title: Alternative splicing in plants--coming of age.
abstract: More than 60% of intron-containing genes undergo alternative splicing (AS) in plants. This number will increase when AS in different tissues, developmental stages, and environmental conditions are explored. Although the functional impact of AS on protein complexity is still understudied in plants, recent examples demonstrate its importance in regulating plant processes. AS also regulates transcript levels and the link with nonsense-mediated decay and generation of unproductive mRNAs illustrate the need for both transcriptional and AS data in gene expression analyses. AS has influenced the evolution of the complex networks of regulation of gene expression and variation in AS contributed to adaptation of plants to their environment and therefore will impact strategies for improving plant and crop phenotypes.
authors: Division of Plant Sciences, University of Dundee at the James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, Scotland, UK.
authors: Naeem H
authors: NH
authors: Syed
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Kalyna
authors: Yamile
authors: Y
authors: Marquez
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Barta
authors: John W S
authors: JW
authors: Brown
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D057906:Circadian Clocks; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D017343:Genes, Plant; D059365:Nonsense Mediated mRNA Decay; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011123:Polyploidy; D055550:Protein Stability; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018749:RNA, Plant