The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants

Abiotic stress greatly threaten plants’ growth and ultimately impact crop productivity. Plants have evolved sophisticated regulatory mechanisms to cope with stressful conditions, including undergoing physiological changes through genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Histone methylat...

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Main Authors: Lei Shi, Xiaoyun Cui, Yuan Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Plant Stress
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X23001707
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description Abiotic stress greatly threaten plants’ growth and ultimately impact crop productivity. Plants have evolved sophisticated regulatory mechanisms to cope with stressful conditions, including undergoing physiological changes through genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Histone methylation takes an essential part in epigenetic regulation of the expression of numerous genes in plant response to abiotic stresses. In this review, we summarize the recent progress on the regulation of histone methylation in plant response to abiotic stress, including drought, high salinity, high temperature, and cold. We also discuss the roles of histone methylation in the formation of plant stress memory, as well as the metabolic regulation of histone methylation under abiotic stress in plants. We posit that a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms and functional roles of histone methylation in abiotic stress responses will accelerate plant breeding, improve stress resistance and substantially enhance biomass and crop yield.
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spelling doaj.art-7292947df6e94893bf7de7868c95f8e72023-12-03T05:43:43ZengElsevierPlant Stress2667-064X2024-03-0111100303The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plantsLei Shi0Xiaoyun Cui1Yuan Shen2International Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China; School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR ChinaKey Laboratory of Stress Physiology and Ecology in Cold and Arid Regions, Gansu Province, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, PR China; Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, Orsay 91405, France; Corresponding author.International Joint Research Laboratory for Recombinant Pharmaceutical Protein Expression System of Henan, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China; School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China; Corresponding author at: School of Pharmacy, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, PR China.Abiotic stress greatly threaten plants’ growth and ultimately impact crop productivity. Plants have evolved sophisticated regulatory mechanisms to cope with stressful conditions, including undergoing physiological changes through genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Histone methylation takes an essential part in epigenetic regulation of the expression of numerous genes in plant response to abiotic stresses. In this review, we summarize the recent progress on the regulation of histone methylation in plant response to abiotic stress, including drought, high salinity, high temperature, and cold. We also discuss the roles of histone methylation in the formation of plant stress memory, as well as the metabolic regulation of histone methylation under abiotic stress in plants. We posit that a comprehensive understanding of the molecular mechanisms and functional roles of histone methylation in abiotic stress responses will accelerate plant breeding, improve stress resistance and substantially enhance biomass and crop yield.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X23001707Abiotic stressHistone methylationHistone methyltransferaseHistone demethylaseEpigenetic memoryMetabolic regulation
spellingShingle Lei Shi
Xiaoyun Cui
Yuan Shen
The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
Plant Stress
Abiotic stress
Histone methylation
Histone methyltransferase
Histone demethylase
Epigenetic memory
Metabolic regulation
title The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
title_full The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
title_fullStr The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
title_full_unstemmed The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
title_short The roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
title_sort roles of histone methylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses in plants
topic Abiotic stress
Histone methylation
Histone methyltransferase
Histone demethylase
Epigenetic memory
Metabolic regulation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667064X23001707
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