ArticlePlant communications2025
Fluctuations in nitrate availability impact cytokinin biosynthesis through histone modifications of IPT3 in Arabidopsis roots for growth acclimation.
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- Effects of Fertilizer Rates on Growth ofLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The NRT1.1-NLP7 Nexus: An Integrative Signaling Nexus from Nitrate Sensing to Systemic Adaptation and Structure-Guided Engineering.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Classical Phytohormones and Peptide Plant Hormones in Abiotic Stress Tolerance: Crosstalk, Physiological Integration, and Crop Improvement.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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Nitrate availability in soil is highly variable and often a limiting factor for crop growth. Plants must acclimate rapidly to these fluctuations. The phytohormone cytokinin (CK) plays a pivotal role in nitrate signaling as a secondary growth regulator. However, the mechanisms that regulate CK action in response to fluctuating nitrate levels remain poorly understood. Here, we show that chromatin modification of IPT3, a key gene in CK biosynthesis, is crucial for growth acclimation to variable nitrate supply. Transcriptional regulation of IPT3 drives CK output in response to nitrate availability, thereby balancing root and shoot growth. This rapid and dynamic regulation is mediated by two antagonistic histone H3 modifications: trimethylation of lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27me3) and H3K4me3. Using mutants defective in the deposition or removal of these modifications, we identify several chromatin effectors involved in these processes and confirm that nitrate-driven chromatin dynamics fine-tune CK biosynthesis. Our findings provide insights into the epigenetic regulatory mechanisms underlying CK biosynthesis and open new avenues faor enhancing plant acclimation to fluctuating nutrient environments.
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