Segregation of an MSH1 RNAi transgene produces heritable non-genetic memory in association with methylome reprogramming
Segregation of an MSH1 RNAi transgene produces heritable non-genetic memory in association with methylome reprogramming
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DOI:
10.1038/s41467-020-16036-8
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发表时间:
2020-05-05
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16.6
通讯作者:
Mackenzie, Sally A.
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作者:
Yang, Xiaodong;Sanchez, Robersy;Mackenzie, Sally A.
MSH1 is a plant-specific protein. RNAi suppression of MSH1 results in phenotype variability for developmental and stress response pathways. Segregation of the RNAi transgene produces non-genetic msh1 'memory' with multi-generational inheritance. First-generation memory versus non-memory comparison, and six-generation inheritance studies, identifies gene-associated, heritable methylation repatterning. Genome-wide methylome analysis integrated with RNAseq and network-based enrichment studies identifies altered circadian clock networks, and phytohormone and stress response pathways that intersect with circadian control. A total of 373 differentially methylated loci comprising these networks are sufficient to discriminate memory from nonmemory full sibs. Methylation inhibitor 5-azacytidine diminishes the differences between memory and wild type for growth, gene expression and methylation patterning. The msh1 reprogramming is dependent on functional HISTONE DEACETYLASE 6 and methyltransferase MET1, and transition to memory requires the RNA-directed DNA methylation pathway. This system of phenotypic plasticity may serve as a potent model for defining accelerated plant adaptation during environmental change. Segregation of an MSH1 RNAi transgene produces non-genetic memory that displays transgenerational inheritance in Arabidopsis. Here, the authors compare memory and non-memory full-sib progenies to show the involvement of DNA methylation reprogramming, involving the RdDM pathway, in transition to a heritable memory state.