Protocol: a beginner’s guide to the analysis of RNA-directed DNA methylation in plants

DTF1 is a core component of RNA-directed DNA methylation and may assist in the recruitment of Pol IV

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RNA-directed DNA methylation

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Role for piRNAs and Noncoding RNA in de Novo DNA Methylation of the Imprinted Mouse Rasgrf1 Locus

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Establishing, maintaining and modifying DNA methylation patterns in plants and animals

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RNA-mediated chromatin-based silencing in plants

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NRPD4, a protein related to the RPB4 subunit of RNA polymerase II, is a component of RNA polymerases IV and V and is required for RNA-directed DNA methylation

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Intergenic transcription by RNA Polymerase II coordinates Pol IV and Pol V in siRNA-directed transcriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis

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Noncoding Transcription by RNA Polymerase Pol IVb/Pol V Mediates Transcriptional Silencing of Overlapping and Adjacent Genes

(2008) Andrzej T. Wierzbicki et al.   CELL

An efficient chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) protocol for studying histone modifications in Arabidopsis plants

(2008) Abdelaty Saleh et al.   Nature Protocols

PolIVb influences RNA-directed DNA methylation independently of its role in siRNA biogenesis

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