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State of Decay: An Update on Plant mRNA Turnover

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Nuclear pre-mRNA Processing in Plants

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 326))

Proper degradation of plant messenger RNA is crucial for the maintenance of cellular and organismal homeostasis, and it must be properly regulated to enable rapid adjustments in response to endogenous and external cues. Only a few dedicated studies have been done so far to address the fundamental mechanisms of mRNA decay in plants, especially as compared with fungal and mammalian model systems. Consequently, our systems-level understanding of plant mRNA decay remains fairly rudimentary. Nevertheless, a number of serendipitous findings in recent years have reasserted the central position of the regulated mRNA decay in plant physiology. In addition, the meteoric rise to prominence of the plant small RNA field has spawned a renewed interest in the general plant mRNA turnover pathways. Combined with the advent of widely accessible microarray platforms, these advances allow for a renewed hope of rapid progress in our understanding of the fundamental rules governing regulated mRNA degradation in plants. This chapter summarizes recent findings in this field.

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Belostotsky, D.A. (2008). State of Decay: An Update on Plant mRNA Turnover. In: Reddy, A.S.N., Golovkin, M. (eds) Nuclear pre-mRNA Processing in Plants. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 326. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76776-3_10

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