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SUBMITTER: Rothi MH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464056 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rothi M Hafiz MH Tsuzuki Masayuki M Sethuraman Shriya S Wierzbicki Andrzej T AT
Nucleic acids research 20210901 17
Non-coding transcription is an important determinant of heterochromatin formation. In Arabidopsis thaliana a specialized RNA polymerase V (Pol V) transcribes pervasively and produces long non-coding RNAs. These transcripts work with small interfering RNA to facilitate locus-specific establishment of RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM). Subsequent maintenance of RdDM is associated with elevated levels of Pol V transcription. However, the impact of DNA methylation on Pol V transcription remained u ...[more]