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Genome-wide Analysis of Histone Modifications Distribution using the Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing Method in Magnaporthe oryzae
Published on: June 2, 2021
The chromatin remodeller MdRAD5B enhances drought tolerance by coupling MdLHP1-mediated H3K27me3 in apple
Yi Song1, Jieqiang He1, Junxing Guo1
1State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China.
Abstract:
RAD5B belongs to the Rad5/16-like group of the SNF2 family, which often functions in chromatin remodelling. However, whether RAD5B is involved in chromatin remodelling, histone modification, and drought stress tolerance is largely unclear. We identified a drought-inducible chromatin remodeler, MdRAD5B, which positively regulates apple drought tolerance. Transposase-accessible chromatin with high-throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq) analysis showed that MdRAD5B affects the expression of 466 drought-responsive genes through its chromatin remodelling function in response to drought stress. In addition, MdRAD5B interacts with and degrades MdLHP1, a crucial regulator of histone H3 trimethylation at K27 (H3K27me3), through the ubiquitin-independent 20S proteasome. Chromatin immunoprecipitation-sequencing (ChIP-seq) analysis revealed that MdRAD5B modulates the H3K27me3 deposition of 615 genes in response to drought stress. Genetic interaction analysis showed that MdRAD5B mediates the H3K27me3 deposition of drought-responsive genes through MdLHP1, which causes their expression changes under drought stress. Our results unravelled a dual function of MdRAD5B in gene expression modulation in apple in response to drought, that is, via the regulation of chromatin remodelling and H3K27me3.
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