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ArticleNature communications2026

A ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase facilitates H2A.Z removal in response to phosphate starvation.

Fanxiao Meng, Xinlong Xiao, Guojie Ma, Viswanathan Satheesh, Qigui Wu, Yuhang Zhao, Hao Chen, Xianwei Lu, Junfeng Jiang, Mingguang Lei

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Fanxiao Meng *College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Xinlong Xiao *Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Guojie Ma *College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Viswanathan SatheeshGenome Informatics Facility, Office of Biotechnology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8743-2847
Qigui WuKey Laboratory of Multi-Cell Systems, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Andrology, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Yuhang ZhaoShanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.
Hao ChenCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Xianwei LuCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Junfeng JiangCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China.
Mingguang LeiCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China. mglei@hznu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-6431-4530

Funding

Hangzhou Normal University (HNU) 2025JCXK01National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32570313National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) U24A20385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The histone variant H2A.Z plays a critical role in the modulation of environmental responses, but the mechanisms regulating H2A.Z dynamics in response to stresses remain poorly understood in plants. Here we identify the ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase UCH2 as a Pi-responsive chromatin regulator that promotes Pi starvation-induced (PSI) gene activation. We show that PHR1 recruits UCH2 to PSI gene promoters under Pi deficiency, where UCH2 deubiquitinates H2A.Z and promotes reduction in H2A.Z occupancy at PSI gene promoters. Loss of UCH2 impairs this reduction in H2A.Z occupancy, represses PSI gene induction, and reduces Pi accumulation. A catalytically inactive UCH2 mutant fails to complement these defects, and ubiquitination-deficient H2A.Z variants render plants insensitive to UCH2 loss. Our findings establish UCH2 as a critical chromatin regulator linking Pi sensing with H2A.Z dynamics and provide insights into how plants integrate chromatin-based regulation to maintain Pi homeostasis.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsHistonesPhosphatesUbiquitin ThiolesteraseChromatinGene Expression Regulation, PlantPromoter Regions, GeneticTranscription FactorsUbiquitinationArabidopsis ProteinsChromatinHistonesPhosphatesTranscription FactorsUbiquitin Thiolesterase

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PMID42897203
PMCPMC13680510

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