title: Histone Acetylation and Plant Development.
abstract: Reversible histone acetylation and deacetylation at the N-terminus of histone tails play a crucial role in regulation of gene activity. Hyperacetylation of histones relaxes chromatin structure and is associated with transcriptional activation, whereas hypoacetylation of histones induces chromatin compaction and gene repression. Histone acetylation and deacetylation are catalyzed by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs), respectively. Emerging evidences revealed that plant HATs and HDACs play essential roles in regulation of gene expression in plant development and plant responses to environmental stresses. Furthermore, HATs and HDACs were shown to interact with various chromatin-remodeling factors and transcription factors involved in transcriptional regulation of multiple developmental processes.
authors: Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors: X
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Yang
authors: Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: C-W
authors: CW
authors: Yu
authors: Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors: C-Y
authors: CY
authors: Chen
authors: Institute of Plant Biology, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: kewu@ntu.edu.tw.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Wu
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases / Q000378:metabolism; D006655:Histone Deacetylases / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D063245:Plant Development; D010944:Plants / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D051548:Histone Acetyltransferases; D006655:Histone Deacetylases
keywords: Histone acetylation; Histone acetyltransferases; Histone deacetylases; Plant development