Environmental conditions modulate the effect of epigenetic factors controlling the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to Plasmodiophora brassicae

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Title: Environmental conditions modulate the effect of epigenetic factors controlling the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to Plasmodiophora brassicae
Authors: Mathilde Petitpas, Romane Lapous, Mathieu Le Duc, Christine Lariagon, Jocelyne Lemoine, Christophe Langrume, Maria J. Manzanares-Dauleux, Mélanie Jubault
Source: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 15 (2024)
Publisher Information: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Plant culture
Subject Terms: DNA methylation, temperature rise, flood, drought, clubroot, plasticity, Plant culture, SB1-1110
More Details: The resistance of Arabidopsis thaliana to clubroot, a major disease of Brassicaceae caused by the obligate protist Plasmodiophora brassicae, is controlled in part by epigenetic factors. The detection of some of these epigenetic quantitative trait loci (QTLepi) has been shown to depend on experimental conditions. The aim of the present study was to assess whether and how temperature and/or soil water availability influenced both the detection and the extent of the effect of response QTLepi. The epigenetic recombinant inbred line (epiRIL) population, derived from the cross between ddm1-2 and Col-0 (partially resistant and susceptible to clubroot, respectively), was phenotyped for response to P. brassicae under four abiotic conditions including standard conditions, a 5°C temperature increase, drought, and flooding. The abiotic constraints tested had a significant impact on both the leaf growth of the epiRIL population and the outcome of the epiRIL–pathogen interaction. Linkage analysis led to the detection of a total of 31 QTLepi, 18 of which were specific to one abiotic condition and 13 common to at least two environments. EpiRIL showed significant plasticity under epigenetic control, which appeared to be specific to the traits evaluated and to the abiotic conditions. These results highlight that the environment can affect the epigenetic architecture of plant growth and immune responses and advance our understanding of the epigenetic factors underlying plasticity in response to climate change.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1664-462X
Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1245545/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-462X
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1245545
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/e25788cf53b545449ea8a5bf317d293c
Accession Number: edsdoj.25788cf53b545449ea8a5bf317d293c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:1664462X
DOI:10.3389/fpls.2024.1245545
Published in:Frontiers in Plant Science
Language:English