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Transposon-derived small RNA is responsible for modified function of WRKY45 locus.
Nature plants - 29 Feb 2016
Zhang Haitao, Tao Zeng, Hong Hanming, Chen Zhihui, Wu Changyin, Li Xianghua, Xiao Jinghua, Wang Shiping
Abstract excerpt
Transposable elements (TEs) are an important source for generating small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in plants and animals. Although TE-siRNA-induced silencing of TEs by RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) in the maintenance of genome integrity has been intensively studied, it is unknown whether this type of silencing occurs in suppressing endogenous non-TE genes during host-pathogen interactions. Here we show that...
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