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ArticleNature communications2018

Transcriptional read-through of the long non-coding RNA SVALKA governs plant cold acclimation.

Peter Kindgren, Ryan Ard, Maxim Ivanov, Sebastian Marquardt

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 111 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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111citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
32.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 252 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter KindgrenDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Bulowsvej 34, Frederiksberg, 1871, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0947-2648
Ryan ArdDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Bulowsvej 34, Frederiksberg, 1871, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9070-9747
Maxim IvanovDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Bulowsvej 34, Frederiksberg, 1871, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7548-3316
Sebastian MarquardtDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Copenhagen Plant Science Centre, University of Copenhagen, Bulowsvej 34, Frederiksberg, 1871, Denmark. sebastian.marquardt@plen.ku.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-2717
University of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most DNA in the genomes of higher organisms does not encode proteins, yet much is transcribed by RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) into long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs). The biological significance of most lncRNAs is largely unclear. Here, we identify a lncRNA (SVALKA) in a cold-sensitive region of the Arabidopsis genome. Mutations in SVALKA affect CBF1 expression and freezing tolerance. RNAPII read-through transcription of SVALKA results in a cryptic lncRNA overlapping CBF1 on the antisense strand, termed asCBF1. Our molecular dissection reveals that CBF1 is suppressed by RNAPII collision stemming from the SVALKA-asCBF1 lncRNA cascade. The SVALKA-asCBF1 cascade provides a mechanism to tightly control CBF1 expression and timing that could be exploited to maximize freezing tolerance with mitigated fitness costs. Our results provide a compelling example of local gene regulation by lncRNA transcription having a profound impact on the ability of plants to appropriately acclimate to challenging environmental conditions.

Indexed as

Cold TemperatureAcclimatizationArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantRNA, Long NoncodingRNA Polymerase IITrans-ActivatorsArabidopsis ProteinsCBF1 protein, ArabidopsisRNA, Long NoncodingRNA Polymerase IITrans-Activators

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PMID30385760
PMCPMC6212407
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