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Histones and Plant Hormones: New Evidence for an Interesting Interplay

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As any living organism, plants have to respond to a wide variety of biotic and abiotic signals. One of the most important challenges for the plant cell is the response to plant hormones, compounds that regulate almost all aspects of plant development. This process involves the appropriate alteration of chromatin structure and function which can be facilitated by a number of different mechanisms, including histone covalent modifications, incorporation of distinct histone variants, chromatin remodeling and epigenetic regulation of gene expression. On the other hand, distinct chromatin states may in turn influence plant hormone biosynthesis and signaling. This article aims to review the evidence accumulated the last years concerning the effect of the major plant hormones - auxin, gibberellins, cytokinins, ethylene, abscisic acid, brassinosteroids and jasmonic acid - signaling on histone variants and modification pattern and to discuss the interplay between histones and hormones at plant chromatin.

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Comme tout organisme vivant, les plantes doivent répondre à une grande variété de signaux biotiques et abiotiques. L’un des défis les plus importants pour la cellule végétale est la réponse aux hormones végétales, des composés qui régulent presque tous les aspects du développement des plantes. Ce processus implique la modification appropriée de la structure et la fonction de la chromatine, qui est facilitée par plusieurs mécanismes différents, y compris les modifications covalentes des histones, l’incorporation de différents variants d’histones, le remodelage de la chromatine et la régulation épigénétique de l’expression des gènes. D’autre part, les états chromatiniens distincts peuvent à leur tour influencer la biosynthèse et la signalisation des hormones végétales. Cet article vise à examiner les preuves accumulées pendant les dernières années concernant l’effet de la signalisation des hormones végétales majeures – l’auxine, les gibbérellines, les cytokinines, l’éthylène, l’acide abscissique, les brassinostéroïdes et l’acide jasmonique - sur les variants d’histones et le motif de modification et discuter l’interaction entre les histones et les hormones à la chromatine des plantes.

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Alatzas, A. Histones and Plant Hormones: New Evidence for an Interesting Interplay. Bot. Rev. 79, 317–341 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-013-9119-6

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