Histone variants and chromatin assembly in plant abiotic stress responses
Histone variants and chromatin assembly in plant abiotic stress responses
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植物非生物胁迫反应中的组蛋白变异和染色质组装
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbagrm.2011.07.012
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发表时间:
2012-03-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
Shen, Wen-Hui
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作者:
Zhu, Yan;Dong, Aiwu;Shen, Wen-Hui
Genome organization into nucleosomes and higher-order chromatin structures has profound implications for the regulation of gene expression. DNA replication and repair. The structure of chromatin can be remodeled by several mechanisms; among others, nucleosome assembly/disassembly and replacement of canonical histones with histone variants constitute important ones. In this review, we provide a brief description on the current knowledge about histone chaperones involved in nucleosome assembly/disassembly and hit tone variants in Arabidopsis thaliana. We discuss recent advances in revealing crucial functions of histone chaperones, nucleosome assembly/disassembly and histone variants in plant response to abiotic stresses. It appears that chromatin structure remodeling may provide a flexible, global and stable means for the regulation of gene transcription to help plants more effectively cope with environmental stresses. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Histone chaperones and chromatin assembly. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.