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ArticleScience advances2026

Unraveling branch point-driven SR45a splicing dynamics in heat stress for plant adaptation.

Wei-Bo Xu, Meng Wang, Xue-Han Zhang, Qian-Huan Guo, Peng Liu, Chang-Ai Wu, Guo-Dong Yang, Jin-Guang Huang, Shi-Zhong Zhang, Cheng-Chao Zheng and 1 more

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Wei-Bo XuNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0004-9435-2783
Meng WangNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0008-9645-0677
Xue-Han ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0002-9372-8828
Qian-Huan GuoNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.
Peng LiuDonald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO 63132, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2523-4498
Chang-Ai WuNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0003-4053-8262
Guo-Dong YangNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.
Jin-Guang HuangNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.
Shi-Zhong ZhangNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.
Cheng-Chao ZhengNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.
Kang YanNational Key Laboratory of Wheat Improvement, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong 271018, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6124-4242

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Abstract

Heat stress impairs plant development by disrupting essential molecular processes. Alternative splicing (AS) is emerging as a key regulatory mechanism in heat responses, yet how stress-responsive AS is fine-tuned within core splicing regulators remains underexplored. Here, we uncover a heat-activated, autoregulatory splicing switch in the serine/arginine-rich factor SR45a, critically dependent on intron 4. Using an intron 4-based luciferase reporter, we show that heat enhances intron removal, promoting the full-length isoform over truncated variants. This switch relies on branch point (BP) recognition, with SR45a and cap-binding protein 20 (CBP20) coordinating BP-dependent splicing under stress. Overexpression of either protein enhances thermotolerance by stabilizing AS dynamics. HSFA2 directly activates

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalAlternative SplicingHeat-Shock ResponsePlant ProteinsRNA SplicingArabidopsisGene Expression Regulation, PlantIntronsThermotoleranceTriticumZea maysPlant Proteins

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PMID41894492
PMCPMC13025027

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