Abstract:
:DNA methylation directed by 24-nucleotide (nt) small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) plays critical roles in gene regulation and transposon silencing in Arabidopsis. 24-nt siRNAs are known to be processed from double-stranded RNAs by Dicer-like 3 (DCL3) and loaded into the effector Argonaute 4 (AGO4). Here we report a distinct class of siRNAs independent of DCLs (sidRNAs). sidRNAs are present as ladders of ∼ 20-60 nt in length, often having the same 5' ends but differing in 3' ends by 1-nt steps. We further show that sidRNAs are associated with AGO4 and capable of directing DNA methylation. Finally we show that sidRNA production depends on distributive 3'-5' exonucleases. Our findings suggest an alternative route for siRNA biogenesis. Precursor transcripts are bound by AGO4 and subsequently subjected to 3'-5' exonucleolytic trimming for maturation. We propose that sidRNAs generated through this route are the initial triggers of de novo DNA methylation.
journal_name
Mol Celljournal_title
Molecular cellauthors
Ye R,Chen Z,Lian B,Rowley MJ,Xia N,Chai J,Li Y,He XJ,Wierzbicki AT,Qi Ydoi
10.1016/j.molcel.2015.11.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-01-21 00:00:00pages
222-35issue
2eissn
1097-2765issn
1097-4164pii
S1097-2765(15)00907-7journal_volume
61pub_type
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