Enzymatic reactions of AGO4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation: siRNA duplex loading, passenger strand elimination, target RNA slicing and sliced target retention
Feng Wang, Hsiao‐Yun Huang, Jie Huang, Jasleen Singh, Craig S. Pikaard
The paper shows that AGO4 slicing of 23 nt passenger strands and retention of sliced target RNAs enhances RNA-directed DNA methylation in plants.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2022Molecular Biology