Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2022 Mar 20:255:104488.
doi: 10.1016/j.jprot.2022.104488. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

Lysine crotonylation: A challenging new player in the epigenetic regulation of plants

Affiliations
Review

Lysine crotonylation: A challenging new player in the epigenetic regulation of plants

Perla A Contreras-de la Rosa et al. J Proteomics. .

Abstract

Lysine crotonylation (Kcr) is a newly discovered post-translational modification, which is structurally and functionally different from the widely studied lysine acetylation. Kcr is found on histones and non-histone proteins, participating in many biological processes through the regulation of chromatin remodeling, metabolism, cell cycle and cellular organization. Among plants, Kcr in histones is not found in the same lysine residues but increases gene expression when it is co-localized with lysine acetylation. Kcr in non-histone proteins is mainly found in the chloroplast, which provides new insight into photosynthesis. In this review, we discuss recent findings on plant Kcr in histone and non-histone proteins, highlighting its biological implications. These findings not only point to new functions for Kcr, but also reveal the mechanisms by which crotonylation regulates cellular processes in plants and may even change the general direction of epigenome and plant regulation.

Keywords: Amino acids; Chloroplast; Epigenetic; Histones; Lysine modifications; Photosynthesis.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources

  NODES
twitter 2