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ArticlePLoS genetics2024

Dynamic evolution of the heterochromatin sensing histone demethylase IBM1.

Yinwen Zhang, Hosung Jang, Ziliang Luo, Yinxin Dong, Yangyang Xu, Yamini Kantamneni, Robert J Schmitz

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Article in PLoS genetics, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Yinwen ZhangDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-6823
Hosung JangDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9546-3459
Ziliang LuoDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
Yinxin DongDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8482-9072
Yangyang XuDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
Yamini KantamneniDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.
Robert J SchmitzDepartment of Genetics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7538-6663

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heterochromatin is critical for maintaining genome stability, especially in flowering plants, where it relies on a feedback loop involving the H3K9 methyltransferase, KRYPTONITE (KYP), and the DNA methyltransferase CHROMOMETHYLASE3 (CMT3). The H3K9 demethylase INCREASED IN BONSAI METHYLATION 1 (IBM1) counteracts the detrimental consequences of KYP-CMT3 activity in transcribed genes. IBM1 expression in Arabidopsis is uniquely regulated by methylation of the 7th intron, allowing it to monitor global H3K9me2 levels. We show the methylated intron is prevalent across flowering plants and its underlying sequence exhibits dynamic evolution. We also find extensive genetic and expression variations in KYP, CMT3, and IBM1 across flowering plants. We identify Arabidopsis accessions resembling weak ibm1 mutants and Brassicaceae species with reduced IBM1 expression or deletions. Evolution towards reduced IBM1 activity in some flowering plants could explain the frequent natural occurrence of diminished or lost CMT3 activity and loss of gene body DNA methylation, as cmt3 mutants in A. thaliana mitigate the deleterious effects of IBM1.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsDNA MethylationEvolution, MolecularGene Expression Regulation, PlantHeterochromatinDNA-Cytosine MethylasesGenomic InstabilityHistonesIntronsJumonji Domain-Containing Histone DemethylasesMutationArabidopsis ProteinsCMT3 protein, ArabidopsisDNA-Cytosine MethylasesHeterochromatinHistonesIBM1 protein, ArabidopsisJumonji Domain-Containing Histone Demethylases

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PMID38991029
PMCPMC11265718

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