核局部化的酸盐激酶控制了基素H3在氨酸11上的酸化
Pengcheng Hu1, Yanmei Xu1, Yanhua Su1
1Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Membraneless Organelles and Cellular Dynamics; School of Life Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.
在阿拉比多普西斯中,酸盐酶酶 (PK6,PK7,PK8) 在核中化组合素H3 (H3T11ph),影响基因转录和植物发育. 这一发现揭示了植物的表观遗传调节.
科学领域:
- 植物生物学 植物生物学
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 在氨酸11 (H3T11ph) 中的基素H3酸化会影响转录和染色体稳定性.
- 负责H3T11ph沉积的特定酶及其在植物中的功能作用以前是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 为了识别在植物中沉积H3T11ph的激酶.
- 阐明H3T11ph在调节植物生长和基因表达中的功能.
主要方法:
- 研究了PYRUVATE KINASE 6 (PK6),PK7,PK8与SWI2/SNF2-RELATED 1 COMPLEX 4 (SWC4) 的核定位和相互作用.
- 利用基因突变和淘汰方法来评估PKs和SWC4对植物表型和基因表达的影响.
- 对H3T11ph丰富及其与基因转录的相关性进行了全基因组分析.
主要成果:
- 核局部化的PK6,PK7和PK8被确定为负责Arabidopsis thaliana中H3T11ph沉积的主要激酶.
- 这些激酶或SWC4中的突变导致了FLC依赖的早期开花,较短的 hypocotyls 和较短的 pedicels.
- 发现H3T11ph在转录开始和终结部位被丰富,与基因转录水平呈正相关性.
- PK6和SWC4直接针对特定的基因 (FLC,MYB73,PRE1,TCP4,TCP10),通过H3T11ph沉积促进它们的转录.
结论:
- 核酸激酶6,7和8在调节H3T11ph水平方面发挥着至关重要的作用.
- 通过PKs和SWC4进行的表观遗传修饰对于调节植物生长和发育的关键方面至关重要.
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