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Multifaceted functions of histone deacetylases in stress response
Xiaoyun Cui1, Avilien Dard2, Jean-Philippe Reichheld3
1Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRA, Université Paris-Saclay, 91405 Orsay, France.
Abstract:
Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are important chromatin regulators essential for plant tolerance to adverse environments. In addition to histone deacetylation and epigenetic regulation, HDACs deacetylate non-histone proteins and thereby regulate multiple pathways. Like other post-translational modifications (PTMs), acetylation/deacetylation is a reversible switch regulating different cellular processes in plants. Here, by focusing on results obtained in arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) and rice plants, we analyze the different aspects of HDAC functions and the underlying regulatory mechanisms in modulating plant responses to stress. We hypothesize that, in addition to epigenetic regulation of gene expression, HDACs can also control plant tolerance to stress by regulating transcription, translation, and metabolic activities and possibly assembly-disassembly of stress granules (SGs) through lysine deacetylation of non-histone proteins.
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