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Spliceosomal protein U1A is involved in alternative splicing and salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.


ABSTRACT: Soil salinity is a significant threat to sustainable agricultural production worldwide. Plants must adjust their developmental and physiological processes to cope with salt stress. Although the capacity for adaptation ultimately depends on the genome, the exceptional versatility in gene regulation provided by the spliceosome-mediated alternative splicing (AS) is essential in these adaptive processes. However, the functions of the spliceosome in plant stress responses are poorly understood. Here, we report the in-depth characterization of a U1 spliceosomal protein, AtU1A, in controlling AS of pre-mRNAs under salt stress and salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. The atu1a mutant was hypersensitive to salt stress and accumulated more reactive oxygen species (ROS) than the wild-type under salt stress. RNA-seq analysis revealed that AtU1A regulates AS of many genes, presumably through modulating recognition of 5' splice sites. We showed that AtU1A is associated with the pre-mRNA of the ROS detoxification-related gene ACO1 and is necessary for the regulation of ACO1 AS. ACO1 is important for salt tolerance because ectopic expression of ACO1 in the atu1a mutant can partially rescue its salt hypersensitive phenotype. Our findings highlight the critical role of AtU1A as a regulator of pre-mRNA processing and salt tolerance in plants.

SUBMITTER: Gu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829640 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Spliceosomal protein U1A is involved in alternative splicing and salt stress tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Gu Jinbao J   Xia Zhiqiang Z   Luo Yuehua Y   Jiang Xingyu X   Qian Bilian B   Xie He H   Zhu Jian-Kang JK   Xiong Liming L   Zhu Jianhua J   Wang Zhen-Yu ZY  

Nucleic acids research 20180201 4


Soil salinity is a significant threat to sustainable agricultural production worldwide. Plants must adjust their developmental and physiological processes to cope with salt stress. Although the capacity for adaptation ultimately depends on the genome, the exceptional versatility in gene regulation provided by the spliceosome-mediated alternative splicing (AS) is essential in these adaptive processes. However, the functions of the spliceosome in plant stress responses are poorly understood. Here,  ...[more]

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