Article type : Resource Genome-wide analysis of specific alterations in transcript structure and accumulation caused by nutrient deficiencies in Arabidopsis thaliana
Article type : Resource Genome-wide analysis of specific alterations in transcript structure and accumulation caused by nutrient deficiencies in Arabidopsis thaliana
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2017
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S. Nishida;Yusuke Kakei;Y. Shimada;T. Fujiwara
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S. Nishida;Yusuke Kakei;Y. Shimada;T. Fujiwara
Alteration of transcript structure contributes to transcriptome plasticity. In this study, we analyzed the genome-wide response of exon combination patterns to deficiencies in 12 different nutrients in Arabidopsis thaliana roots. RNA sequencing analysis and bioinformatics using a simulation survey revealed more than 600 genes showing varying exon combinations. The overlap between genes showing differential expression (DE) and genes showing differential exon combination (DC) was significantly small. Additionally, gene ontology analysis showed that gene functions were not shared between the DE and DC genes, suggesting that the genes showing DC had different roles than those showing DE. Most of the DC genes were nutrient-specific. For example, two homologs of the MYB transcription factor genes MYB48 and MYB59 showed differential alternative splicing only in response to low K. Alternative splicing of those MYB genes modulated DNA-binding motifs, and MYB59 is reportedly involved in the inhibition of root elongation. Therefore, the increased abundance of MYB isoforms with an intact DNA-binding motif under low K may be involved in the active inhibition of root elongation. Overall, we provide global and comprehensive data of DC genes affected by nutritional deficiencies, which contribute to uncover an unknown mechanism involved in the adaptation to nutrient status.