Intron Retention in the 5′UTR of the Novel ZIF2 Transporter Enhances Translation to Promote Zinc Tolerance in

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Alternative splicing, which generates multiple messenger RNAs (mRNAs) from the same gene, is a key posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism in higher eukaryotes whose functional relevance in plants remains poorly understood. The sequestration of metal ions inside the vacuole of root cells is an important strategy employed by plants to cope with heavy metal toxicity. Here, we describe a new vacuolar membrane transporter of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana, ZIF2, that confers tolerance to zinc (Zn) by promoting root immobilisation of the metal ion and thus its exclusion from the aerial parts of the plant. The ZIF2 gene is induced by exposure to excess Zn and undergoes alternative splicing, generating two mRNAs that differ solely in their non-coding regions and hence code for the same transporter. Interestingly, toxic Zn levels favour expression of the longer mRNA, which in turn confers higher plant tolerance to the metal. We show that the longer ZIF2 non-coding region markedly promotes translation of the downstream coding sequence into protein in a Zn-responsive fashion. Thus, our results indicate that by regulating translation efficiency of the ZIF2 mRNA, alternative splicing controls the amounts of the encoded membrane transporter and therefore plant Zn tolerance.

Vyšlo v časopise: Intron Retention in the 5′UTR of the Novel ZIF2 Transporter Enhances Translation to Promote Zinc Tolerance in. PLoS Genet 10(5): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004375
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