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SWR1 is recruited to activated ABA response genes to maintain gene body H2A.Z in Arabidopsis thaliana [RNA-Seq]

ABSTRACT: The histone variant H2A.Z is important for transcriptional regulation across eukaryotes, where it can alternately promote or repress transcription. Actively transcribed genes show H2A.Z enrichment in nucleosomes immediately downstream of the transcription start site (TSS), while silent genes show H2A.Z enrichment across the gene body. In plants, previous work shows that silent genes responsive to temperature and light lose gene body H2A.Z upon activation, but whether H2A.Z loss is generally required for transcription is not clear. We profiled H2A.Z and components of its deposition complex, SWR1, before and after treating Arabidopsis thaliana with the hormone abscisic acid (ABA). Our results show that transcribed genes with TSS-enriched H2A.Z have high SWR1 binding, indicating continuous replacement of H2A.Z, while silent genes with gene body H2A.Z show lower SWR1 binding. Surprisingly, upon ABA treatment, thousands of previously silent genes activate, correlating with recruitment of SWR1 and retention of gene body H2A.Z enrichment. We also found that the SWR1-interacting protein MBD9 is not required for SWR1 recruitment to activated genes. These results provide new insights into the relationship between H2A.Z and transcription and the mechanics of H2A.Z targeting to chromatin.

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

PROVIDER: GSE269876 | GEO | 2025/06/01

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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