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Detection of Histone Modifications in Plant Leaves
Published on: September 23, 2011
Histone deacetylation-mediated cellular dedifferentiation in Arabidopsis
Kyounghee Lee1, Ok-Sun Park2, Su-Jin Jung2
1Department of Bioactive Material Sciences and Research Center of Bioactive Materials, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Chromatin structure determines the accessibility of transcriptional regulators to target DNA and contributes to regulation of gene expression. Posttranslational modifications of core histone proteins underlie the reversible changes in chromatin structure. Epigenetic regulation is closely associated with cellular differentiation. Consistently, we found that histone deacetylation is required for callus formation from leaf explants in Arabidopsis . Treatment with trichostatin A (TSA) led to defective callus formation on callus-inducing medium (CIM). Gene expression profiling revealed that a subset of HDAC genes, including HISTONE DEACETYLASE 9 (HDA9), HD-TUINS PROTEIN 1 (HDT1), HDT2, HDT4, and SIRTUIN 1 (SRT1), was significantly up-regulated in calli. In support of this, genetic mutations of HDA9 or HDT1 showed reduced capability of callus formation, probably owing to their roles in regulating auxin and embryonic and meristematic developmental signaling. Taken together, our findings suggest that histone deacetylation is intimately associated with the leaf-to-callus transition, and multiple signaling pathways are controlled by means of histone modification during cellular dedifferentiation.
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