title: The Role of SWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Complexes in Hormone Crosstalk.
abstract: SWI/SNF-type ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes (CRCs) are evolutionarily conserved multiprotein machineries controlling DNA accessibility by regulating chromatin structure. We summarize here recent advances highlighting the role of SWI/SNF in the regulation of hormone signaling pathways and their crosstalk in Arabidopsis thaliana. We discuss the functional interdependences of SWI/SNF complexes and key elements regulating developmental and hormone signaling pathways by indicating intriguing similarities and differences in plants and humans, and summarize proposed mechanisms of SWI/SNF action on target loci. We postulate that, given their viability, several plant SWI/SNF mutants may serve as an attractive model for searching for conserved functions of SWI/SNF CRCs in hormone signaling, cell cycle control, and other regulatory pathways.
authors.affiliation: Marie Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sarnowska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Dominika M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gratkowska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Sebastian P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sacharowski
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cwiek
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tohge
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
authors.forename: Alisdair R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Fernie
authors.affiliation: Marie Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Roentgena 5, 02-781 Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Janusz A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Siedlecki
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, Carl-von-Linné-Weg 10, 50829 Köln, Germany; Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Center of Hungarian Academy, Temesvári Körút 62, 6724 Szeged, Hungary.
authors.forename: Csaba
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koncz
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Pawinskiego 5A, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: tsarn@ibb.waw.pl.
authors.forename: Tomasz J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sarnowski
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002843:Chromatin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D042002:Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D010940:Plant Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors
keywords: SWI/SNF; arabidopsis; chromatin remodeling; hormone signaling; human