State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Plants Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
EMBO Rep. 2023 May 4;24(5):e56105. doi: 10.15252/embr.202256105. Epub 2023 Mar 27.
Shade avoidance syndrome (SAS) commonly occurs in plants experiencing vegetative shade, triggering a series of morphological and physiological changes for the plants to reach more light. A number of positive regulators, such as PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING 7 (PIF7), and negative regulators, such as PHYTOCHROMES, are known to ensure appropriate SAS. Here, we identify 211 shade-regulated long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in Arabidopsis. We further characterize PUAR (PHYA UTR Antisense RNA), a lncRNA produced from the intron of the 5' UTR of the PHYTOCHROME A (PHYA) locus. PUAR is induced by shade and promotes shade-induced hypocotyl elongation. PUAR physically associates with PIF7 and represses the shade-mediated induction of PHYA by blocking the binding of PIF7 to the 5' UTR of PHYA. Our findings highlight a role for lncRNAs in SAS and provide insight into the mechanism of PUAR in regulating PHYA gene expression and SAS.
避荫综合征(SAS)通常发生在经历营养遮荫的植物中,引发一系列植物形态和生理变化,以获得更多的光。已经知道许多正调控因子,如 PHYTOCHROME-INTERACTING 7(PIF7),和负调控因子,如 PHYTOCHROMES,以确保适当的 SAS。在这里,我们在拟南芥中鉴定了 211 个受遮荫调节的长非编码 RNA(lncRNA)。我们进一步表征了 PUAR(PHYA UTR Antisense RNA),一种从 PHYTOCHROME A(PHYA)基因座 5'UTR 内含子产生的 lncRNA。PUAR 受遮荫诱导,并通过阻止 PIF7 与 PHYA 的 5'UTR 结合来抑制 PIF7 介导的 PHYA 的诱导,从而促进遮荫诱导的下胚轴伸长。我们的研究结果强调了 lncRNA 在 SAS 中的作用,并为 lncRNA 在调节 PHYA 基因表达和 SAS 中的作用提供了新的见解。