摘要
DNA methylation is highlighted for its great importance in regulating plant development,but its function associated with single-cell differentiation remains undetermined. Here,we used cotton fiber,specifically,the epidermal hairs on the cotton ovule,as a model to investigate the regulatory role of DNA methylation in cell differentiation. Global disruption of DNA methylation was first demonstrated to re-activate a large number of genomic loci and depress cotton fiber development. We constructed single-base resolution maps of DNA methylation dynamics representing each fiber developmental stage. The CHH(H=A,T,or C) DNA methylation level was increased during fiber development,accompanied by a decreased pattern of RNA-directed DNA methylation(Rd DM). Examination of nucleosome positioning revealed a gradual eu-to hetero-chromatin transition for chromatin reprogramming in developing fibers,coupled with increased DNA methylation. Compared with cotton ovules,increased DNA methylation in fibers was demonstrated to be predominantly mediated by an active H3K9me2-dependent pathway instead of the inactive Rd DM pathway,especially in heterochromatic regions. We examined how asymmetric DNA methylation contributed to homoeologous gene expression bias,illustrating a sub-genomic collaborated regulation of allotetraploid cotton fiber development. Furthermore,integrated multi-omics analyses revealed that dynamic DNA methylation could play a role in the regulation of lipid biosynthesis and spatio-temporal modulation of reactive oxygen species for staged fiber differentiation. Our study established a framework for understanding the role of DNA methylation and chromatin reprogramming during fiber development and also provided novel insights into the epigenetic regulation of single-cell differentiation in plants.
DNA methylation is highlighted for its great importance in regulating plant development,but its function associated with single-cell differentiation remains undetermined. Here,we used cotton fiber,specifically,the epidermal hairs on the cotton ovule,as a model to investigate the regulatory role of DNA methylation in cell differentiation. Global disruption of DNA methylation was first demonstrated to re-activate a large number of genomic loci and depress cotton fiber development. We constructed single-base resolution maps of DNA methylation dynamics representing each fiber developmental stage. The CHH(H=A,T,or C) DNA methylation level was increased during fiber development,accompanied by a decreased pattern of RNA-directed DNA methylation(Rd DM). Examination of nucleosome positioning revealed a gradual eu-to hetero-chromatin transition for chromatin reprogramming in developing fibers,coupled with increased DNA methylation. Compared with cotton ovules,increased DNA methylation in fibers was demonstrated to be predominantly mediated by an active H3K9me2-dependent pathway instead of the inactive Rd DM pathway,especially in heterochromatic regions. We examined how asymmetric DNA methylation contributed to homoeologous gene expression bias,illustrating a sub-genomic collaborated regulation of allotetraploid cotton fiber development. Furthermore,integrated multi-omics analyses revealed that dynamic DNA methylation could play a role in the regulation of lipid biosynthesis and spatio-temporal modulation of reactive oxygen species for staged fiber differentiation. Our study established a framework for understanding the role of DNA methylation and chromatin reprogramming during fiber development and also provided novel insights into the epigenetic regulation of single-cell differentiation in plants.
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