Thermoplasticity in the plant circadian clock: how plants tell the time-perature

James, A.B. , Syed, N.H., Brown, J.W.S. and Nimmo, H.G. (2012) Thermoplasticity in the plant circadian clock: how plants tell the time-perature. Plant Signaling and Behavior, 7(10), pp. 1219-1223. (doi: 10.4161/psb.21491)

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Abstract

In the March 2012 issue of The Plant Cell we describe extensive alternative splicing (AS) of Arabidopsis circadian clock genes. Notably these distinct post-transcriptional events associate with different steady-state temperatures and also with plants undergoing temperature transitions leading us to propose that temperature-associated AS is an additional mechanism involved in the operation and control of the plant circadian clock. Here we show that temperature associated AS also extends to REVEILLE 8 (RVE8), demonstrating a hitherto unrecognized link between the expression of this clock associated gene and temperature. Finally we discuss our observations of the plastic nature of clock gene expression at the post-transcriptional level in the context of the ongoing fascination of how plants respond to temperature.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Nimmo, Professor Hugh and James, Dr Allan
Authors: James, A.B., Syed, N.H., Brown, J.W.S., and Nimmo, H.G.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences
Journal Name:Plant Signaling and Behavior
ISSN:1559-2316
ISSN (Online):1559-2324

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