Alternative splicing of the OsBWMK1 gene generates three transcript variants showing differential subcellular localizations

Here, we show that alternative splicing of the OsBWMK1, a member of the rice MAPK family, generates three transcript variants, OsBWMK1L, OsBWMK1M, and OsBWMK1S. The OsBWMK1L transcript variant was highly and constitutively expressed in all rice tissues tested and its expression was not altered by various stress conditions, whereas OsBWMK1M and OsBWMK1S were normally expressed at low levels but were induced by various stresses.

Abiotic Stresses Cause Differential Regulation of Alternative Splice Forms of GATA Transcription Factor in Rice

In this study, we present an overview of the GATA gene family in rice (OsGATA)

Transcript abundance analysis in contrasting genotypes of rice-IR64 (salt sensitive) and Pokkali (salt tolerant), for individual GATA members indicated their differential expression in response to various abiotic stresses such as salinity, drought, and exogenous ABA. One of the members of subfamily VII-OsGATA23a, emerged as a multi-stress responsive transcription factor giving elevated expression levels in response to salinity and drought.

Salt tolerance involved candidate genes in rice: an integrative meta-analysis approach

Herein, a genome-wide meta-analysis, using microarray and RNA-seq data was conducted which resulted in the identification of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) under salinity stress at tolerant rice genotypes.

Briefly, the young seedlings of FL478 (Salt tolerant) and IR29 (Salt sensitive) were treated with 150 mM NaCl and the root samples were collected 24 h after inception of the salt stress.

A total of 3449 DEGs were detected in 46 meta-QTL positions, among which 1286, 86, 1729 and 348 DEGs were observed in root, shoot, seedling, and leaves tissues, respectively.

23 potential candidate genes were detected in Saltol and hotspot-regions overlying original QTLs for both yield components and ion homeostasis traits; among which, there were many unreported salinity-responsive genes.

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Nowlan Freese notes: A google search for "rice" and "splicing" and "salt" yields only few results.