Plant chromatin feels the heat.
Temperature is a key environmental signal regulating plant development, but the mechanisms by which plants sense small changes in ambient temperature have remained elusive. Kumar and Wigge (2010) now reveal that eviction of the histone variant H2A.Z from nucleosomes performs a central role in plant thermosensory perception.
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Keara A
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Department of Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK. kaf5@le.ac.uk
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000502:physiology*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006657:Histones / Q000502:physiology; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D002843:Chromatin; D006657:Histones; D009707:Nucleosomes