AUTHOR=Wang Fei , Li Chong-Hua , Liu Ying , He Ling-Feng , Li Ping , Guo Jun-Xin , Zhang Na , Zhao Bing , Guo Yang-Dong TITLE=Plant responses to abiotic stress regulated by histone acetylation JOURNAL=Frontiers in Plant Science VOLUME=15 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1404977 DOI=10.3389/fpls.2024.1404977 ISSN=1664-462X ABSTRACT=

In eukaryotes, histone acetylation and deacetylation play an important role in the regulation of gene expression. Histone acetylation levels are reversibly regulated by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs). Increasing evidence highlights histone acetylation plays essential roles in the regulation of gene expression in plant response to environmental stress. In this review, we discussed the recent advance of histone acetylation in the regulation of abiotic stress responses including temperature, light, salt and drought stress. This information will contribute to our understanding of how plants adapt to environmental changes. As the mechanisms of epigenetic regulation are conserved in many plants, research in this field has potential applications in improvement of agricultural productivity.