ArticlePlant cell reports2026
Exploring the evolution of the histone deacetylase 2 (HD2) gene family in plants and the role of AtHDT4 in cadmium stress response in Arabidopsis thaliana.
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key messagePlant-specific HD2s have been characterized; HDT1 orthologs were dicot-specific. AtHDT4 interacts with AtILR3 to increase Cd tolerance. The plant-specific histone deacetylase 2 (HD2) family is crucial for growth and stress responses, yet its evolutionary origins and functional diversification remain largely unknown. Here, we systematically elucidated the evolutionary trajectories of HDT homologs. We found the emergence of HDT1 orthologs as a dicot-specific innovation, characterized by unique motif acquisition and accompanied by relaxed purifying selection. Synteny analysis indicated that the duplication events establishing the HDT1 and HDT3 lineages were associated with whole-genome duplications (WGDs) specific to the dicot lineage. In contrast, the expansion of the HDT gene family in monocots appears to rely primarily on local duplication mechanisms, such as tandem duplications. Codon usage analysis revealed distinct species-specific preferences: lycophytes, bryophytes, and algae exhibited higher frequencies of G3s, C3s, GC3, CBI, Nc, and overall GC content, suggesting potential adaptive evolution or optimization for translational efficiency. Functional validation demonstrated that AtHDT4 contributes to the plant response to cadmium (Cd) stress. Specifically, AtHDT4 expression was significantly upregulated under CdCl₂ treatment. Compared with wild-type (WT) plants, the hdt4 mutant exhibited markedly reduced activities of key antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD), and catalase (CAT). Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analyses confirmed that AtHDT4 regulates Cd accumulation. Furthermore, AtILR3 expression was significantly downregulated in the hdt4 mutant, implicating it in the Cd stress response. As anticipated, direct protein-protein interaction between AtHDT4 and AtILR3 was verified. This study not only uncovers the critical role of AtHDT4 in mediating plant responses to Cd stress but also provides a broader evolutionary perspective on the functional diversification and specialization of HDT homologs across plant lineages.
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