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ArticleThe New phytologist2017

Extensive translational regulation during seed germination revealed by polysomal profiling.

Bing Bai, Alessia Peviani, Sjors van der Horst, Magdalena Gamm, Berend Snel, Leónie Bentsink, Johannes Hanson

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Article in The New phytologist, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 99 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Bing BaiDepartment of Molecular Plant Physiology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Alessia PevianiTheoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Sjors van der HorstWageningen Seed Laboratory, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Wageningen University, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
Magdalena GammDepartment of Molecular Plant Physiology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Berend SnelTheoretical Biology and Bioinformatics, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Leónie BentsinkDepartment of Molecular Plant Physiology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Johannes HansonDepartment of Molecular Plant Physiology, Utrecht University, 3584 CH, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5605-7984
Utrecht University · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This work investigates the extent of translational regulation during seed germination. The polysome occupancy of each gene is determined by genome-wide profiling of total mRNA and polysome-associated mRNA. This reveals extensive translational regulation during Arabidopsis thaliana seed germination. The polysome occupancy of thousands of individual mRNAs changes to a large extent during the germination process. Intriguingly, these changes are restricted to two temporal phases (shifts) during germination, seed hydration and germination. Sequence features, such as upstream open reading frame number, transcript length, mRNA stability, secondary structures, and the presence and location of specific motifs correlated with this translational regulation. These features differed significantly between the two shifts, indicating that independent mechanisms regulate translation during seed germination. This study reveals substantial translational dynamics during seed germination and identifies development-dependent sequence features and cis elements that correlate with the translation control, uncovering a novel and important layer of gene regulation during seed germination.

Indexed as

ArabidopsisBase SequenceGene Expression Regulation, PlantGerminationNucleic Acid ConformationPolyribosomesProtein BiosynthesisRNA, MessengerRNA, PlantSeedsRNA, MessengerRNA, PlantArabidopsisgerminationimbibitionpolysomal profilingribosomeRNA structureseedling establishmenttranslatomics

Identifiers

PMID27935038
PMCPMC5347915
OpenAlexW2560416976

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