Journal
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 376, Issue 3, Pages 553-557Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.09.046
Keywords
Arabidopsis; RdDM; RDR2; DRM1; DRM2; CMT3; siRNA; Tiling array
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- apan Society for the Promotion of Science
- MECSST
- President Discretionary Fund RIKEN
- Genome Research from RIKEN
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RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a process in which 24 nucleotide (nt) small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) guide de novo cytosine methylation in the homologous genomic DNA region. Of several factors involving 24 nt siRNA accumulation, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 2 (RDR2) is a key component. because accumulation of 24 nt siRNA disappears in the Arabidopsis rdr2 mutant. Here, we compared expression profiles among wild-type, rdr2-1 and ddc (drm1drm2cmt3), DNA methyltransferase triple mutant, using a whole genome tiling array to identify the candidate genes directly downregulated by RdDM-related 24 nt siRNAs. Of the transcripts upregulated in the Mutants, we searched for those whose coding regions or flanking regions have siRNA-generating loci. We found upregulated expression of 18 transcripts with AGI codes and 19 predicted transcriptional units (TUs) with siRNA loci in both rdr2-1 and ddc. Our study provided important information for understanding the relationship between RdDM and the identified candidate genes. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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