Light and high temperatures control epigenomic and epitranscriptomic events in Arabidopsis
Tianyuan Xu, Eirini Patitaki, Anna Zioutopoulou, Eirini Kaiserli
Abstract
Light and temperature are two key environmental factors that control plant growth and adaptation by influencing biomolecular events. This review highlights the latest milestones on the role of light and high temperatures in modulating the epigenetic and epitranscriptomic landscape of Arabidopsis to trigger developmental and adaptive responses to a changing environment. Recent discoveries on how light and high temperature signals are integrated in the nucleus to modulate gene expression are discussed, as well as highlighting research gaps and future perspectives in further understanding how to promote plant resilience in times of climate change.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyArabidopsisEpigenomicsPlant biochemistryEvolutionary biologyGeneticsDNA methylationGeneGene expressionMutantLight effects on plantsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlant Molecular Biology Research