Unravelling the Secrets of Pine Roots: A Tale of Nutrition and Adaptation

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk758

Keywords:

epitranscriptome, nitrogen nutrition, ammonium, Oxford Nanopore

Abstract

A new nucleic acid sequencing technology can determine changes in the way RNA is modified, a process known as epitranscriptomics. When observed in maritime pine roots exposed to ammonium nutrition, these changes appeared to be related to the regulation of protein synthesis in the roots.

Author Biographies

  • Rafael Cañas, University of Malaga

    Associate Professor

  • Francisco Ortigosa, Integrative Molecular Biology Lab, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain

    Postdoctoral Researcher

Original article reference

Ortigosa, F., Lobato-Fernández, C., Pérez-Claros, J. A., Cantón, F. R., Ávila, C., Cánovas, F. M., & Cañas, R. A. (2022). Epitranscriptome changes triggered by ammonium nutrition regulate the proteome response of maritime pine roots. Frontiers in plant science, 13, 1102044. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.1102044

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Published

2023-10-19

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 4 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Plant Biology

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