TY  - JOUR
A1  - Perrella, Giorgio
A1  - Bäurle, Isabel
A1  - van Zanten, Martijn
T1  - Epigenetic regulation of thermomorphogenesis and heat stress tolerance
JF  - New phytologist : international journal of plant science
N2  - Many environmental conditions fluctuate and organisms need to respond effectively. This is especially true for temperature cues that can change in minutes to seasons and often follow a diurnal rhythm. Plants cannot migrate and most cannot regulate their temperature. Therefore, a broad array of responses have evolved to deal with temperature cues from freezing to heat stress. A particular response to mildly elevated temperatures is called thermomorphogenesis, a suite of morphological adaptations that includes thermonasty, formation of thin leaves and elongation growth of petioles and hypocotyl. Thermomorphogenesis allows for optimal performance in suboptimal temperature conditions by enhancing the cooling capacity. When temperatures rise further, heat stress tolerance mechanisms can be induced that enable the plant to survive the stressful temperature, which typically comprises cellular protection mechanisms and memory thereof. Induction of thermomorphogenesis, heat stress tolerance and stress memory depend on gene expression regulation, governed by diverse epigenetic processes. In this Tansley review we update on the current knowledge of epigenetic regulation of heat stress tolerance and elevated temperature signalling and response, with a focus on thermomorphogenesis regulation and heat stress memory. In particular we highlight the emerging role of H3K4 methylation marks in diverse temperature signalling pathways.
KW  - chromatin remodelling
KW  - elevated temperature
KW  - epigenetics
KW  - heat stress
KW  - histone modification
KW  - memory
KW  - temperature response
KW  - thermomorphogenesis
Y1  - 2022
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17970
SN  - 0028-646X
SN  - 1469-8137
VL  - 234
IS  - 4
SP  - 1144
EP  - 1160
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Guerrero, Tania P.
A1  - Fickel, Jörns
A1  - Benhaiem, Sarah
A1  - Weyrich, Alexandra
T1  - Epigenomics and gene regulation in mammalian social systems
JF  - Current zoology
N2  - Social epigenomics is a new field of research that studies how the social environment shapes the epigenome and how in turn the epigenome modulates behavior. We focus on describing known gene-environment interactions (GEIs) and epigenetic mechanisms in different mammalian social systems. To illustrate how epigenetic mechanisms integrate GEls, we highlight examples where epigenetic mechanisms are associated with social behaviors and with their maintenance through neuroendocrine, locomotor, and metabolic responses. We discuss future research trajectories and open questions for the emerging field of social epigenomics in nonmodel and naturally occurring social systems. Finally, we outline the technological advances that aid the study of epigenetic mechanisms in the establishment of GEIs and vice versa.
KW  - epigenetics
KW  - DNA methylation
KW  - histone modification
KW  - rank
KW  - social status
KW  - social systems
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoaa005
SN  - 1674-5507
SN  - 2396-9814
VL  - 66
IS  - 3
SP  - 307
EP  - 319
PB  - Oxford Univ. Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  -