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- Title
Arabidopsis Histone Variant H2A.X Functions in the DNA Damage-Coupling Abscisic Acid Signaling Pathway.
- Authors
Guo, Peng; Wang, Tian-Jing; Wang, Shuang; Peng, Xiaoyuan; Kim, Dae Heon; Liu, Yutong
- Abstract
Environmental variations initiate chromatin modifications, leading to the exchange of histone subunits or the repositioning of nucleosomes. The phosphorylated histone variant H2A.X (γH2A.X) is recognized for the formation of foci that serve as established markers of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Nevertheless, the precise roles of H2A.X in the cellular response to genotoxic stress and the impact of the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) remain incompletely understood. In this investigation, we implemented CRISPR/Cas9 technology to produce loss-of-function mutants of AtHTA3 and AtHTA5 in Arabidopsis. The phenotypes of the athta3 and athta5 single mutants were nearly identical to those of the wild-type Col-0. Nevertheless, the athta3 athta5 double mutants exhibited aberrant embryonic development, increased sensitivity to DNA damage, and higher sensitivity to ABA. The RT-qPCR analysis indicates that AtHTA3 and AtHTA5 negatively regulate the expression of AtABI3, a fundamental regulator in the ABA signaling pathway. Subsequent investigation demonstrated that AtABI3 participates in the genotoxic stress response by influencing the expression of DNA damage response genes, such as AtBRCA1, AtRAD51, and AtWEE1. Our research offers new insights into the role of H2A.X in the genotoxic and ABA responses of Arabidopsis.
- Subjects
DNA repair; DOUBLE-strand DNA breaks; PLANT hormones; ARABIDOPSIS thaliana; GENETIC markers; ABSCISIC acid
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 16, p8940
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25168940