Article
Maternal RNA-directed DNA methylation is required for seed development in <i>Brassica rapa</i>
2017-08-10
Abstract excerpt
Some organisms deploy small RNAs from accessory cells to maintain genome integrity in the zygote, a mechanism that has been proposed but not demonstrated in plants. Here we show that maternal mutations in the Pol IV-dependent small RNA pathway cause abortion of developing seeds in Brassica rapa . Surprisingly, small RNA production is required in maternal somatic tissues, but not in maternal gametes or the develop...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 62910dfb-51e6-502b-9786-6f24d776158b
- DOI
- 10.1101/174805