DNA methylation-mediated modulation of rapid desiccation tolerance acquisition and dehydration stress memory in the resurrection plant Boea hygrometrica

• Published in: PLoS genetics Vol. 17; no. 4; p. e1009549
• Main Authors: Sun, Run-Ze, Liu, Jie, Wang, Yuan-Yuan, Deng, Xin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 30.04.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Abscisic acid; Acclimation; Antioxidants; Autophagy; Biology and life sciences; Dehydration; Desiccation; DNA; DNA methylation; Drought; Drying; Electrical conductivity; Embryogenesis; Enzymes; Epigenetics; Gas chromatography; Gene expression; Genetic aspects; Genomes; Genomics; Hardiness; LEA protein; Leaves; Maltose; Mass spectroscopy; Medicine and Health Sciences; Metabolites; Metabolomics; Methylation; Phagocytosis; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Plants; Proteins; Rehydration; Signal transduction; Small heat shock proteins; Transcription; Transcriptomes; Tryptophan; Ubiquitination; Vitamin E; China

Pre-exposure of plants to various abiotic conditions confers improved tolerance to subsequent stress. Mild drought acclimation induces acquired rapid desiccation tolerance (RDT) in the resurrection plant Boea hygrometrica , but the mechanisms underlying the priming and memory processes remain unclea...