J 2024

Histone Chaperone Deficiency in Arabidopsis Plants Triggers Adaptive Epigenetic Changes in Histone Variants and Modifications

FRANEK, Michal, Martina NEŠPOR DADEJOVÁ, Pavlína PÍREK, Karolína KRYŠTOFOVÁ, Tereza DOBISOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Histone Chaperone Deficiency in Arabidopsis Plants Triggers Adaptive Epigenetic Changes in Histone Variants and Modifications

Authors

FRANEK, Michal, Martina NEŠPOR DADEJOVÁ, Pavlína PÍREK, Karolína KRYŠTOFOVÁ, Tereza DOBISOVÁ, Zbyněk ZDRÁHAL, Martina DVOŘÁČKOVÁ and Gabriela LOCHMANOVÁ

Edition

2024

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10611 Plant sciences, botany

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Organization unit

Central European Institute of Technology

Keywords in English

Arabidopsis; chromatin remodeling; histone chaperone complex; histone variants; immunochemistry; mass spectrometry; post-translational modifications

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 18/9/2024 12:13, Mgr. Eva Dubská

Abstract

V originále

At the molecular scale, adaptive advantages during plant growth and development rely on modulation of gene expression, primarily provided by epigenetic machinery. One crucial part of this machinery is histone posttranslational modifications, which form a flexible system, driving transient changes in chromatin, and defining particular epigenetic states. Posttranslational modifications work in concert with replication-independent histone variants further adapted for transcriptional regulation and chromatin repair. However, little is known about how such complex regulatory pathways are orchestrated and interconnected in cells. In this work, we demonstrate the utility of mass spectrometry-based approaches to explore how different epigenetic layers interact in Arabidopsis mutants lacking certain histone chaperones. We show that defects in histone chaperone function (e.g., chromatin assembly factor-1 or nucleosome assembly protein 1 mutations) translate into an altered epigenetic landscape, which aids the plant in mitigating internal instability. We observe changes in both the levels and distribution of H2A.W.7, altogether with partial repurposing of H3.3 and changes in the key repressive (H3K27me1/2) or euchromatic marks (H3K36me1/2). These shifts in the epigenetic profile serve as a compensatory mechanism in response to impaired integration of the H3.1 histone in the fas1 mutants. Altogether, our findings suggest that maintaining genome stability involves a two-tiered approach. The first relies on flexible adjustments in histone marks, while the second level requires the assistance of chaperones for histone variant replacement.

Links

GA22-28190S, research and development project
Name: Komplexní charakterizace histonových epigenetických značek
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Comprehensive characterization of histone epigenetic marks
GA23-06643S, research and development project
Name: Dispozice, výskyt a zpracování DNA lézí v genomu rostlin Arabidopsis thaliana defektních pro reparaci DNA a sestavování nukleozomů
Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Disposition, distribution, and processing of DNA lesions in the genome of Arabidopsis thaliana plants defective in DNA repair and nucleosome assembly
MUNI/R/1364/2023, interní kód MU
Name: Mechanizmy opravy DNA u rostliny Arabidopsis thaliana
Investor: Masaryk University, DNA repair mechanisms in plant Arabidopsis thaliana, CAREER RESTART
90254, large research infrastructures
Name: e-INFRA CZ II