Epigenetic regulation of salinity stress responses in cereals

Cereals are important crops and are exposed to various types of environmental stresses that affect the overall growth and yield. Among the various abiotic stresses, salt stress is a major environmental factor that influences the genetic, physiological, and biochemical responses of cereal crops. Epig...

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Published inMolecular biology reports Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 761 - 772
Main Authors Rashid, Md. Mahtab, Vaishnav, Anukool, Verma, Rakesh Kumar, Sharma, Pradeep, Suprasanna, P., Gaur, R. K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2022
Springer Nature B.V
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Abiotic stress
Animal Anatomy
Animal Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cereals
Chromatin remodeling
Crops
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA methylation
Environmental factors
Epigenetics
Gene expression
Histology
Histones
Life Sciences
Mini Review Article
Morphology
Salinity
Salinity effects
Salinity tolerance
Stress response
DNA methylation
Histone modification
Salt stress
Epigenetic
Plant tolerance
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Summary:Cereals are important crops and are exposed to various types of environmental stresses that affect the overall growth and yield. Among the various abiotic stresses, salt stress is a major environmental factor that influences the genetic, physiological, and biochemical responses of cereal crops. Epigenetic regulation which includes DNA methylation, histone modification, and chromatin remodelling plays an important role in salt stress tolerance. Recent studies in rice genomics have highlighted that the epigenetic changes are heritable and therefore can be considered as molecular signatures. An epigenetic mechanism under salinity induces phenotypic responses involving modulations in gene expression. Association between histone modification and altered DNA methylation patterns and differential gene expression has been evidenced for salt sensitivity in rice and other cereal crops. In addition, epigenetics also creates stress memory that helps the plant to better combat future stress exposure. In the present review, we have discussed epigenetic influences in stress tolerance, adaptation, and evolution processes. Understanding the epigenetic regulation of salinity could help for designing salt-tolerant varieties leading to improved crop productivity.
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ISSN:0301-4851
1573-4978
DOI:10.1007/s11033-021-06922-9