Mechanisms of alternative splicing in regulating plant flowering: a review.

Author: Huanhuan LU ¹ ; Qinlin DENG ¹ ; Mengdan WU ¹ ; Zhimin WANG ¹ ; Dayong WEI ¹ ; Hebing WANG ² ; Huafeng XIANG ² ; Hongcheng ZHANG ² ; Qinglin TANG ¹
Author Information

1. College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
2. Chongqing Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chongqing 401329, China.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: alternative splicing; epigenetic regulation; flowering; splicing factor
MeSH: Alternative Splicing/genetics*; Arabidopsis/metabolism*; Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics*; Flowers/genetics*
From: Chinese Journal of Biotechnology 2021;37(9):2991-3004
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Flowering is a critical transitional stage during plant growth and development, and is closely related to seed production and crop yield. The flowering transition is regulated by complex genetic networks, whereas many flowering-related genes generate multiple transcripts through alternative splicing to regulate flowering time. This paper summarizes the molecular mechanisms of alternative splicing in regulating plant flowering from several perspectives, future research directions are also envisioned.