Pre-mRNA选择性剪接对植物盐碱胁迫响应的调控机制
Regulatory mechanisms of pre-mRNA alternative splicing in plant responses to saline-alkali stress
选择性剪接(AS)作为真核生物转录后调控的关键机制,通过对pre-mRNA进行差异化剪接,显著扩展蛋白质组多样性,在植物生长发育及逆境响应中发挥重要作用。本研究系统阐述了AS在植物盐碱胁迫响应中的调控作用与功能机制的研究进展。AS通过调控盐超敏感(SOS)、活性氧(ROS)及脱落酸(ABA)信号通路等,参与离子稳态维持、活性氧平衡、渗透调节等生理过程。探讨了AS在植物盐碱胁迫记忆的形成与跨代传递过程中的潜在作用。未来可进一步通过RNA-seq、RT-PCR、基因编辑及生物信息学等技术,探究AS在调控植物响应非生物胁迫方面的机制,进一步揭示AS在植物耐盐碱机制中的核心作用,从而为作物抗逆遗传改良提供新的理论依据与育种策略。
Alternative splicing (AS) is a critical post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes, and significantly expands protein diversity through differential modification of pre-mRNAs, playing a key role in plant growth and development as well as stress responses. This study systematically reviews the research progress in defining the regulatory function and operational mechanisms of AS in plant responses to saline-alkali stress. It analyzes how AS participates in physiological processes such as ion homeostasis maintenance, reactive oxygen species (ROS) balance, and osmotic regulation by modulating signaling pathways including the salt overly sensitive (SOS), ROS, and abscisic acid (ABA) pathway. This study investigated the potential role of AS in the formation and transgenerational transmission of saline-alkali stress memory in plants. Furthermore, AS reshapes splicing patterns of stress-related genes, thereby influencing the establishment and transgenerational transmission of stress memory in plants. Future research employing RNA-seq, RT-PCR, gene editing, and bioinformatics technologies can further explore the mechanisms by which the AS regulates plant responses to abiotic stress. This will reveal the key roles of AS in plant salt stress resistance mechanisms, providing new theoretical foundations and breeding strategies for genetic improvement of crop stress tolerance.
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