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GCN5 modulates trichome initiation in Arabidopsis by manipulating histone acetylation of core trichome initiation regulator genes

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Key messageHistone acetyltransferase GCN5 affects trichome initiation via mediating the expression of some core trichome initiation regulator genes in Arabidopsis.AbstractGENERAL CONTROL NON-REPRESSED PROTEIN5 (GCN5), a histone acetyltransferase involved in the… Click to show full abstract

Key messageHistone acetyltransferase GCN5 affects trichome initiation via mediating the expression of some core trichome initiation regulator genes in Arabidopsis.AbstractGENERAL CONTROL NON-REPRESSED PROTEIN5 (GCN5), a histone acetyltransferase involved in the regulation of cell differentiation, organ development, secondary metabolism, and plant responses to abiotic stresses, has recently been shown to modulate trichome branching in Arabidopsis. Here, we provide evidence that GCN5 is also involved in the regulation of trichome initiation. We found that mutation of GCN5 led to increased leaf trichome density in Arabidopsis. Quantitative RT-PCR results showed that the expression of CPC, GL1, GL2, and GL3, four well-known core trichome initiation regulator genes, was decreased in the gcn5 mutants. ChIP assays indicated that these four trichome initiation regulator genes are direct targets of GCN5. Consistent with these results, GCN5-mediated H3K14/K9 acetylation levels on the TSS regions of these genes were decreased. On the other hand, leaf trichome density was reduced in plants overexpressing GCN5, and both the transcript levels and GCN5-binding enrichments of CPC, GL1, GL2, and GL3 genes were elevated. Taken together, these data suggests that GCN5 affects trichome initiation by modulating the transcription activities of trichome initiation regulator genes via H3K9/14 acetylation.

Keywords: initiation; regulator genes; initiation regulator; trichome initiation; core trichome

Journal Title: Plant Cell Reports
Year Published: 2019

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