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Natural uORF variation in plants
Jiangen Wang1, Juhong Liu2, Zilong Guo1
1Haixia Institute of Science and Technology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
Abstract:
Taking advantage of natural variation promotes our understanding of phenotypic diversity and trait evolution, ultimately accelerating plant breeding, in which the identification of causal variations is critical. To date, sequence variations in the coding region and transcription level polymorphisms caused by variations in the promoter have been prioritized. An upstream open reading frame (uORF) in the 5' untranslated region (5' UTR) regulates gene expression at the post-transcription or translation level. In recent years, studies have demonstrated that natural uORF variations shape phenotypic diversity. This opinion article highlights recent researches and speculates on future directions for natural uORF variation in plants.
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