Structure and mechanism of histone methylation dynamics in Arabidopsis - PubMed

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Structure and mechanism of histone methylation dynamics in Arabidopsis

Hongmiao Hu et al. Curr Opin Plant Biol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Histone methylation plays a central role in regulating chromatin state and gene expression in Arabidopsis and is involved in a variety of physiological and developmental processes. Dynamic regulation of histone methylation relies on both histone methyltransferase "writer" and histone demethylases "eraser" proteins. In this review, we focus on the four major histone methylation modifications in Arabidopsis H3, H3K4, H3K9, H3K27, and H3K36, and summarize current knowledge of the dynamic regulation of these modifications, with an emphasis on the biochemical and structural perspectives of histone methyltransferases and demethylases.

Keywords: Arabidopsis; Epigenetics; Histone demethylase; Histone demethylation; Histone methylation; Histone methyltransferase.

Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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