Plant Post-Transcriptional Regulation
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 August 2026 | Viewed by 9
Special Issue Editor
Interests: post-transcriptional regulation; biological stress; abiotic stress; alternative polyadenylation; rice blast
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Eukaryotic gene transcription encompasses a series of vital biological processes, including mRNA processing, transport, translation, and degradation, which directly impact the abundance of protein expression and subcellular localization. In plants, malfunctions in any of these steps will directly alter the abundance of gene transcripts and the concentration of synthesized proteins, ultimately resulting in phenotypic changes and even plant death.
As a key component of the sophisticated regulatory network governing eukaryotic gene expression, post-transcriptional regulation modulates the stability of transcripts or the properties of proteins through diverse mechanisms such as alternative transcription initiation, alternative splicing, alternative polyadenylation, and microRNAs. In turn, it plays an instrumental role in plant growth, development, and environmental adaptability. This regulatory mechanism enables rapid responses to external signals and exerts an irreplaceable function throughout plant lifecycles and stress tolerance processes.
For these reasons, the post-transcriptional regulation of plant genes has long been a prominent research hotspot across the world, garnering a large amount of interest. This Special Issue focuses on the latest findings regarding post-transcriptional regulation in the contexts of plant growth and development and plant–environment adaptability. These discoveries will lay a molecular foundation for understanding critical biological questions such as the mechanisms underlying plant growth and development and plant adaptation to the environment, additionally helping to address major sustainable development challenges facing humanity through the utilization of plants.
Dr. Haihui Fu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant
- post-transcriptional regulation
- environmental adaptation
- growth and development
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