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Implementing a Rational and Consistent Nomenclature for Serine/Arginine-Rich Protein Splicing Factors (SR Proteins) in Plants

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2010
Authors:Barta, A, Kalyna, M, Reddy, ASN
Journal:The Plant Cell
Volume:22
Issue:9
Date Published:2010
ISBN Number:10404651
Keywords:Oryza, Oryza sativa
Abstract:

Growing interest in alternative splicing in plants and the extensive sequencing of new plant genomes necessitate more precise definition and classification of genes coding for splicing factors. SR proteins are a family of RNA binding proteins, which function as essential factors for constitutive and alternative splicing. We propose a unified nomenclature for plant SR proteins, taking into account the newly revised nomenclature of the mammalian SR proteins and a number of plant-specific properties of the plant proteins. We identify six subfamilies of SR proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice (Oryza sativa), three of which are plant specific. The proposed subdivision of plant SR proteins into different subfamilies will allow grouping of paralogous proteins and simple assignment of newly discovered SR orthologs from other plant species and will promote functional comparisons in diverse plant species.

URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/25758742
Short Title:The Plant Cell
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