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Louisiana State University

2017

ARP6-RNAi

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The Role Of Histone H2a.Z Abundance In Modulating Responses To Phosphorus Deficiency In Rice, Sara Zahraeifard Nov 2017

The Role Of Histone H2a.Z Abundance In Modulating Responses To Phosphorus Deficiency In Rice, Sara Zahraeifard

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

Histone variants contribute to chromatin complexity by creating specialized nucleosomes. Here, to investigate the pattern of H2A.Z histone variant distribution and its role in modulating gene expression in rice (Oryza sativa L.), we performed genome-wide profiling of ARP6-dependent H2A.Z deposition in rice seedlings. We demonstrated that under controlled conditions, the majority of H2A.Z deposition is within protein-coding genes (PCG), and the most highly expressed genes are enriched with H2A.Z at their 5’ ends near the transcription start site (TSS), whereas the medium- to low-expressed genes contain H2A.Z across the entire gene. Based on H2A.Z deposition, we categorized genes into …