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ArticlePlant physiology2017

Nitric Oxide Modulates Histone Acetylation at Stress Genes by Inhibition of Histone Deacetylases.

Alexander Mengel, Alexandra Ageeva, Elisabeth Georgii, Jörg Bernhardt, Keqiang Wu, Jörg Durner, Christian Lindermayr

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Article in Plant physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 126 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander MengelInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.).
Alexandra AgeevaInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.).
Elisabeth GeorgiiInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-7511-5510
Jörg BernhardtInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.).ORCID 0000-0001-8410-5624
Keqiang WuInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.).ORCID 0000-0002-5791-3594
Jörg DurnerInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.).
Christian LindermayrInstitute of Biochemical Plant Pathology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, 85764 Munich/Neuherberg, Germany (A.M., A.A., E.G., J.D., C.L.); lindermayr@helmholtz-muenchen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-9343-4996
National Taiwan University · TWHelmholtz Zentrum München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone acetylation, which is an important mechanism to regulate gene expression, is controlled by the opposing action of histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases (HDACs). In animals, several HDACs are subjected to regulation by nitric oxide (NO); in plants, however, it is unknown whether NO affects histone acetylation. We found that treatment with the physiological NO donor S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) increased the abundance of several histone acetylation marks in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), which was strongly diminished in the presence of the NO scavenger 2-4-carboxyphenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide. This increase was likely triggered by NO-dependent inhibition of HDAC activity, since GSNO and S-nitroso-N-acetyl-dl-penicillamine significantly and reversibly reduced total HDAC activity in vitro (in nuclear extracts) and in vivo (in protoplasts). Next, genome-wide H3K9/14ac profiles in Arabidopsis seedlings were generated by chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing, and changes induced by GSNO, GSNO/2-4-carboxyphenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide or trichostatin A (an HDAC inhibitor) were quantified, thereby identifying genes that display putative NO-regulated histone acetylation. Functional classification of these genes revealed that many of them are involved in the plant defense response and the abiotic stress response. Furthermore, salicylic acid, which is the major plant defense hormone against biotrophic pathogens, inhibited HDAC activity and increased histone acetylation by inducing endogenous NO production. These data suggest that NO affects histone acetylation by targeting and inhibiting HDAC complexes, resulting in the hyperacetylation of specific genes. This mechanism might operate in the plant stress response by facilitating the stress-induced transcription of genes.

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AcetylationArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGlutathioneHistone DeacetylasesHistonesHydroxamic AcidsNitric OxideNitric Oxide DonorsSalicylic AcidS-NitrosoglutathioneS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineS-NitrosothiolsStress, PhysiologicalArabidopsis ProteinsGlutathioneHistone DeacetylasesHistonesHydroxamic AcidsNitric OxideNitric Oxide DonorsSalicylic AcidS-NitrosoglutathioneS-Nitroso-N-AcetylpenicillamineS-Nitrosothiolstrichostatin A

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PMID27980017
PMCPMC5291017
OpenAlexW2565333172

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