title: More light behind gene expression.
abstract: Light-regulated gene expression, mediated by photoreceptors, acts as a multifaceted regulator to control the abundance of functional genes at different levels. Two recent genome-wide studies by Wu et al. and Liu et al. show that light controls gene expression at post-transcriptional and translational level through alternative splicing and translational regulation, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular and Developmental Biology of Plants, University of Bielefeld, Universitätsstr. 25, D-33615 Bielefeld, Germany. Electronic address: kianian@uni-bielefeld.de.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kianianmomeni
mesh_terms: D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008027:Light; D055519:Photoreceptors, Plant / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects; D012326:RNA Splicing / Q000235:genetics / Q000528:radiation effects
chemical_list: D055519:Photoreceptors, Plant
keywords: light-regulated gene expression; photomorphogenesis