Multiple functions of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex in plant-pathogen interactions

Yunqing Jian; Won-Bo Shim; Zhonghua Ma

doi:10.1007/s44154-021-00019-w

Multiple functions of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex in plant-pathogen interactions

Stress Biol. 2021 Dec 9;1(1):18. doi: 10.1007/s44154-021-00019-w.

Authors

Yunqing Jian¹, Won-Bo Shim², Zhonghua Ma³

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¹ State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
² Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
³ State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, and Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. zhma@zju.edu.cn.

Abstract

The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex utilizes the energy of ATP hydrolysis to facilitate chromatin access and plays essential roles in DNA-based events. Studies in animals, plants and fungi have uncovered sophisticated regulatory mechanisms of this complex that govern development and various stress responses. In this review, we summarize the composition of SWI/SNF complex in eukaryotes and discuss multiple functions of the SWI/SNF complex in regulating gene transcription, mRNA splicing, and DNA damage response. Our review further highlights the importance of SWI/SNF complex in regulating plant immunity responses and fungal pathogenesis. Finally, the potentials in exploiting chromatin remodeling for management of crop disease are presented.

Keywords: Chromatin remodeling; DNA damage repair; Plant-pathogen interaction; SWI/SNF complex; Splicing; Transcription.

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