National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China.
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 200032, Shanghai, China.
Nat Commun. 2022 Nov 17;13(1):7045. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-34886-2.
Cryptochromes (CRYs) are evolutionarily conserved photolyase-like photoreceptors found in almost all species, including mammals. CRYs regulate transcription by modulating the activity of several transcription factors, but whether and how they affect pre-mRNA processing are unknown. Photoperiod and temperature are closely associated seasonal cues that influence reproductive timing in plants. CRYs mediate photoperiod-responsive floral initiation, but it is largely unknown whether and how they are also involved in thermosensory flowering. We establish here that blue light and CRY2 play critical roles in thermosensory flowering in Arabidopsis thaliana by regulating RNA alternative splicing (AS) to affect protein expression and development. CRY2 INTERACTING SPLICING FACTOR 1 (CIS1) interacts with CRY2 in a blue light-dependent manner and promotes CRY2-mediated thermosensory flowering. Blue light, CRYs, and CISs affect transcriptome-wide AS profiles, including those of FLOWERING LOCUS M (FLM), which is critical for temperature modulation of flowering. Moreover, CIS1 binds to the FLM pre-mRNA to regulate its AS, while CRY2 regulates the RNA-binding activity of CIS1. Thus, blue light regulates thermosensory flowering via a CRY2-CIS1-FLM signaling pathway that links flowering responses to both light and ambient temperature.
隐花色素(CRYs)是一种进化上保守的光解酶样光受体,几乎存在于所有物种中,包括哺乳动物。CRYs 通过调节几种转录因子的活性来调节转录,但它们是否以及如何影响前体 mRNA 加工尚不清楚。光周期和温度是密切相关的季节性线索,影响植物的生殖时间。CRYs 介导光周期响应的花起始,但它们是否以及如何参与热感觉开花还很大程度上未知。我们在这里建立了,在拟南芥中,蓝光和 CRY2 通过调节 RNA 可变剪接(AS)来影响蛋白质表达和发育,从而在热感觉开花中发挥关键作用。CRY2 相互作用剪接因子 1(CIS1)以蓝光依赖的方式与 CRY2 相互作用,并促进 CRY2 介导的热感觉开花。蓝光、CRYs 和 CISs 影响全转录组 AS 谱,包括对开花进行温度调节至关重要的开花位点 M(FLM)的 AS。此外,CIS1 结合到 FLM 前体 mRNA 上来调节其 AS,而 CRY2 调节 CIS1 的 RNA 结合活性。因此,蓝光通过 CRY2-CIS1-FLM 信号通路调节热感觉开花,该通路将开花反应与光和环境温度联系起来。