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A null allele of the pol IV second subunit impacts stature and reproductive development in Oryza sativa.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2022
Chakraborty Tania, Trujillo Joshua T, Kendall Timmy, Mosher Rebecca A
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All eukaryotes possess three DNA-dependent RNA polymerases, Pols I-III, while land plants possess two additional polymerases, Pol IV and Pol V. Derived through duplication of Pol II subunits, Pol IV produces 24-nt short interfering RNAs that interact with Pol V transcripts to target de novo DNA methylation and silence transcription of transposons. Members of the grass family encode additional duplicated subunits...
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