A POTENTIAL ROLE FOR RNA TURNOVER IN THE LIGHT REGULATION OF PLANT GENE-EXPRESSION - RIBULOSE-1,5-BISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE SMALL SUBUNIT IN SOYBEAN

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SHIRLEY, BW [1 ]
MEAGHER, RB [1 ]
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[1] UNIV GEORGIA,DEPT GENET,ATHENS,GA 30602
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10.1093/nar/18.11.3377
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Post-transcriptional regulation of the genes encoding the small subunit (rbcS) of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase was examined in soybean seedlings. Substantial discrepancies were detected betweenrelative in vitro transcription rates and steady-state RNA levels in light- and dark-grown seedling leaves, indicating that rbcS RNA may be degraded more rapidly in light than in darkness. Additional data imply that the turnover mechanism is rapidly induced by light, maintained for some time in darkness, and that it may be negatively controlled by far-red light. The proposed RNA turnover system does not affect all RNAs equally since a soybean actin gene showed equivalent in vitro transcription rates and RNA levels in light anddarkness. Soybean rbcS genes may be subject to a novel mode of control in which light-induced expression is accompanied by an increased rate of RNA degradation. Models for the specific regulation of rbcS RNA stability in response to light are presented. © 1990 Oxford University Press.
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