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Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA in plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2007

Guo Xiao-Qin ,
Zhang Hong-Zhi  and
Li De-Bao
Guo Xiao-Qin
Affiliation:
College of Foresty and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Forestry University, Lin'an 311300, China College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
Zhang Hong-Zhi
Affiliation:
Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
Li De-Bao*
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Alternative splicing is an important cellular mechanism that increases the diversity of gene products. The study of alternatively spliced genes reported so far in plants is far less documented than that in mammals, but considerable results have been reported, showing the role of these genes in regulating mechanisms, influencing factors, and specificities and function of alternative splicing in plants. This review summarizes briefly the major progress made on alternative splicing in plants.

Keywords

plantpre-mRNAalternative splicing
Type
Research Article
Information
Chinese Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , April 2007 , pp. 1 - 8
Copyright
Copyright © China Agricultural University and Cambridge University Press 2007

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Footnotes

First published in Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 2006, 14(5): 809–815

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