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Epigenetic Control of Plant Immunity

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Epigenetic Memory and Control in Plants

Part of the book series: Signaling and Communication in Plants ((SIGCOMM,volume 18))

Abstract

Plant immunity relies on two cell autonomous immune pathways present in each cell and on systemic signals emanating from local challenged sites, which enhance immunity in distal unchallenged cells. Activation of these different immune branches entails extensive transcriptional reprogramming of a largely common set of defense-related genes, leading to the termination or restriction of pathogen propagation at the cost of plant growth. Emerging evidence points to a role of chromatin remodeling and dynamics as a key mechanistic basis for timely and appropriate activation of immune response in plants. One such phenomenon that appears to be under epigenetic control involves defense priming that is conditioned upon immune activation or interactions with beneficial microbes. In defense priming, target defense-related genes are not actively transcribed but poised for a greater and/or faster activation upon second stimulation. Moreover, a growing list of nuclear-localized pathogen effectors also implies their possible role in the alteration of host chromatin configuration for virulence promotion. Epigenetic control of defense-related genes seems to represent an as-yet-underexplored interface during plant–pathogen interactions.

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Saijo, Y., Reimer-Michalski, EM. (2013). Epigenetic Control of Plant Immunity. In: Grafi, G., Ohad, N. (eds) Epigenetic Memory and Control in Plants. Signaling and Communication in Plants, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35227-0_4

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