title: Histone acetylation in fungal pathogens of plants.
abstract: Acetylation of histone lysine residues occurs in different organisms ranging from yeast to plants and mammals for the regulation of diverse cellular processes. With the identification of enzymes that create or reverse this modification, our understanding on histone acetylation has expanded at an amazing pace during the last two decades. In fungal pathogens of plants, however, the importance of such modification has only just begun to be appreciated in the recent years and there is a dearth of information on how histone acetylation is implicated in fungal pathogenesis. This review covers the current status of research related to histone acetylation in plant pathogenic fungi and considers relevant findings in the interaction between fungal pathogens and host plants. We first describe the families of histone acetyltransferases and deacetylases. Then we provide the cases where histone acetylation was investigated in the context of fungal pathogenesis. Finally, future directions and perspectives in epigenetics of fungal pathogenesis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
authors.forename: Junhyun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
authors.forename: Seomun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life science, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea ; Center for Fungal Genetic Resources, and Center for Fungal Pathogenesis, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: epigenetics; fungal pathogenesis; histone acetyltransferase; histone deacetylase; host-pathogen interactions