TY - JOUR
T1 - Modify the Histone to Win the Battle: Chromatin Dynamics in Plant–Pathogen Interactions
AU - Ramirez Prado, Juan Sebastian
AU - Piquerez, Sophie J. M.
AU - Bendahmane, Abdelhafid
AU - Hirt, Heribert
AU - Raynaud, Cécile
AU - Benhamed, Moussa
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2020-10-01
Acknowledgements: 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).
PY - 2018/3/19
Y1 - 2018/3/19
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/627525
UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2018.00355/full
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85045420249&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpls.2018.00355
DO - 10.3389/fpls.2018.00355
M3 - Article
C2 - 29616066
SN - 1664-462X
VL - 9
JO - Frontiers in Plant Science
JF - Frontiers in Plant Science
ER -