Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 29, 2025

A Flexible Low Cost Hydroponic System for Assessing Plant Responses to Small Molecules in Sterile Conditions
Published on: August 25, 2018
Sugar Signaling and Post-transcriptional Regulation in Plants: An Overlooked or an Emerging Topic?
Ming Wang1,2, Lili Zang2, Fuchao Jiao1
1College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China.
Abstract:
Plants are autotrophic organisms that self-produce sugars through photosynthesis. These sugars serve as an energy source, carbon skeletons, and signaling entities throughout plants' life. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression plays an important role in various sugar-related processes. In cells, it is regulated by many factors, such as RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), microRNAs, the spliceosome, etc. To date, most of the investigations into sugar-related gene expression have been focused on the transcriptional level in plants, while only a few studies have been conducted on post-transcriptional mechanisms. The present review provides an overview of the relationships between sugar and post-transcriptional regulation in plants. It addresses the relationships between sugar signaling and RBPs, microRNAs, and mRNA stability. These new items insights will help to reach a comprehensive understanding of the diversity of sugar signaling regulatory networks, and open onto new investigations into the relevance of these regulations for plant growth and development.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Cell Signaling in Plants
Riboswitches
The aptamer has high specificity for a particular metabolite which allows riboswitches to specifically regulate...
Regulation of Expression Occurs at Multiple Steps
Transcription results in the generation of precursor (pre-mRNA) that consists of both exons and introns, which needs further processing before being translated to a...
Regulation of Expression Occurs at Multiple Steps
Regulation of Expression at Multiple Steps
Phloem and Sugar Transport

