Interactive roles of chromatin regulation and circadian clock function in plants

Abstract Circadian rhythms in transcription ultimately result in oscillations of key biological processes. Understanding how transcriptional rhythms are generated in plants provides an opportunity for fine-tuning growth, development, and responses to the environment. Here, we present a succinct desc...

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Main Authors: Z. Jeffrey Chen, Paloma Mas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Genome Biology
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13059-019-1672-9
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Summary:Abstract Circadian rhythms in transcription ultimately result in oscillations of key biological processes. Understanding how transcriptional rhythms are generated in plants provides an opportunity for fine-tuning growth, development, and responses to the environment. Here, we present a succinct description of the plant circadian clock, briefly reviewing a number of recent studies but mostly emphasizing the components and mechanisms connecting chromatin remodeling with transcriptional regulation by the clock. The possibility that intergenomic interactions govern hybrid vigor through epigenetic changes at clock loci and the function of epialleles controlling clock output traits during crop domestication are also discussed.
ISSN:1474-760X