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Wang H, Yan S, Wang W, Chen Y, Hong J, He Q, Diao X, Lin Y, Chen Y, Cao Y, Guo W, Fang W. Cropformer: An interpretable deep learning framework for crop genomic prediction. PLANT COMMUNICATIONS 2025; 6:101223. [PMID: 39690739 PMCID: PMC11956090 DOI: 10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2024] [Revised: 10/15/2024] [Accepted: 12/12/2024] [Indexed: 12/19/2024]
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Machine learning and deep learning are extensively employed in genomic selection (GS) to expedite the identification of superior genotypes and accelerate breeding cycles. However, a significant challenge with current data-driven deep learning models in GS lies in their low robustness and poor interpretability. To address these challenges, we developed Cropformer, a deep learning framework for predicting crop phenotypes and exploring downstream tasks. This framework combines convolutional neural networks with multiple self-attention mechanisms to improve accuracy. The ability of Cropformer to predict complex phenotypic traits was extensively evaluated on more than 20 traits across five major crops: maize, rice, wheat, foxtail millet, and tomato. Evaluation results show that Cropformer outperforms other GS methods in both precision and robustness, achieving up to a 7.5% improvement in prediction accuracy compared to the runner-up model. Additionally, Cropformer enhances the analysis and mining of genes associated with traits. We identified numerous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with potential effects on maize phenotypic traits and revealed key genetic variations underlying these differences. Cropformer represents a significant advancement in predictive performance and gene identification, providing a powerful general tool for improving genomic design in crop breeding. Cropformer is freely accessible at https://cgris.net/cropformer.
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- Hao Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; State Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong 261325, China
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- College of Information and Management Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- School of Engineering and Design, Technical University Munich, 85521 Munich, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- Frontiers Science Center for Molecular Design Breeding, Key Laboratory of Crop Heterosis and Utilization (MOE), and Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Resources and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Dong Y, Ma Y, Li Q, Cao Y, Dong D, Chen C, Zhang X, Fan Y, Jin X. Overexpression of histone demethylase gene SlJMJ18 and SlJMJ23 from tomato confers cadmium tolerance by regulating metal transport and hormone content in Arabidopsis. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 346:112169. [PMID: 38914158 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2024.112169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 06/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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A lower concentration of cadmium (Cd), a hazardous and non-essential element for plant growth, will have deleterious effects on plants and endanger human health. Histone demethylase (JHDM) is important for plants' ability to withstand abiotic stress, according to an increasing number of studies. The degree of expression of the SlJMJ18 and SlJMJ23 genes in different tomato tissues was confirmed by this study. These two genes were responsive to the heavy metals Cd, Hg, Pb, and Cu stress, according to fluorescence quantification and GUS staining. Interestingly, the overexpression transgenic Arabidopsis plants of two genes have different responses to Cd stress. While SlJMJ18-OE lines consistently display Cd resistance but an early-flowering phenotype, SlJMJ23-OE plants have sensitivity during the post-germination stage and then greater tolerance to Cd stress. It was discovered that these two genes may affect cadmium tolerance of plants by regulating the expression of hormone synthesis related genes and hormone contents (BRs and ABA). Moreover, SlJMJ23 may resist cadmium stress by increasing the total phenol content in plants. The functional significance of JMJs is better understood in this study, which also offers a theoretical foundation for the use of molecular technology to develop plants resistant to Cd and an experimental basis for the efficient use of land resources.
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- Yanlong Dong
- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Horticulture Branch, Heilongjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150069, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China.
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin 150025, China; Heilongjiang Research Center of Genuine Wild Medicinal Materials Germplasm Resources, Harbin 150025, China.
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Islam MT, Wang LC, Chen IJ, Lo KL, Lo WS. Arabidopsis JMJ17 promotes cotyledon greening during de-etiolation by repressing genes involved in tetrapyrrole biosynthesis in etiolated seedlings. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 231:1023-1039. [PMID: 33666236 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Arabidopsis histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) demethylases play crucial roles in several developmental processes, but their involvement in seedling establishment remain unexplored. Here, we show that Arabidopsis JUMONJI DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN17 (JMJ17), an H3K4me3 demethylase, is involved in cotyledon greening during seedling establishment. Dark-grown seedlings of jmj17 accumulated a high concentration of protochlorophyllide, an intermediate metabolite in the tetrapyrrole biosynthesis (TPB) pathway that generates chlorophyll (Chl) during photomorphogenesis. Upon light irradiation, jmj17 mutants displayed decreased cotyledon greening and reduced Chl level compared with the wild-type; overexpression of JMJ17 completely rescued the jmj17-5 phenotype. Transcriptomics analysis uncovered that several genes encoding key enzymes involved in TPB were upregulated in etiolated jmj17 seedlings. Consistently, chromatin immunoprecipitation-quantitative PCR revealed elevated H3K4me3 level at the promoters of target genes. Chromatin association of JMJ17 was diminished upon light exposure. Furthermore, JMJ17 interacted with PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR1 in the yeast two-hybrid assay. JMJ17 binds directly to gene promoters to demethylate H3K4me3 to suppress PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE OXIDOREDUCTASE C expression and TPB in the dark. Light results in de-repression of gene expression to modulate seedling greening during de-etiolation. Our study reveals a new role for histone demethylase JMJ17 in controlling cotyledon greening in etiolated seedlings during the dark-to-light transition.
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- Md Torikul Islam
- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Chung Hsing University, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Chung Hsing University, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, Academia Sinica and National Chung Hsing University, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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Cattaneo P, Graeff M, Marhava P, Hardtke CS. Conditional effects of the epigenetic regulator JUMONJI 14 in Arabidopsis root growth. Development 2019; 146:146/23/dev183905. [PMID: 31826870 DOI: 10.1242/dev.183905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Methylation of lysine 4 in histone 3 (H3K4) is a post-translational modification that promotes gene expression. H3K4 methylation can be reversed by specific demethylases with an enzymatic Jumonji C domain. In Arabidopsis thaliana, H3K4-specific JUMONJI (JMJ) proteins distinguish themselves by the association with an F/Y-rich (FYR) domain. Here, we report that jmj14 mutations partially suppress reduced root meristem size and growth vigor of brevis radix (brx) mutants. Similar to its close homologs, JMJ15, JMJ16 and JMJ18, the JMJ14 promoter confers expression in mature root vasculature. Yet, unlike jmj14, neither jmj16 nor jmj18 mutation markedly suppresses brx phenotypes. Domain-swapping experiments suggest that the specificity of JMJ14 function resides in the FYR domain. Despite JMJ14 promoter activity in the mature vasculature, jmj14 mutation affects root meristem size. However, JMJ14 protein is observed throughout the meristem, suggesting that the JMJ14 transcript region contributes substantially to the spatial aspect of JMJ14 expression. In summary, our data reveal a role for JMJ14 in root growth in sensitized genetic backgrounds that depends on its FYR domain and regulatory input from the JMJ14 cistron.
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- Pietro Cattaneo
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Biophore Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Biophore Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Biophore Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Biophore Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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The H3K27me3 demethylase REF6 promotes leaf senescence through directly activating major senescence regulatory and functional genes in Arabidopsis. PLoS Genet 2019; 15:e1008068. [PMID: 30969965 PMCID: PMC6457497 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The roles of histone demethylation in the regulation of plant flowering, disease resistance, rhythmical response, and seed germination have been elucidated recently; however, how histone demethylation affects leaf senescence remains largely unclear. In this study, we exploited yeast one-hybrid (Y1H) to screen for the upstream regulators of NONYELLOWING1 (NYE1), and identified RELATIVE OF EARLY FLOWERING6 (REF6), a histone H3 lysine 27 tri-methylation (H3K27me3) demethylase, as a putative binding protein of NYE1 promoter. By in vivo and in vitro analyses, we demonstrated that REF6 directly binds to the motif CTCGYTY in NYE1/2 promoters through its zinc finger domain and positively regulates their expression. Loss-of-function of REF6 delayed chlorophyll (Chl) degradation, whereas overexpression of REF6 accelerated Chl degradation. Subsequently, we revealed that REF6 positively regulates the general senescence process by directly up-regulating ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE 2 (EIN2), ORESARA1 (ORE1), NAC-LIKE, ACTIVATED BY AP3/PI (NAP), PYRUVATE ORTHOPHOSPHATE DIKINASE (PPDK), PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT 4 (PAD4), LIPOXYGENASE 1 (LOX1), NAC DOMAIN CONTAINING PROTEIN 3 (AtNAC3), and NAC TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-LIKE 9 (NTL9), the key regulatory and functional genes predominantly involved in the regulation of developmental leaf senescence. Importantly, loss-of-function of REF6 increased H3K27me3 levels at all the target Senescence associated genes (SAGs). We therefore conclusively demonstrate that H3K27me3 methylation represents an epigenetic mechanism prohibiting the premature transcriptional activation of key developmentally up-regulated senescence regulatory as well as functional genes in Arabidopsis. Leaves of higher plants start yellowing and subsequently die (senescence) at particular developmental stages as a result of both internal and external regulations. Leaf senescence is evolved to facilitate nutrient remobilization to young/important organs to meet their rapid development, and a large number of genes (Senescence associated genes, SAGs) are activated to regulate/facilitate the process. It has been intriguing how these genes are kept transcriptionally inactive to ensure an effective photosynthesis before the initiation of leaf senescence. Here, we reveal an epigenetic mechanism responsible for the prohibition of their premature transcription. We found that an H3K27me3 demethylase, RELATIVE OF EARLY FLOWERING 6 (REF6), directly promotes the expression of its ten target senescence regulatory and functional genes (EIN2, ORE1, NAP, AtNAC3, NTL9, NYE1/2, LOX1, PAD4, and PPDK), which are involved in major phytohormones’ signaling, biosynthesis, and chlorophyll degradation. Crucially, REF6 is substantially involved in promoting the H3K27me3 demethylation of both their promoter and/or coding regions during the aging process of leaves. We therefore provide conclusive evidence that H3K27me3 methylation is an epigenetic mechanism hindering the premature transcriptional activation of key SAGs, which helps to explain the “aging effect” of senescence initiation.
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Song T, Zhang Q, Wang H, Han J, Xu Z, Yan S, Zhu Z. OsJMJ703, a rice histone demethylase gene, plays key roles in plant development and responds to drought stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2018; 132:183-188. [PMID: 30212759 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2018.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 09/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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JmjC-domain-containing (JmjC) protein, an important kind of histone demethylase in plants, plays key roles in multiple growth and development processes and in adversity resistance. In this study, we found that OsJMJ703, a known histone demethylase, is expressed in various tissues. Furthermore, over-expression of OsJMJ703 influenced the type of rice panicle, and knock-down of the expression of OsJMJ703 showed an earlier flowering time in rice. In addition, OsJMJ703 is involved in abiotic stress. Transgenic rice of over-expressing OsJMJ703 is sensitive to drought stress, whereas knocking down OsJMJ703 enhances the tolerance to drought stress. This study provides a theoretical basis of the biological function of JmjC protein and further promotes the study of drought resistance.
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- Tao Song
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Hebei Collaboration Innovation Center for Cell Signaling, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050024, China.
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Lee K, Park OS, Seo PJ. JMJ30-mediated demethylation of H3K9me3 drives tissue identity changes to promote callus formation in Arabidopsis. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2018; 95:961-975. [PMID: 29923261 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/08/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Plant somatic cells can be reprogrammed by in vitro tissue culture methods, and massive genome-wide chromatin remodeling occurs, particularly during callus formation. Since callus tissue resembles root primordium, conversion of tissue identity is essentially required when leaf explants are used. Consistent with the fact that the differentiation state is defined by chromatin structure, which permits limited gene profiles, epigenetic changes underlie cellular reprogramming for changes to tissue identity. Although a histone methylation process suppressing leaf identity during leaf-to-callus transition has been demonstrated, the epigenetic factor involved in activation of root identity remains elusive. Here, we report that JUMONJI C DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 30 (JMJ30) stimulates callus formation by promoting expression of a subset of LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES-DOMAIN (LBD) genes that establish root primordia. The JMJ30 protein binds to promoters of the LBD16 and LBD29 genes along with AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR 7 (ARF7) and ARF19 and activates LBD expression. Consistently, the JMJ30-deficient mutant displays reduced callus formation with low LBD transcript levels. The ARF-JMJ30 complex catalyzes the removal of methyl groups from H3K9me3, especially at the LBD16 and LBD29 loci to activate their expression during leaf-to-callus transition. Moreover, the ARF-JMJ30 complex further recruits ARABIDOPSIS TRITHORAX-RELATED 2 (ATXR2), which promotes deposition of H3K36me3 at the LBD16 and LBD29 promoters, and the tripartite complex ensures stable LBD activation during callus formation. These results indicate that the coordinated epigenetic modifications promote callus formation by establishing root primordium identity.
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- Kyounghee Lee
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Korea
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Dutta A, Choudhary P, Caruana J, Raina R. JMJ27, an Arabidopsis H3K9 histone demethylase, modulates defense against Pseudomonas syringae and flowering time. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 91:1015-1028. [PMID: 28650521 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Histone methylation is known to dynamically regulate diverse developmental and physiological processes. Histone methyl marks are written by methyltransferases and erased by demethylases, and result in modification of chromatin structure to repress or activate transcription. However, little is known about how histone methylation may regulate defense mechanisms and flowering time in plants. Here we report characterization of JmjC DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN 27 (JMJ27), an Arabidopsis JHDM2 (JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase 2) family protein, which modulates defense against pathogens and flowering time. JMJ27 is a nuclear protein containing a zinc-finger motif and a catalytic JmjC domain with conserved Fe(II) and α-ketoglutarate binding sites, and displays H3K9me1/2 demethylase activity both in vitro and in vivo. JMJ27 is induced in response to virulent Pseudomonas syringae pathogens and is required for resistance against these pathogens. JMJ27 is a negative modulator of WRKY25 (a repressor of defense) and a positive modulator of several pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. Additionally, loss of JMJ27 function leads to early flowering. JMJ27 negatively modulates the major flowering regulator CONSTANS (CO) and positively modulates FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). Taken together, our results indicate that JMJ27 functions as a histone demethylase to modulate both physiological (defense) and developmental (flowering time) processes in Arabidopsis.
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- Aditya Dutta
- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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Temperature influences histone methylation and mRNA expression of the Jmj-C histone-demethylase orthologues during the early development of the oyster Crassostrea gigas. Mar Genomics 2015; 19:23-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Gan ES, Xu Y, Ito T. Dynamics of H3K27me3 methylation and demethylation in plant development. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2015; 10:e1027851. [PMID: 26313233 PMCID: PMC4883920 DOI: 10.1080/15592324.2015.1027851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/06/2015] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Epigenetic regulation controls multiple aspects of the plant development. The N-terminal tail of histone can be differently modified to regulate various chromatin activities. One of them, the trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 27 (H3K27me3) confers a repressive chromatin state with gene silencing. H3K27me3 is dynamically deposited and removed throughout development. While components of the H3K27me3 writer, Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2), have been reported for almost 2 decades, it is only recently that JUMONJI (JMJ) proteins are reported as H3K27me3 demethylases, affirming the dynamic nature of histone modifications. This review highlights recent progress in plant epigenetic research, focusing on the H3K27me3 demethylases.
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- Eng-Seng Gan
- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL); 1 Research Link; National University of Singapore; Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL); 1 Research Link; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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- Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL); 1 Research Link; National University of Singapore; Singapore
- Department of Biological Sciences; Faculty of Science; National University of Singapore; Singapore
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Jumonji demethylases moderate precocious flowering at elevated temperature via regulation of FLC in Arabidopsis. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5098. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Yan Y, Shen L, Chen Y, Bao S, Thong Z, Yu H. A MYB-domain protein EFM mediates flowering responses to environmental cues in Arabidopsis. Dev Cell 2014; 30:437-48. [PMID: 25132385 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Plants adjust the timing of the transition to flowering to ensure their reproductive success in changing environments. Temperature and light are major environmental signals that affect flowering time through converging on the transcriptional regulation of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) encoding the florigen in Arabidopsis. Here, we show that a MYB transcription factor EARLY FLOWERING MYB PROTEIN (EFM) plays an important role in directly repressing FT expression in the leaf vasculature. EFM mediates the effect of ambient temperature on flowering and is directly promoted by another major FT repressor, SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE. EFM interacts with an H3K36me2 demethylase JMJ30, which forms a negative feedback regulatory loop with the light-responsive circadian clock, to specifically demethylate an active mark H3K36me2 at FT. Our results suggest that EFM is an important convergence point that mediates plant responses to temperature and light to determine the timing of reproduction.
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- Yuanyuan Yan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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Fellous A, Favrel P, Guo X, Riviere G. The Jumonji gene family in Crassostrea gigas suggests evolutionary conservation of Jmj-C histone demethylases orthologues in the oyster gametogenesis and development. Gene 2014; 538:164-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 11/09/2013] [Accepted: 12/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shen Y, Conde e Silva N, Audonnet L, Servet C, Wei W, Zhou DX. Over-expression of histone H3K4 demethylase gene JMJ15 enhances salt tolerance in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:290. [PMID: 25009544 PMCID: PMC4068201 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Histone H3 lysine 4 trimethylation (H3K4me3) has been shown to be involved in stress-responsive gene expression and gene priming in plants. However, the role of H3K4me3 resetting in the processes is not clear. In this work we studied the expression and function of Arabidopsis H3K4 demethylase gene JMJ15. We show that the expression of JMJ15 was relatively low and was limited to a number of tissues during vegetative growth but was higher in young floral organs. Over-expression of the gene in gain-of-function mutants reduced the plant height with accumulation of lignin in stems, while the loss-of-function mutation did not produce any visible phenotype. The gain-of-function mutants showed enhanced salt tolerance, whereas the loss-of-function mutant was more sensitive to salt compared to the wild type. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that over-expression of JMJ15 down-regulated many genes which are preferentially marked by H3K4me3 and H3K4me2. Many of the down-regulated genes encode transcription regulators involved in stress responses. The data suggest that increased JMJ15 levels may regulate the gene expression program that enhances stress tolerance.
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- Yuan Shen
- Saclay Plant Science, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Université Paris-Sud 11Orsay, France
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- Saclay Plant Science, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Université Paris-Sud 11Orsay, France
- UMR 8618, CNRSOrsay, France
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- Saclay Plant Science, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Université Paris-Sud 11Orsay, France
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- Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Institute, Jianghan UniversityWuhan, China
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- Saclay Plant Science, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Université Paris-Sud 11Orsay, France
- UMR 8618, CNRSOrsay, France
- *Correspondence: Dao-Xiu Zhou, Institut de Biologie des Plantes, Université Paris-Sud 11, B630, 91405 Orsay, France e-mail:
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Gan ES, Huang J, Ito T. Functional Roles of Histone Modification, Chromatin Remodeling and MicroRNAs in Arabidopsis Flower Development. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 305:115-61. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-407695-2.00003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Fan D, Dai Y, Wang X, Wang Z, He H, Yang H, Cao Y, Deng XW, Ma L. IBM1, a JmjC domain-containing histone demethylase, is involved in the regulation of RNA-directed DNA methylation through the epigenetic control of RDR2 and DCL3 expression in Arabidopsis. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:8905-16. [PMID: 22772985 PMCID: PMC3467047 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Small RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is an important epigenetic pathway in Arabidopsis that controls the expression of multiple genes and several developmental processes. RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2 (RDR2) and DICER-LIKE 3 (DCL3) are necessary factors in 24-nt small interfering RNA (siRNA) biogenesis, which is part of the RdDM pathway. Here, we found that Increase in BONSAI Methylation 1 (IBM1), a conserved JmjC family histone demethylase, is directly associated with RDR2 and DCL3 chromatin. The mutation of IBM1 induced the hypermethylation of H3K9 and DNA non-CG sites within RDR2 and DCL3, which repressed their expression. A genome-wide analysis suggested that the reduction in RDR2 and DCL3 expression affected siRNA biogenesis in a locus-specific manner and disrupted RdDM-directed gene repression. Together, our results suggest that IBM1 regulates gene expression through two distinct pathways: direct association to protect genes from silencing by preventing the coupling of histone and DNA methylation, and indirect silencing of gene expression through RdDM-directed repression.
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- Di Fan
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, No. 7, Science Park Road, Zhongguancun Life Science Park, Beijing, 102206, China
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Yang H, Han Z, Cao Y, Fan D, Li H, Mo H, Feng Y, Liu L, Wang Z, Yue Y, Cui S, Chen S, Chai J, Ma L. A companion cell-dominant and developmentally regulated H3K4 demethylase controls flowering time in Arabidopsis via the repression of FLC expression. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002664. [PMID: 22536163 PMCID: PMC3334889 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Flowering time relies on the integration of intrinsic developmental cues and environmental signals. FLC and its downstream target FT are key players in the floral transition in Arabidopsis. Here, we characterized the expression pattern and function of JMJ18, a novel JmjC domain-containing histone H3K4 demethylase gene in Arabidopsis. JMJ18 was dominantly expressed in companion cells; its temporal expression pattern was negatively and positively correlated with that of FLC and FT, respectively, during vegetative development. Mutations in JMJ18 resulted in a weak late-flowering phenotype, while JMJ18 overexpressors exhibited an obvious early-flowering phenotype. JMJ18 displayed demethylase activity toward H3K4me3 and H3K4me2, and bound FLC chromatin directly. The levels of H3K4me3 and H3K4me2 in chromatins of FLC clade genes and the expression of FLC clade genes were reduced, whereas FT expression was induced and the protein expression of FT increased in JMJ18 overexpressor lines. The early-flowering phenotype caused by the overexpression of JMJ18 was mainly dependent on the functional FT. Our findings suggest that the companion cell–dominant and developmentally regulated JMJ18 binds directly to the FLC locus, reducing the level of H3K4 methylation in FLC chromatin and repressing the expression of FLC, thereby promoting the expression of FT in companion cells to stimulate flowering. Flowering is an important developmental transition during plant life cycle and the key process for production of the next generation. Flowering time is controlled by both intrinsic developmental and environmental signals. FLC and its target FT work as repressor and activator, respectively, to regulate flowering time in Arabidopsis; thus the regulation of FLC and FT expression is the key for the control of floral transition. Epigenetic modifications are critical for transcription regulation. Here, we show that a novel JmjC domain-containing histone H3K4 demethylase, JMJ18, is a key regulator for the expression of FLC and FT in companion cells and flowering time. JMJ18 is dominantly expressed in vascular tissue; its temporal expression pattern was developmentally regulated, and negatively and positively correlated with FLC and FT, respectively. JMJ18 mutation leads to weak late-flowering, while JMJ18 overexpressor exhibited an obvious early-flowering phenotype. JMJ18 binds to chromatin of FLC, represses its expression, and releases expression of FT in companion cells. Our results suggest that JMJ18 is a developmentally regulated companion cell–dominantly expressed signal to control flowering time by binding to FLC—reducing level of H3K4 methylation in FLC and repressing expression of FLC—thereby promoting expression of FT in companion cells during vegetative development in Arabidopsis.
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- Hongchun Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
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- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing, China
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, College of Biological Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China
- College of Life Sciences, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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Cho JN, Ryu JY, Jeong YM, Park J, Song JJ, Amasino RM, Noh B, Noh YS. Control of seed germination by light-induced histone arginine demethylation activity. Dev Cell 2012; 22:736-48. [PMID: 22483719 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.01.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Revised: 01/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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For optimal survival, various environmental and endogenous factors should be monitored to determine the appropriate timing for seed germination. Light is a major environmental factor affecting seed germination, which is perceived by phytochromes. The light-dependent activation of phytochrome B (PHYB) modulates abscisic acid and gibberellic acid signaling and metabolism. Thus far, several negative regulators of seed germination that act when PHYB is inactive have been reported. However, neither positive regulators of seed germination downstream of PHYB nor a direct mechanism for regulation of the hormone levels has been elucidated. Here, we show that the histone arginine demethylases, JMJ20 and JMJ22, act redundantly as positive regulators of seed germination. When PHYB is inactive, JMJ20/JMJ22 are directly repressed by the zinc-finger protein SOMNUS. However, upon PHYB activation, JMJ20/JMJ22 are derepressed, resulting in increased gibberellic acid levels through the removal of repressive histone arginine methylations at GA3ox1/GA3ox2, which in turn promotes seed germination.
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- Jung-Nam Cho
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea
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Genome-wide evaluation of histone methylation changes associated with leaf senescence in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33151. [PMID: 22427974 PMCID: PMC3299739 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2012] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Leaf senescence is the orderly dismantling of older tissue that allows recycling of nutrients to developing portions of the plant and is accompanied by major changes in gene expression. Histone modifications correlate to levels of gene expression, and this study utilizes ChIP-seq to classify activating H3K4me3 and silencing H3K27me3 marks on a genome-wide scale for soil-grown mature and naturally senescent Arabidopsis leaves. ChIPnorm was used to normalize data sets and identify genomic regions with significant differences in the two histone methylation patterns, and the differences were correlated to changes in gene expression. Genes that showed an increase in the H3K4me3 mark in older leaves were senescence up-regulated, while genes that showed a decrease in the H3K4me3 mark in the older leaves were senescence down-regulated. For the H3K27me3 modification, genes that lost the H3K27me3 mark in older tissue were senescence up-regulated. Only a small number of genes gained the H3K27me3 mark, and these were senescence down-regulated. Approximately 50% of senescence up-regulated genes lacked the H3K4me3 mark in both mature and senescent leaf tissue. Two of these genes, SAG12 and At1g73220, display strong senescence up-regulation without the activating H3K4me3 histone modification. This study provides an initial epigenetic framework for the developmental transition into senescence.
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Reňák D, Dupl'áková N, Honys D. Wide-scale screening of T-DNA lines for transcription factor genes affecting male gametophyte development in Arabidopsis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 25:39-60. [PMID: 22101548 DOI: 10.1007/s00497-011-0178-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Male gametophyte development leading to the formation of a mature pollen grain is precisely controlled at various levels, including transcriptional, post-transcriptional and post-translational, during its whole progression. Transcriptomic studies exploiting genome-wide microarray technologies revealed the uniqueness of pollen transcriptome and the dynamics of early and late successive global gene expression programs. However, the knowledge of transcription regulation is still very limited. In this study, we focused on the identification of pollen-expressed transcription factor (TF) genes involved in the regulation of male gametophyte development. To achieve this, the reverse genetic approach was used. Seventy-four T-DNA insertion lines were screened, representing 49 genes of 21 TF families active in either early or late pollen development. In the screen, ten phenotype categories were distinguished, affecting various structural or functional aspects, including pollen abortion, presence of inclusions, variable pollen grain size, disrupted cell wall structure, cell cycle defects, and male germ unit organization. Thirteen lines were not confirmed to contain the T-DNA insertion. Among 61 confirmed lines, about half (29 lines) showed strong phenotypic changes (i.e., ≥ 25% aberrant pollen) including four lines that produced a remarkably high proportion (70-100%) of disturbed pollen. However, the remaining 32 lines exhibited mild defects or resembled wild-type appearance. There was no significant bias toward any phenotype category among early and late TF genes, nor, interestingly, within individual TF families. Presented results have a potential to serve as a basal information resource for future research on the importance of respective TFs in male gametophyte development.
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- David Reňák
- Laboratory of Pollen Biology, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR, Rozvojová 263, 165 02 Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Lu SX, Tobin EM. Chromatin remodeling and the circadian clock: Jumonji C-domain containing proteins. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2011; 6:810-4. [PMID: 21617366 PMCID: PMC3218477 DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.6.15171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Circadian rhythms are a universal way for organisms, ranging from prokaryotes to humans, to maintain coordination with the daily changes of light and temperature. It is known that a functional circadian clock confers enhanced fitness. In both animals and plants, diverse physiological processes are affected by the clock and more than 10% of transcripts show a circadian rhythm. Recent advances in the field have revealed a link between circadian regulated gene expression and dynamic changes in chromatin. Jumonji C (JmjC) domain-containing proteins have been shown to be involved in chromatin remodeling, acting as histone demethylases. The recent discovery that a JmjC-domain containing protein functions as a novel clock component suggests that histone modification has evolved as an important mechanism at the core of the circadian machinery.
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- Sheen X Lu
- Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Lu SX, Knowles SM, Webb CJ, Celaya RB, Cha C, Siu JP, Tobin EM. The Jumonji C domain-containing protein JMJ30 regulates period length in the Arabidopsis circadian clock. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 155:906-15. [PMID: 21139085 PMCID: PMC3032475 DOI: 10.1104/pp.110.167015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Histone methylation plays an essential role in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression. Jumonji C (JmjC) domain-containing proteins are generally known as histone demethylases. Circadian clocks regulate a large number of biological processes, and recent studies suggest that chromatin remodeling has evolved as an important mechanism for regulating both plant and mammalian circadian systems. Here, we analyzed a subgroup of JmjC domain-containing proteins and identified Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) JMJ30 as a novel clock component involved in controlling the circadian period. Analysis of loss- and gain-of-function mutants of JMJ30 indicates that this evening-expressed gene is a genetic regulator of period length in the Arabidopsis circadian clock. Furthermore, two key components of the central oscillator of plants, transcription factors CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1 and LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL, bind directly to the JMJ30 promoter to repress its expression, suggesting that JMJ30 regulates the pace of the circadian clock in close association with the central oscillator. JMJ30 represents, to our knowledge, the first JmjC domain-containing protein involved in circadian function, and we envision that this provides a possible molecular connection between chromatin remodeling and the circadian clock.
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- Department of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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Involvement of a Jumonji-C domain-containing histone demethylase in DRM2-mediated maintenance of DNA methylation. EMBO Rep 2010; 11:950-5. [PMID: 21052090 PMCID: PMC2999860 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2010.158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2010] [Revised: 09/05/2010] [Accepted: 09/06/2010] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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This work identifies an H3K4m3 demethylase from the Jumonji family (JMJ14) that is required for DRM2-mediated DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana, showing that H3K4m3 marks have a negative impact on the siRNA-driven DRM2 pathway. Histone demethylases—both lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) and Jumonji-C (JmjC) domain-containing proteins—are broadly implicated in the regulation of chromatin-dependent processes. In Arabidopsis thaliana, histone marks directly affect DNA methylation, and mutations in LSD1 homologues show reduced DNA methylation at some loci. We screened transfer DNA mutations in genes encoding JmjC domains for defects in DNA methylation. Mutations in jmj14 result in reduced DNA methylation in non-CG contexts at targets of DRM2 (domains rearranged methyltransferase 2)-mediated RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM), which is associated with an increase in H3K4m3. Unlike other components of RdDM, JMJ14 is not required for de novo methylation of a transgene, suggesting that JMJ14 is specifically involved in the maintenance phase of DRM2-mediated RdDM.
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Jeong JH, Song HR, Ko JH, Jeong YM, Kwon YE, Seol JH, Amasino RM, Noh B, Noh YS. Repression of FLOWERING LOCUS T chromatin by functionally redundant histone H3 lysine 4 demethylases in Arabidopsis. PLoS One 2009; 4:e8033. [PMID: 19946624 PMCID: PMC2777508 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2009] [Accepted: 10/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) plays a key role as a mobile floral induction signal that initiates the floral transition. Therefore, precise control of FT expression is critical for the reproductive success of flowering plants. Coexistence of bivalent histone H3 lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3) and H3K4me3 marks at the FT locus and the role of H3K27me3 as a strong FT repression mechanism in Arabidopsis have been reported. However, the role of an active mark, H3K4me3, in FT regulation has not been addressed, nor have the components affecting this mark been identified. Mutations in Arabidopsis thaliana Jumonji4 (AtJmj4) and EARLY FLOWERING6 (ELF6), two Arabidopsis genes encoding Jumonji (Jmj) family proteins, caused FT-dependent, additive early flowering correlated with increased expression of FT mRNA and increased H3K4me3 levels within FT chromatin. Purified recombinant AtJmj4 protein possesses specific demethylase activity for mono-, di-, and trimethylated H3K4. Tagged AtJmj4 and ELF6 proteins associate directly with the FT transcription initiation region, a region where the H3K4me3 levels were increased most significantly in the mutants. Thus, our study demonstrates the roles of AtJmj4 and ELF6 as H3K4 demethylases directly repressing FT chromatin and preventing precocious flowering in Arabidopsis.
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- Ju-Hee Jeong
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Environmental Biotechnology National Core Research Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- Global Research Laboratory for Floral Regulatory Signaling, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
- * E-mail: (BN); (YSN)
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