Multifaceted roles of RNA polymerase IV in plant growth and development

Shuai Zhang; Xiao-Qing Wu; Hui-Ting Xie; Shan-Shan Zhao; Jian-Guo Wu

doi:10.1093/jxb/eraa346

Multifaceted roles of RNA polymerase IV in plant growth and development

J Exp Bot. 2020 Oct 7;71(19):5725-5732. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraa346.

Authors

Shuai Zhang¹, Xiao-Qing Wu¹, Hui-Ting Xie¹, Shan-Shan Zhao¹, Jian-Guo Wu¹

Affiliation

¹ Vector-borne Virus Research Center, State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China.

Abstract

We discuss the latest findings on RNA polymerase IV (Pol IV) in plant growth and development, providing new insights and expanding on new ideas for further, more in-depth research on Pol IV.

Keywords: Arabidopsis; Pol IV; RNA-directed DNA methylation; plant growth and development; rice; siRNA biogenesis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Arabidopsis Proteins* / metabolism
DNA Methylation
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases* / genetics
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases* / metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Growth and Development
RNA, Plant / metabolism
RNA, Small Interfering / metabolism

Substances

Arabidopsis Proteins
RNA, Plant
RNA, Small Interfering
DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases