RNA-directed DNA methylation

Known as: RdDM 
An epigenetic RNA-based gene silencing process first elucidated in plants whereby 24-nt small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) guide DNA methyltransferases… (More)
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Review
2015
Review
2015
RNA-Directed DNA Methylation: The Evolution of a Complex Epigenetic Pathway in Flowering Plants.
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is an epigenetic process in plants that involves both short and long noncoding RNAs. The… (More)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Polymerase IV occupancy at RNA-directed DNA methylation sites requires SHH1
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that has critical roles in gene silencing, development and genome integrity. In… (More)
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2013
2013
Revisiting RNA-directed DNA methylation.
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) involves sequence-specific guiding of the de novo methylation machinery to complementary… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
An RNA polymerase II- and AGO4-associated protein acts in RNA-directed DNA methylation
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mark in many eukaryotes. In plants, 24-nucleotide small interfering RNAs (siRNAs… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
A Protein Complex Required for Polymerase V Transcripts and RNA- Directed DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification associated with gene silencing. In Arabidopsis, DNA methylation is established by… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
An Effector of RNA-Directed DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis Is an ARGONAUTE 4- and RNA-Binding Protein
DNA methylation is a conserved epigenetic mark in plants and mammals. In Arabidopsis, DNA methylation can be triggered by small… (More)
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2009
2009
RNA-directed DNA methylation induces transcriptional activation in plants.
A class-C floral homeotic gene of Petunia, pMADS3, is specifically expressed in the stamen and carpels of developing flowers. We… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
PolIVb influences RNA-directed DNA methylation independently of its role in siRNA biogenesis.
DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (Pol)IV in Arabidopsis exists in two isoforms (PolIVa and PolIVb), with NRPD1a and NRPD1b as their… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A structural-maintenance-of-chromosomes hinge domain–containing protein is required for RNA-directed DNA methylation
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a process in which dicer-generated small RNAs guide de novo cytosine methylation at the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Role of the DRM and CMT3 Methyltransferases in RNA-Directed DNA Methylation
RNA interference is a conserved process in which double-stranded RNA is processed into 21-25 nucleotide siRNAs that trigger… (More)
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