Functional Consequences of Subunit Diversity in RNA Polymerases II and V

Multisubunit RNA polymerases IV and V (Pol IV and Pol V) evolved as specialized forms of Pol II that mediate RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) and transcriptional silencing of transposons, viruses, and endogenous repeats in plants. Among the subunits common to Arabidopsis thaliana Pols II, IV, an...

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Main Authors: Ek Han Tan, Todd Blevins, Thomas S. Ream, Craig S. Pikaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-03-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112471200040X