Modify the Histone to Win the Battle: Chromatin Dynamics in Plant–Pathogen Interactions
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Ramirez Prado, Juan SebastianPiquerez, Sophie J. M.
Bendahmane, Abdelhafid
Hirt, Heribert

Raynaud, Cécile
Benhamed, Moussa

KAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) DivisionCenter for Desert Agriculture
Hirt Lab
Plant Science
Plant Science Program
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2018-03-19Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/627525
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Relying on an immune system comes with a high energetic cost for plants. Defense responses in these organisms are therefore highly regulated and fine-tuned, permitting them to respond pertinently to the attack of a microbial pathogen. In recent years, the importance of the physical modification of chromatin, a highly organized structure composed of genomic DNA and its interacting proteins, has become evident in the research field of plant-pathogen interactions. Several processes, including DNA methylation, changes in histone density and variants, and various histone modifications, have been described as regulators of various developmental and defense responses. Herein, we review the state of the art in the epigenomic aspects of plant immunity, focusing on chromatin modifications, chromatin modifiers, and their physiological consequences. In addition, we explore the exciting field of understanding how plant pathogens have adapted to manipulate the plant epigenomic regulation in order to weaken their immune system and thrive in their host, as well as how histone modifications in eukaryotic pathogens are involved in the regulation of their virulence.Citation
Ramirez-Prado JS, Piquerez SJM, Bendahmane A, Hirt H, Raynaud C, et al. (2018) Modify the Histone to Win the Battle: Chromatin Dynamics in Plant–Pathogen Interactions. Frontiers in Plant Science 9. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00355.Sponsors
The contribution of AB to this work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC-SEXYPARTH) and the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (contract ANR-17-CE20-0019-01 EPISEX).Publisher
Frontiers Media SAJournal
Frontiers in Plant SciencePubMed ID
29616066Additional Links
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2018.00355/fullae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3389/fpls.2018.00355
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