期刊
BRIEFINGS IN FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 13-24出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/bfgp/els052
关键词
alternative splicing; circadian rhythms; Arabidopsis thaliana; gene expression networks
资金
- Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- Latin American Guggenheim Fellowship
Circadian clocks, the molecular devices present in almost all eukaryotic and some prokaryotic organisms, phase biological activities to the most appropriate time of day. These devices are synchronized by the daily cycles of light and temperature, and control hundreds of processes, ranging from gene expression to behavior as well as reproductive development. For a long time, these clocks were considered to operate primarily through regulatory feedback loops that act at the transcriptional level. Recent studies, however, conclusively show that circadian rhythms can persist in the absence of transcription, and it is evident that robust and precise circadian oscillations require multiple regulatory mechanisms operating at the co-/post-transcriptional, translational, post-translational and metabolic levels. Furthermore, these different regulatory loops exhibit strong interactions, which contribute to the synchronization of biological rhythms with environmental changes throughout the day and year. Here, we describe recent advances that highlight the role of alternative splicing (AS) in the operation of circadian networks, focusing on molecular and genomic studies conducted in Arabidopsis thaliana. These studies have also enhanced our understanding of the mechanisms that control AS and of the physiological impact of AS.
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