Regulation of Plant Growth and Development: A Review From a Chromatin Remodeling Perspective

Simon P. Ojolo; Simon P. Ojolo; Shijiang Cao; Shijiang Cao; S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani; S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani; Weimin Li; Weimin Li; Maokai Yan; Maokai Yan; Mohammad Aslam; Mohammad Aslam; Heming Zhao; Yuan Qin

doi:10.3389/fpls.2018.01232

Frontiers in Plant Science (Aug 2018)

Regulation of Plant Growth and Development: A Review From a Chromatin Remodeling Perspective

Simon P. Ojolo,
Simon P. Ojolo,
Shijiang Cao,
Shijiang Cao,
S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani,
S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani,
Weimin Li,
Weimin Li,
Maokai Yan,
Maokai Yan,
Mohammad Aslam,
Mohammad Aslam,
Heming Zhao,
Yuan Qin

Affiliations

Simon P. Ojolo: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Simon P. Ojolo: College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Shijiang Cao: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Shijiang Cao: College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
S. V. G. N. Priyadarshani: College of Crop Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Weimin Li: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Weimin Li: College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Maokai Yan: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Maokai Yan: College of Life Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Mohammad Aslam: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Mohammad Aslam: College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Heming Zhao: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
Yuan Qin: Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Haixia Applied Plant Systems Biology, Key Laboratory of Genetics, Breeding and Multiple Utilization of Crops, Ministry of Education, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01232
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9

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In eukaryotes, genetic material is packaged into a dynamic but stable nucleoprotein structure called chromatin. Post-translational modification of chromatin domains affects the expression of underlying genes and subsequently the identity of cells by conveying epigenetic information from mother to daughter cells. SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers are ATP-dependent complexes that modulate core histone protein polypeptides, incorporate variant histone species and modify nucleotides in DNA strands within the nucleosome. The present review discusses the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeler family, its classification and recent advancements. We also address the involvement of SWI/SNF remodelers in regulating vital plant growth and development processes such as meristem establishment and maintenance, cell differentiation, organ initiation, flower morphogenesis and flowering time regulation. Moreover, the role of chromatin remodelers in key phytohormone signaling pathways is also reviewed. The information provided in this review may prompt further debate and investigations aimed at understanding plant-specific epigenetic regulation mediated by chromatin remodeling under continuously varying plant growth conditions and global climate change.

Published in Frontiers in Plant Science

ISSN: 1664-462X (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Plant culture
Website: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science

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