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Rice RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 6 acts in small RNA biogenesis and spikelet development.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2012
Song Xianwei, Wang Dekai, Ma Lijia, Chen Zhiyu, Li Pingchuan, Cui Xia, Liu Chunyan, Cao Shouyun, Chu Chengcai, Tao Yuezhi, Cao Xiaofeng
Abstract excerpt
Higher plants have evolved multiple RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RDRs), which work with Dicer-like (DCL) proteins to produce different classes of small RNAs with specialized molecular functions. Here we report that OsRDR6, the rice (Oryza sativa L.) homolog of Arabidopsis RDR6, acts in the biogenesis of various types and sizes of small RNAs. We isolated a rice osrdr6-1 mutant, which was temperature sensitive...
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