RNA-directed DNA methylation and plant development require an IWR1-type transcription factor

• Published in: EMBO reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 65 - 71
• Main Authors: Kanno, Tatsuo, Bucher, Etienne, Daxinger, Lucia, Huettel, Bruno, Kreil, David P, Breinig, Frank, Lind, Marc, Schmitt, Manfred J, Simon, Stacey A, Gurazada, Sai Guna Ranjan, Meyers, Blake C, Lorkovic, Zdravko J, Matzke, Antonius J M, Matzke, Marjori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.01.2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Arabidopsis; Arabidopsis - genetics; Arabidopsis - growth & development; Arabidopsis - metabolism; Arabidopsis Proteins - genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins - metabolism; Deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA; DNA Methylation - genetics; DNA Methylation - physiology; DNA, Plant - genetics; DNA, Plant - metabolism; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases - metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - genetics; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - physiology; Gene Silencing - physiology; Genotype & phenotype; Hypersensitivity; IWR1; Mutants; Mutation; Phenotype; Plant biology; Pol IV; Pol V; RNA polymerase; RNA, Plant - genetics; RNA, Plant - metabolism; RNA, Small Interfering - genetics; RNA, Small Interfering - metabolism; RNA, Untranslated - genetics; RNA, Untranslated - metabolism; RNA-directed DNA methylation; Scientific Report; Toxins; Transcription Factors - genetics; Transcription Factors - metabolism; Transgenic plants; Yeasts

RNA‐directed DNA methylation (RdDM) in plants requires two RNA polymerase (Pol) II‐related RNA polymerases, namely Pol IV and Pol V. A genetic screen designed to reveal factors that are important for RdDM in a developmental context in Arabidopsis identified DEFECTIVE IN MERISTEM SILENCING 4 (DMS4)....