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DNA Topoisomerase 1M-NM-1 Promotes RNA-directed DNA Methylation and Histone Lysine 9 Dimethylation at Transposable Elements in Arabidopsis [Bisulfite-Seq]

ABSTRACT: RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is a transcriptional silencing mechanism mediated by small and long noncoding RNAs produced by the plant-specific RNA polymerases Pol IV and Pol V, respectively. Through a chemical genetics screen with a luciferase-based DNA methylation reporter, LUCL, we found that camptothecin, a compound with anti-cancer properties that targets DNA topoisomerase 1M-NM-1 (TOP1M-NM-1) was able to de-repress LUCL by reducing its DNA methylation and H3K9 dimethylation (H3K9me2) levels. Further studies with Arabidopsis top1M-NM-1 mutants showed that TOP1M-NM-1 promotes RdDM by facilitating the production of Pol V-dependent long non-coding RNAs, AGONAUTE4 recruitment and H3K9me2 deposition at transposable elements (TEs). ten bisufite libraries were sequenced

ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana

SUBMITTER: Lei Gao

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-50691 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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DNA topoisomerase 1α promotes transcriptional silencing of transposable elements through DNA methylation and histone lysine 9 dimethylation in Arabidopsis.

Dinh Thanh Theresa TT Gao Lei L Liu Xigang X Li Dongming D Li Shengben S Zhao Yuanyuan Y O'Leary Michael M Le Brandon B Schmitz Robert J RJ Manavella Pablo A PA Li Shaofang S Weigel Detlef D Pontes Olga O Ecker Joseph R JR Chen Xuemei X

PLoS genetics 20140703 7

RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) and histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation (H3K9me2) are related transcriptional silencing mechanisms that target transposable elements (TEs) and repeats to maintain genome stability in plants. RdDM is mediated by small and long noncoding RNAs produced by the plant-specific RNA polymerases Pol IV and Pol V, respectively. Through a chemical genetics screen with a luciferase-based DNA methylation reporter, LUCL, we found that camptothecin, a compound with anti-cancer ...[more]

PMID: 24992598

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DNA Topoisomerase 1M-NM-1 Promotes RNA-directed DNA Methylation and Histone Lysine 9 Dimethylation at Transposable Elements in Arabidopsis [Bisulfite-Seq]

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DNA topoisomerase 1α promotes transcriptional silencing of transposable elements through DNA methylation and histone lysine 9 dimethylation in Arabidopsis.

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