Advances in Roles of Different Types of Histone Modifications in Responses of Rice to Abiotic Stresses

doi:10.16819/j.1001-7216.2025.250203

Abstract

Abstract: As one of the most important food crops in the world, the yield and quality of rice are directly related to global food security. However, rice often faces various abiotic stresses during growth, such as salt stress, drought, low and high temperatures, which seriously compromise the growth, development and yield of rice. In recent years, epigenetics research, especially the role of histone modifications in regulating stress tolerance responses of rice, has attracted increasing attention. This review summarizes the latest research progress in histone modifications in abiotic stress responses in rice, to provide a theoretical basis for genetic improvement and stress resistance breeding of rice.

Key words: histone modifications, rice, abiotic stress

摘要： 水稻作为全球最重要的粮食作物之一，其产量和品质直接关系到全球粮食安全。然而，水稻在生长过程中常面临各种非生物胁迫，如盐胁迫、干旱、低温、高温等，严重影响水稻的生长发育和产量。近年来，表观遗传学研究尤其是组蛋白修饰在调控水稻耐胁迫响应中的作用日益受到关注。本文综述了组蛋白修饰在水稻非生物胁迫响应中的最新研究进展，以期为水稻遗传改良和抗逆育种提供理论依据。

关键词: 组蛋白修饰, 水稻, 非生物胁迫

HAO Wenqian, CAI Xingjing, YANG Haidong, WU Yuyang, TENG Xuan, XUE Chao, GONG Zhiyun. Advances in Roles of Different Types of Histone Modifications in Responses of Rice to Abiotic Stresses[J]. Chinese Journal OF Rice Science, 2025, 39(5): 575-585.

郝雯倩, 蔡兴菁, 杨海东, 吴宇阳, 滕轩, 薛超, 龚志云. 不同类型组蛋白修饰在水稻响应非生物胁迫中的研究进展[J]. 中国水稻科学, 2025, 39(5): 575-585.

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