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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2025

An integrative multi-omics analysis of histone modifications and DNA methylation reveals the epigenomic landscape in apple under drought stress.

Shicong Wang, Jieqiang He, Bichun Hu, Mengting Deng, Wenjie Li, Junxing Guo, Yi Song, Qianming Zheng, Xiaolin Song, Fengwang Ma and 3 more

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Shicong Wang *State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5953-4686
Jieqiang He *State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Bichun HuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Mengting DengState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Wenjie LiState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Junxing GuoState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Yi SongState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Qianming ZhengInstitute of Pomology Science, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Science, Guiyang, China.
Xiaolin SongState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Fengwang MaState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Jiangbo WangCollege of Horticulture and Forestry, Tarim University, Alar, Xinjiang, PR China.
Qingmei GuanState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.
Jidi XuState Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas/Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Apple, College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8190-9926

Funding

Chinese Universities Scientific Fund 2452023067National Key Research and Development Program of China 2021YFD1900700Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2024JC-YBQN-0166Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2025JC-QYCX-019Open Project Program of State Key Laboratory for Crop Stress Resistance and High-Efficiency Production SKLCSRHPKF18
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Abstract

Epigenetic regulation plays a key role in plant development and stress response processes. Although previous studies have found that epigenetic modifications are involved in the drought response in apple, a comprehensive epigenomic profile of the response of apple to drought is needed. To characterize epigenomic profiles during the response of apple to drought, we conducted transcriptome, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing, and ChIP-seq analyses of six histone modifications (H3ac, H3K9ac, H3K14ac, H3K4me3, H3K27me3, and H3K36me3) in Malus hupehensis at 0, 3, 6, and 9 days after drought treatment. The greatest changes in differentially expressed genes were observed after 6 days of drought treatment. However, the highest levels of DNA methylation near the gene region were observed after only 3 days of drought treatment. The global enrichment of six histone modifications slightly decreased under drought treatment. Up-regulated drought-responsive genes with higher fold changes were associated with the hypo-regulation of H3K27me3, and up-regulated genes with lower fold changes were associated with the hyper-regulation of H3K4me3. Many drought-responsive genes such as MYB88, NCED3, and JAZ1 are regulated by epigenetic modifications. We verified the functions of two candidate drought-responsive genes regulated by multiple epigenetic modifications, MdABI5 (regulated by H3K14ac and H3K27me3) and MdOCP3 (regulated by H3K9ac and H3K36me3) in the drought response. The phenotypes of transgenic apple under drought showed that MdABI5 and MdOCP3 positively regulate drought tolerance in apple. Our results provide new insights t for studies of the molecular mechanism of epigenetic modifications and have implications for improving the drought resistance of apple.

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DNA MethylationDroughtsHistone CodeHistonesMalusEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomicsGene Expression Regulation, PlantMultiomicsStress, PhysiologicalHistonesappleDNA methylationdroughthistone modificationMdABI5MdOCP3

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