Roles of RNA silencing in viral and non-viral plant immunity and in the crosstalk between disease resistance systems
RNA silencing is a well-established antiviral immunity system in plants, in which small RNAs
guide Argonaute proteins to targets in viral RNA or DNA, resulting in virus repression. Virus …
guide Argonaute proteins to targets in viral RNA or DNA, resulting in virus repression. Virus …
Establishing, maintaining and modifying DNA methylation patterns in plants and animals
JA Law, SE Jacobsen - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2010 - nature.com
Cytosine DNA methylation is a stable epigenetic mark that is crucial for diverse biological
processes, including gene and transposon silencing, imprinting and X chromosome …
processes, including gene and transposon silencing, imprinting and X chromosome …
RNA-directed DNA methylation: an epigenetic pathway of increasing complexity
RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is the major small RNA-mediated epigenetic
pathway in plants. RdDM requires a specialized transcriptional machinery that comprises …
pathway in plants. RdDM requires a specialized transcriptional machinery that comprises …
DNA methylation pathways and their crosstalk with histone methylation
Methylation of DNA and of histone 3 at Lys 9 (H3K9) are highly correlated with gene
silencing in eukaryotes from fungi to humans. Both of these epigenetic marks need to be …
silencing in eukaryotes from fungi to humans. Both of these epigenetic marks need to be …
RNA-mediated epigenetic regulation of gene expression
D Holoch, D Moazed - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2015 - nature.com
Diverse classes of RNA, ranging from small to long non-coding RNAs, have emerged as key
regulators of gene expression, genome stability and defence against foreign genetic …
regulators of gene expression, genome stability and defence against foreign genetic …
RNA interference in the nucleus: roles for small RNAs in transcription, epigenetics and beyond
A growing number of functions are emerging for RNA interference (RNAi) in the nucleus, in
addition to well-characterized roles in post-transcriptional gene silencing in the cytoplasm …
addition to well-characterized roles in post-transcriptional gene silencing in the cytoplasm …
Long noncoding RNAs in plants
AT Wierzbicki, T Blevins… - Annual Review of Plant …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Plants have an extraordinary diversity of transcription machineries, including five nuclear
DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Four of these enzymes are dedicated to the production …
DNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Four of these enzymes are dedicated to the production …
An siRNA pathway prevents transgenerational retrotransposition in plants subjected to stress
Eukaryotic genomes consist to a significant extent of retrotransposons that are suppressed
by host epigenetic mechanisms, preventing their uncontrolled propagation,. However, it is …
by host epigenetic mechanisms, preventing their uncontrolled propagation,. However, it is …
Histone methylation in higher plants
Histone methylation plays a fundamental role in regulating diverse developmental
processes and is also involved in silencing repetitive sequences in order to maintain …
processes and is also involved in silencing repetitive sequences in order to maintain …
Regulation and function of DNA methylation in plants and animals
DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mark involved in diverse biological processes.
In plants, DNA methylation can be established through the RNA-directed DNA methylation …
In plants, DNA methylation can be established through the RNA-directed DNA methylation …