In vitro analysis of cleavage and polyadenylation in Arabidopsis

Methods Mol Biol. 2015:1255:79-89. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2175-1_8.

Abstract

In eukaryotes, pre-messenger RNA (pre-mRNA) cleavage and polyadenylation is one of the necessary processing steps that produce a mature and functional mRNA. Regulation on pre-mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation affects other processes such as mRNA translocation, stability, and translation. The process of pre-mRNA cleavage and polyadenylation, and its relationship with RNA splicing and translation, have been extensively studied due to its importance in vivo. A successful in vitro system has provided enormous amount of information to the study of cleavage and polyadenylation in the mammalian and yeast systems. Here, we describe an in vitro pre-mRNA cleavage system that faithfully cleaves pre-mRNA substrate using Arabidopsis cell/tissue cultures.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Arabidopsis
  • Cell Extracts
  • Polyadenylation*
  • RNA Cleavage*
  • RNA Precursors / metabolism*
  • RNA, Plant / metabolism*

Substances

  • Cell Extracts
  • RNA Precursors
  • RNA, Plant