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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In a number of organisms, transgenes containing transcribed inverted repeats
(IRs) that produce hairpin RNA can trigger RNA-mediated silencing, which is associated
with 21-24 nucleotide small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). In plants, IR-driven RNA
silencing also causes extensive cytosine methylation of homologous DNA in both
the transgene "trigger" and any other homologous DNA sequences--"targets". Endogenous
genomic sequences, including transposable elements and repeated elements, are
also subject to RNA-mediated silencing. The RNA silencing gene ARGONAUTE4 (AGO4)
is required for maintenance of DNA methylation at several endogenous loci and
for the establishment of methylation at the FWA gene. Here, we show that mutation
of AGO4 substantially reduces the maintenance of DNA methylation triggered by
IR transgenes, but AGO4 loss-of-function does not block the initiation of DNA
methylation by IRs. AGO4 primarily affects non-CG methylation of the target sequences,
while the IR trigger sequences lose methylation in all sequence contexts. Finally,
we find that AGO4 and the DRM methyltransferase genes are required for maintenance
of siRNAs at a subset of endogenous sequences, but AGO4 is not required for the
accumulation of IR-induced siRNAs or a number of endogenous siRNAs, suggesting
that AGO4 may function downstream of siRNA production.
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article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Zilberman, Daniel
id: 6973db13-dd5f-11ea-814e-b3e5455e9ed1
last_name: Zilberman
orcid: 0000-0002-0123-8649
- first_name: Xiaofeng
full_name: Cao, Xiaofeng
last_name: Cao
- first_name: Lisa K.
full_name: Johansen, Lisa K.
last_name: Johansen
- first_name: Zhixin
full_name: Xie, Zhixin
last_name: Xie
- first_name: James C.
full_name: Carrington, James C.
last_name: Carrington
- first_name: Steven E.
full_name: Jacobsen, Steven E.
last_name: Jacobsen
citation:
ama: Zilberman D, Cao X, Johansen LK, Xie Z, Carrington JC, Jacobsen SE. Role of
Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered by inverted repeats.
Current Biology. 2004;14(13):1214-1220. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055
apa: Zilberman, D., Cao, X., Johansen, L. K., Xie, Z., Carrington, J. C., &
Jacobsen, S. E. (2004). Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation
triggered by inverted repeats. Current Biology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055
chicago: Zilberman, Daniel, Xiaofeng Cao, Lisa K. Johansen, Zhixin Xie, James C.
Carrington, and Steven E. Jacobsen. “Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-Directed
DNA Methylation Triggered by Inverted Repeats.” Current Biology. Elsevier,
2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055.
ieee: D. Zilberman, X. Cao, L. K. Johansen, Z. Xie, J. C. Carrington, and S. E.
Jacobsen, “Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered
by inverted repeats,” Current Biology, vol. 14, no. 13. Elsevier, pp. 1214–1220,
2004.
ista: Zilberman D, Cao X, Johansen LK, Xie Z, Carrington JC, Jacobsen SE. 2004.
Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered by inverted
repeats. Current Biology. 14(13), 1214–1220.
mla: Zilberman, Daniel, et al. “Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-Directed DNA
Methylation Triggered by Inverted Repeats.” Current Biology, vol. 14, no.
13, Elsevier, 2004, pp. 1214–20, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055.
short: D. Zilberman, X. Cao, L.K. Johansen, Z. Xie, J.C. Carrington, S.E. Jacobsen,
Current Biology 14 (2004) 1214–1220.
date_created: 2021-06-07T10:33:00Z
date_published: 2004-07-13T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-12-14T08:52:00Z
day: '13'
department:
- _id: DaZi
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055
extern: '1'
external_id:
pmid:
- '15242620 '
intvolume: ' 14'
issue: '13'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055
month: '07'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
page: 1214-1220
pmid: 1
publication: Current Biology
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1879-0445
issn:
- 0960-9822
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered by
inverted repeats
type: journal_article
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year: '2004'
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