Chromatin Evolution-Key Innovations Underpinning Morphological Complexity

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Journal Front Plant Sci

Date 2019 Apr 30

PMID 31031789

Citations 6

Authors

Mohsen Hajheidari

Csaba Koncz

Marcel Bucher

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Abstract

The history of life consists of a series of major evolutionary transitions, including emergence and radiation of complex multicellular eukaryotes from unicellular ancestors. The cells of multicellular organisms, with few exceptions, contain the same genome, however, their organs are composed of a variety of cell types that differ in both structure and function. This variation is largely due to the transcriptional activity of different sets of genes in different cell types. This indicates that complex transcriptional regulation played a key role in the evolution of complexity in eukaryotes. In this review, we summarize how gene duplication and subsequent evolutionary innovations, including the structural evolution of nucleosomes and chromatin-related factors, contributed to the complexity of the transcriptional system and provided a basis for morphological diversity.

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