title: Organ-specific differences in the ratio of alternatively spliced chorismate synthase (LeCS2) transcripts in tomato.
abstract: The primary transcript of one of the two chorismate synthase genes (LeCS2) of tomato is differentially processed due to an alternative splicing of the third intron. A novel observation was made when the abundances of the two LeCS2-specific transcripts in different organs were analysed. The ratio of these two transcripts differs in RNA populations from different organs. Possible explanations for this finding and its potential physiological impact for plant metabolism are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Görlach
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Raesecke
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abel
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wehrli
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Amrhein
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D001483:Base Sequence; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers; D005091:Exons; D017343:Genes, Plant; D007438:Introns; D008190:Lyases / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009928:Organ Specificity; D019761:Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015183:Restriction Mapping; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D008190:Lyases; C019895:chorismate synthase; D019761:Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases