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ArticleGenome biology2025

Epigenome profiling reveals distinctive regulatory features and cis-regulatory elements in pepper.

Hongji Yang, Guorong Yu, Zhidong Lv, Tonghui Li, Xi Wang, Ying Fu, Zhangsheng Zhu, Guangjun Guo, Hang He, Ming Wang and 4 more

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Hongji YangState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Guorong YuState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Zhidong LvState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Tonghui LiState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Xi WangEngineering Research Center for Germplasm Innovation and New Varieties Breeding of Horticultural Crops, Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, China.
Ying FuState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Zhangsheng ZhuState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Guangjun GuoJiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Institute of Vegetable Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Hang HeState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Ming WangState Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Guochen QinState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China.
Feng LiuEngineering Research Center for Germplasm Innovation and New Varieties Breeding of Horticultural Crops, Key Laboratory for Vegetable Biology of Hunan Province, College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, China. jwszjx@hunau.edu.cn.
Zhenhui ZhongMinistry of Education Key Laboratory for Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment, College of Life Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China. zhenhuizhong@scu.edu.cn.
Yan XueState Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Shandong Laboratory of Advanced Agricultural Sciences in Weifang, Shandong, China. yan.xue@pku-iaas.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPepper (Capsicum annuum) is one of the earliest and most widely cultivated vegetable crops worldwide. While the large and complex genome of pepper severely hampered the understanding of its functional genome, it also indicates a rich yet unexplored reservoir of regulatory elements (REs). In fact, variations in the REs represent a major driving force in evolution and domestication in both plants and animals. However, identification of the REs remains difficult especially for plants with complex genomes.

resultsHere, we present a comprehensive epigenomic landscape of Capsicum annuum, Zhangshugang (ST-8), including chromatin accessibility, histone modifications, DNA methylation, and transcriptome. We also develop comparative crosslinked immunoprecipitation mass spectrometry to reveal the proteome associated with certain chromatin features. Through integrated analysis of these epigenetic features, we profile promoters and enhancers involved in development, heat stress and cucumber mosaic virus challenges. We generate stress responsive expression networks composed of potential transcription activators and their target genes. Through population genetics analysis, we demonstrate that some regulatory elements show lower nucleotide diversity compare to other genomic regions during evolution.

conclusionsWe demonstrate that variations in the REs may contribute to more diversified and agronomically desired phenotypes. Our study provides a foundation not only for studying gene regulation, but also for targeted genetic and epigenetic manipulation for pepper improvement.

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CapsicumEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomeRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidChromatinDNA MethylationEpigenomicsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenome, PlantPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscriptomeChromatinCis-regulatory elementDevelopmentDiseaseEnhancerEpigenomeHeat stressPepper (Capsicum spp.)PromoterProteomeTranscriptional regulation

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