--- _id: '9493' 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. article_processing_charge: No 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 user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 volume: 14 year: '2004' ...