses of histone H3 variants from genomes in major branches in the plant tree of life. Firstly we identified all the histone three related (HTR) genes from the examined genomes, then we classified the four groups variants: centromeric H3, H3.1, H3.3 and H3-like, by phylogenetic analysis, intron information, and alignment. We further demonstrated that the H3 variants have evolved under strong purifying selection, indicating the conservation of HTR proteins. Expression analysis revealed that the HTR has a wide expression profile in maize and rice development and plays important roles in development.
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Horard B, Loppin B. Histone storage and deposition in the early Drosophila embryo. Chromosoma 2015; 124:163-75. [PMID: 25563491 DOI: 10.1007/s00412-014-0504-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Drosophila development initiates with the formation of a diploid zygote followed by the rapid division of embryonic nuclei. This syncytial phase of development occurs almost entirely under maternal control and ends when the blastoderm embryo cellularizes and activates its zygotic genome. The biosynthesis and storage of histones in quantity sufficient for chromatin assembly of several thousands of genome copies represent a unique challenge for the developing embryo. In this article, we have reviewed our current understanding of the mechanisms involved in the production, storage, and deposition of histones in the fertilized egg and during the exponential amplification of cleavage nuclei.
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- Béatrice Horard
- Centre de Génétique et de Physiologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire-CNRS UMR5534, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Lyon, 69100, Villeurbanne, France
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The study of epigenetics in plants has a long and rich history, from initial descriptions of non-Mendelian gene behaviors to seminal discoveries of chromatin-modifying proteins and RNAs that mediate gene silencing in most eukaryotes, including humans. Genetic screens in the model plant Arabidopsis have been particularly rewarding, identifying more than 130 epigenetic regulators thus far. The diversity of epigenetic pathways in plants is remarkable, presumably contributing to the phenotypic plasticity of plant postembryonic development and the ability to survive and reproduce in unpredictable environments.
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- Craig S Pikaard
- Department of Biology, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405
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- Gregor Mendel-Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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Engelhorn J, Blanvillain R, Carles CC. Gene activation and cell fate control in plants: a chromatin perspective. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:3119-37. [PMID: 24714879 PMCID: PMC11113918 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1609-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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In plants, environment-adaptable organogenesis extends throughout the lifespan, and iterative development requires repetitive rounds of activation and repression of several sets of genes. Eukaryotic genome compaction into chromatin forms a physical barrier for transcription; therefore, induction of gene expression requires alteration in chromatin structure. One of the present great challenges in molecular and developmental biology is to understand how chromatin is brought from a repressive to permissive state on specific loci and in a very specific cluster of cells, as well as how this state is further maintained and propagated through time and cell division in a cell lineage. In this review, we report recent discoveries implementing our knowledge on chromatin dynamics that modulate developmental gene expression. We also discuss how new data sets highlight plant specificities, likely reflecting requirement for a highly dynamic chromatin.
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- Julia Engelhorn
- Université Grenoble Alpes, UMR5168, 38041, Grenoble, France,
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Kawashima T, Berger F. Epigenetic reprogramming in plant sexual reproduction. Nat Rev Genet 2014; 15:613-24. [DOI: 10.1038/nrg3685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 193] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Otero S, Desvoyes B, Gutierrez C. Histone H3 dynamics in plant cell cycle and development. Cytogenet Genome Res 2014; 143:114-24. [PMID: 25060842 DOI: 10.1159/000365264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Chromatin is a macromolecular complex where DNA associates with histone proteins and a variety of non-histone proteins. Among the 4 histone types present in nucleosomes, histone H3 is encoded by a large number of genes in most eukaryotic species and is the histone that contains the largest variety of potential post-translational modifications in the N-terminal amino acid residues. In addition to centromeric histone H3, 2 major types of histone H3 exist, namely the canonical H3.1 and the variant H3.3. In this article, we review the most recent observations on the distinctive features of plant H3 proteins in terms of their expression and dynamics during the cell cycle and at various developmental stages. We also include a discussion on the histone H3 chaperones that actively participate in H3 deposition, in particular CAF-1, HIRA and ASF1, and on the putative plant homologs of human ATRX and DEK chaperones. Accumulating evidence confirms that the balanced deposition of H3.1 and H3.3 is of primary relevance for cell differentiation during plant organogenesis.
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- Sofía Otero
- Department of Genome Dynamics and Function, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Desvoyes B, Fernández-Marcos M, Sequeira-Mendes J, Otero S, Vergara Z, Gutierrez C. Looking at plant cell cycle from the chromatin window. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:369. [PMID: 25120553 PMCID: PMC4110626 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 07/11/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The cell cycle is defined by a series of complex events, finely coordinated through hormonal, developmental and environmental signals, which occur in a unidirectional manner and end up in producing two daughter cells. Accumulating evidence reveals that chromatin is not a static entity throughout the cell cycle. In fact, there are many changes that include nucleosome remodeling, histone modifications, deposition and exchange, among others. Interestingly, it is possible to correlate the occurrence of several of these chromatin-related events with specific processes necessary for cell cycle progression, e.g., licensing of DNA replication origins, the E2F-dependent transcriptional wave in G1, the activation of replication origins in S-phase, the G2-specific transcription of genes required for mitosis or the chromatin packaging occurring in mitosis. Therefore, an emerging view is that chromatin dynamics must be considered as an intrinsic part of cell cycle regulation. In this article, we review the main features of several key chromatin events that occur at defined times throughout the cell cycle and discuss whether they are actually controlling the transit through specific cell cycle stages.
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- *Correspondence: Crisanto Gutierrez, Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolas Cabrera 1, Cantoblanco, Madrid 28049, Spain e-mail:
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Ho KK, Zhang H, Golden BL, Ogas J. PICKLE is a CHD subfamily II ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling factor. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2012; 1829:199-210. [PMID: 23128324 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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PICKLE plays a critical role in repression of genes that regulate development identity in Arabidopsis thaliana. PICKLE codes for a putative ATP-dependent chromatin remodeler that exhibits sequence similarity to members of subfamily II of animal CHD remodelers, which includes remodelers such as CHD3/Mi-2 that also restrict expression of developmental regulators. Whereas animal CHD3 remodelers are a component of the Mi-2/NuRD complex that promotes histone deacetylation, PICKLE promotes trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 suggesting that it acts via a distinct epigenetic pathway. Here, we examine whether PICKLE is also a member of a multisubunit complex and characterize the biochemical properties of recombinant PICKLE protein. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that PICKLE-related proteins in plants share a common ancestor with members of subfamily II of animal CHD remodelers. Biochemical characterization of PICKLE in planta, however, reveals that PICKLE primarily exists as a monomer. Recombinant PICKLE protein is an ATPase that is stimulated by ssDNA and mononucleosomes and binds to both naked DNA and mononucleosomes. Furthermore, recombinant PICKLE exhibits ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling activity. These studies demonstrate that subfamily II CHD proteins in plants, such as PICKLE, retain ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling activity but act through a mechanism that does not involve the ubiquitous Mi-2/NuRD complex.
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- Kwok Ki Ho
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, USA
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Manzano C, Ramirez-Parra E, Casimiro I, Otero S, Desvoyes B, De Rybel B, Beeckman T, Casero P, Gutierrez C, C. del Pozo J. Auxin and epigenetic regulation of SKP2B, an F-box that represses lateral root formation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 160:749-62. [PMID: 22837358 PMCID: PMC3461553 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.198341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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In plants, lateral roots originate from pericycle founder cells that are specified at regular intervals along the main root. Here, we show that Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) SKP2B (for S-Phase Kinase-Associated Protein2B), an F-box protein, negatively regulates cell cycle and lateral root formation as it represses meristematic and founder cell divisions. According to its function, SKP2B is expressed in founder cells, lateral root primordia and the root apical meristem. We identified a novel motif in the SKP2B promoter that is required for its specific root expression and auxin-dependent induction in the pericycle cells. Next to a transcriptional control by auxin, SKP2B expression is regulated by histone H3.1/H3.3 deposition in a CAF-dependent manner. The SKP2B promoter and the 5' end of the transcribed region are enriched in H3.3, which is associated with active chromatin states, over H3.1. Furthermore, the SKP2B promoter is also regulated by H3 acetylation in an auxin- and IAA14-dependent manner, reinforcing the idea that epigenetics represents an important regulatory mechanism during lateral root formation.
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Howe ES, Clemente TE, Bass HW. Maize histone H2B-mCherry: a new fluorescent chromatin marker for somatic and meiotic chromosome research. DNA Cell Biol 2012; 31:925-38. [PMID: 22662764 PMCID: PMC3378959 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2011.1514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Revised: 01/26/2012] [Accepted: 01/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Cytological studies of fluorescent proteins are rapidly yielding insights into chromatin structure and dynamics. Here we describe the production and cytological characterization of new transgenic maize lines expressing a fluorescent histone fusion protein, H2B-mCherry. The transgene is expressed under the control of the maize ubiquitin1 promoter, including its first exon and intron. Polymerase chain reaction-based genotyping and root-tip microscopy showed that most of the lines carrying the transgene also expressed it, producing bright uniform staining of nuclei. Further, plants showing expression in root tips at the seedling stage also showed expression during meiosis, late in the life cycle. Detailed high-resolution three-dimensional imaging of cells and nuclei from various somatic and meiotic cell types showed that H2B-mCherry produced remarkably clear images of chromatin and chromosome fiber morphology, as seen in somatic, male meiotic prophase, and early microgametophyte cells. H2B-mCherry also yielded distinct nucleolus staining and was shown to be compatible with fluorescence in situ hybridization. We found several instances where H2B-mCherry was superior to DAPI as a generalized chromatin stain. Our study establishes these histone H2B-mCherry lines as new biological reagents for visualizing chromatin structure, chromosome morphology, and nuclear dynamics in fixed and living cells in a model plant genetic system.
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- Elizabeth S. Howe
- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska
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- Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
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Dynamic deposition of histone variant H3.3 accompanies developmental remodeling of the Arabidopsis transcriptome. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002658. [PMID: 22570629 PMCID: PMC3342937 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2011] [Accepted: 03/04/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In animals, replication-coupled histone H3.1 can be distinguished from replication-independent histone H3.3. H3.3 variants are enriched at active genes and their promoters. Furthermore, H3.3 is specifically incorporated upon gene activation. Histone H3 variants evolved independently in plants and animals, and it is unclear whether different replication-independent H3.3 variants developed similar properties in both phyla. We studied Arabidopsis H3 variants in order to find core properties of this class of histones. Here we present genome-wide maps of H3.3 and H3.1 enrichment and the dynamic changes of their profiles upon cell division arrest. We find H3.3 enrichment to positively correlate with gene expression and to be biased towards the transcription termination site. In contrast with H3.1, heterochromatic regions are mostly depleted of H3.3. We report that, in planta, dynamic changes in H3.3 profiles are associated with the extensive remodeling of the transcriptome that occurs during cell differentiation. We propose that H3.3 dynamics are linked to transcription and are involved in resetting covalent histone marks at a genomic scale during plant development. Our study suggests that H3 variants properties likely result from functionally convergent evolution. Histone proteins are assembled into nucleosomes to build the skeleton of chromosomes. Beyond their role as DNA scaffold, histones participate in the regulation of gene activity. Studies in animals have shown that the deposition of two different histone H3 variants, H3.1 and H3.3, requires distinct pathways and results in distinct profiles throughout the genome. H3 variants evolved independently in plants and animals. Hence, H3 variants' properties shared by plants and animals would reflect core functions that have been selected during evolution. Our study indicates that these core properties include the high enrichment of H3.3 at active genes and a relative low deposition of H3.3 over regions deprived of genes or with inactive genes. In contrast with H3.1, H3.3 incorporation is dynamic and accompanies global changes of gene activity at major developmental transitions. We anticipate that the dynamic link between H3.3 variants and transcription enables remodeling of histone modifications that contribute to developmental transitions.
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Stroud H, Otero S, Desvoyes B, Ramírez-Parra E, Jacobsen SE, Gutierrez C. Genome-wide analysis of histone H3.1 and H3.3 variants in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:5370-5. [PMID: 22431625 PMCID: PMC3325649 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1203145109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 167] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Nucleosomes package eukaryotic DNA and are composed of four different histone proteins, designated H3, H4, H2A, and H2B. Histone H3 has two main variants, H3.1 and H3.3, which show different genomic localization patterns in animals. We profiled H3.1 and H3.3 variants in the genome of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana and found that the localization of these variants shows broad similarity in plants and animals, along with some unique features. H3.1 was enriched in silent areas of the genome, including regions containing the repressive chromatin modifications H3 lysine 27 methylation, H3 lysine 9 methylation, and DNA methylation. In contrast, H3.3 was enriched in actively transcribed genes, especially peaking at the 3' end of genes, and correlated with histone modifications associated with gene activation, such as histone H3 lysine 4 methylation and H2B ubiquitylation, as well as RNA Pol II occupancy. Surprisingly, both H3.1 and H3.3 were enriched on defined origins of replication, as was overall nucleosome density, suggesting a novel characteristic of plant origins. Our results are broadly consistent with the hypothesis that H3.1 acts as the canonical histone that is incorporated during DNA replication, whereas H3.3 acts as the replacement histone that can be incorporated outside of S-phase during chromatin-disrupting processes like transcription.
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- Hume Stroud
- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolas Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolas Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolas Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095; and
- Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095
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- Centro de Biologia Molecular Severo Ochoa, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Nicolas Cabrera 1, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Akiyama T, Suzuki O, Matsuda J, Aoki F. Dynamic replacement of histone H3 variants reprograms epigenetic marks in early mouse embryos. PLoS Genet 2011. [PMID: 21998593 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002279 pgenetics-d-11-00020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Upon fertilization, reprogramming of gene expression is required for embryo development. This step is marked by DNA demethylation and changes in histone variant composition. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms causing these changes and their impact on histone modifications. We examined the global deposition of the DNA replication-dependent histone H3.1 and H3.2 variants and the DNA replication-independent H3.3 variant after fertilization in mice. We showed that H3.3, a euchromatic marker of gene activity, transiently disappears from the maternal genome, suggesting erasure of the oocyte-specific modifications carried by H3.3. After fertilization, H3.2 is incorporated into the transcriptionally silent heterochromatin, whereas H3.1 and H3.3 occupy unusual heterochromatic and euchromatin locations, respectively. After the two-cell stage, H3.1 and H3.3 variants resume their usual respective locations on heterochromatin and euchromatin. Preventing the incorporation of H3.1 and H3.2 by knockdown of the histone chaperone CAF-1 induces a reciprocal increase in H3.3 deposition and impairs heterochromatin formation. We propose that the deposition of different H3 variants influences the functional organization of chromatin. Taken together, these findings suggest that dynamic changes in the deposition of H3 variants are critical for chromatin reorganization during epigenetic reprogramming.
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- Tomohiko Akiyama
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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Akiyama T, Suzuki O, Matsuda J, Aoki F. Dynamic replacement of histone H3 variants reprograms epigenetic marks in early mouse embryos. PLoS Genet 2011; 7:e1002279. [PMID: 21998593 PMCID: PMC3188537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2011] [Accepted: 07/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Upon fertilization, reprogramming of gene expression is required for embryo development. This step is marked by DNA demethylation and changes in histone variant composition. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms causing these changes and their impact on histone modifications. We examined the global deposition of the DNA replication-dependent histone H3.1 and H3.2 variants and the DNA replication-independent H3.3 variant after fertilization in mice. We showed that H3.3, a euchromatic marker of gene activity, transiently disappears from the maternal genome, suggesting erasure of the oocyte-specific modifications carried by H3.3. After fertilization, H3.2 is incorporated into the transcriptionally silent heterochromatin, whereas H3.1 and H3.3 occupy unusual heterochromatic and euchromatin locations, respectively. After the two-cell stage, H3.1 and H3.3 variants resume their usual respective locations on heterochromatin and euchromatin. Preventing the incorporation of H3.1 and H3.2 by knockdown of the histone chaperone CAF-1 induces a reciprocal increase in H3.3 deposition and impairs heterochromatin formation. We propose that the deposition of different H3 variants influences the functional organization of chromatin. Taken together, these findings suggest that dynamic changes in the deposition of H3 variants are critical for chromatin reorganization during epigenetic reprogramming.
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- Tomohiko Akiyama
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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Costas C, Desvoyes B, Gutierrez C. A chromatin perspective of plant cell cycle progression. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2011; 1809:379-87. [PMID: 21453801 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2011] [Revised: 03/18/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The finely regulated series of events that span from the birth of a cell to the production of two new born cells encompass the cell cycle. Cell cycle progression occurs in a unidirectional manner and requires passing through a number of stages in response to cellular, developmental and environmental cues. In addition to these signaling cascades, transcriptional regulation plays a major role and acts coordinately with genome duplication during S-phase and chromosome segregation during mitosis. In this context, chromatin is revealing as a highly dynamic and major player in cell cycle regulation not only owing to the changes that occur as a consequence of cell cycle progression but also because some specific chromatin modifications are crucial to move across the cell cycle. These are particularly relevant for controlling transcriptional activation and repression as well as initiation of DNA replication and chromosome compaction. As a consequence the epigenetic landscape of a proliferating cell is very complex throughout the cell cycle. These aspects of chromatin dynamics together with the impact of epigenetic modifications on cell proliferation will be discussed in this article. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Epigenetic Control of cellular and developmental processes in plants.
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- Celina Costas
- Centro de Biologia Molecukar Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain
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The flowering plant germline is produced during the haploid gametophytic stage. Defining the germline is complicated by the extreme reduction of the male and female gametophytes, also referred to as pollen and embryo sac, respectively. Both male and female gamete progenitors are segregated by an asymmetric cell division, as is the case for the germline in animals. Genetic studies and access to the transcriptome of isolated gametes have provided a regulatory framework for the mechanisms that define the male germline. What specifies female germline identity remains unknown. Recent evidence indicates that an auxin gradient provides positional information and plays a role in defining the identity of the female gamete lineage. The animal germline is also marked by production of small RNAs, and recent evidence indicates that this trait might be shared with the plant gamete lineage.
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- Frédéric Berger
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604
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Zygotic Resetting of the HISTONE 3 Variant Repertoire Participates in Epigenetic Reprogramming in Arabidopsis. Curr Biol 2010; 20:2137-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 186] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2010] [Revised: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Twell D. Male gametogenesis and germline specification in flowering plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 24:149-60. [PMID: 21103996 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-010-0157-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2010] [Accepted: 11/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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During angiosperm male gametophyte development, the male germline is segregated by an asymmetric cell division of the haploid microspore. This review encompasses recent advances in understanding the genetic and molecular mechanisms involved in generating the male germline from this pluripotent germline initial and in specifying the production of the twin sperm cells required for double fertilization. Genetic studies and access to the transcriptome of isolated gametes have enabled remarkable progress in understanding some of the key regulators that control and integrate germ cell cycle progression with germline specification, and an emerging regulatory model is presented. Rapid advances have also been made in understanding epigenetic regulation and small RNA pathways in the male gametophyte and germline that impact on genome integrity and gamete development, traits that are shared with animal germlines. The review concludes with a perspective of the outstanding issues and directions of future research that will further our understanding of germline specification and the gametophytic control of pollen development.
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- David Twell
- Department of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK.
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Jullien PE, Berger F. DNA methylation reprogramming during plant sexual reproduction? Trends Genet 2010; 26:394-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2010.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2010] [Revised: 06/02/2010] [Accepted: 06/04/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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