RNA-directed DNA methylation contributes substantially to epigenetic regulation of the plant
genome. Methylation is guided to homologous DNA target sequences by 24nt …

DNA methylation is an important epigenetic mechanism for silencing transposons and other
repetitive elements, and for stable repression of specific transgenes and endogenous …

RNA-DNA interactions can serve as a signal that triggers de novo DNA methylation in
plants. As yet, this RNA-directed DNA methylation mechanism merely targets transgenes …

In plants, double-stranded RNA that is processed to short RNAs≈ 21–24 nt in length can
trigger two types of epigenetic gene silencing. Posttranscriptional gene silencing, which is …

Abstract RNA Directed DNA Methylation (RdDM) is a pathway that mediates de novo DNA
methylation, an evolutionary conserved chemical modification of cytosine bases, which …

RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a biological process in which non-coding RNA
molecules direct the addition of DNA methylation to specific DNA sequences. The RdDM …

▪ Abstract In many eukaryotes, including plants, DNA methylation provides a heritable mark
that guides formation of transcriptionally silent heterochromatin. In plants, aberrant RNA …

RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is an epigenetic process in plants that involves both
short and long noncoding RNAs. The generation of these RNAs and the induction of RdDM …

RNA-directed chromatin modification that includes cytosine methylation silences
transposable elements in both plants and mammals, contributing to genome defense and …

RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is the major small RNA-mediated epigenetic
pathway in plants. RdDM requires a specialized transcriptional machinery that comprises …