Global warming and the more frequent occurrence of extremly high temperatures seriously affect crop yields. Heat stress (HS) has become a major environmental factor threatening food security worldwide. Understanding how plants sense and respond to HS is of clear interest to plant scientists and crop breeders. However, it is not trivial to elucidate the underlying signaling cascade, as specific cellular responses (ranging from detrimental to systemic effects) must be disentangled. Plants respond and adapt to high temperatures in many ways. In this review, recent progress in understanding heat signal transduction and the role of histone modifications in regulating the expression of genes involved in HS responses are discussed. The outstanding issues that are crucial for understanding the interactions between plants and HS are also discussed. The study of heat signal transduction mechanisms in plants is essential to facilitate the cultivation of heat-resistant crop varieties.

Jiaoteng Bai

Zeyu Shi

Shuzhi Zheng

Advanced Biology

The Role of Histone Modifications in Heat Signal Transduction in Plants

Recent progress in understanding heat signal transduction and the role of histone modifications in regulating the expression of genes involved in HS responses are discussed and the outstanding issues that are crucial for understanding the interactions between plants and HS are discussed.

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生物学, 材料科学生物材料	4

The Role of Histone Modifications in Heat Signal Transduction in Plants

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