Sm-like protein-mediated RNA metabolism is required for heat stress tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Sm-like proteins play multiple functions in RNA metabolism, which is essential for biological processes such as stress responses in eukaryotes. The Arabidopsis thaliana sad1 mutant has a mutation of sm-like protein 5 (LSM5) and shows impaired drought and salt stress tolerances. The lsm5/sad1 mutant...

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Main Authors: Masanori Okamoto, Akihiro Matsui, Maho Tanaka, Morosawa Taeko, Junko Ishida, Kei Iida, Yoshiki Mochizuki, Tetsuro Toyoda, Motoaki Seki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01079/full