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| タイトル | A spontaneous termination mechanism of RNA polymerase V shapes the DNA methylation landscape in plants. |
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| ジャーナル・号・ページ | EMBO J, Vol. 45, Issue 9, Page 3192-3205, Year 2026 |
| 掲載日 | 2026年4月2日 |
著者 | Guohui Xie / Xuan Du / Yifang Tan / Yuxing Zhou / Cheng Chi / Sixian Zhou / Colette L Picard / Songge Chai / Lei Wu / Danling Zhu / Jun Zhao / Yan Xue / Sisi Li / Steven E Jacobsen / Zhe Wu / Jiamu Du / ![]() |
| PubMed 要旨 | DNA methylation plays critical roles in eukaryotic gene silencing, genome imprinting, viral defense, and suppression of transposable elements. In plants, RNA Polymerase V (Pol V)-generated non-coding ...DNA methylation plays critical roles in eukaryotic gene silencing, genome imprinting, viral defense, and suppression of transposable elements. In plants, RNA Polymerase V (Pol V)-generated non-coding RNA guides DNA methylation through the RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway; however, how these RNAs are selected is unknown. Here, we show that the 3'-ends of Pol V transcripts are enriched at A-rich template DNA (A-rich-DNA). Arabidopsis RdDM regions possess AT-rich boundaries genome-wide, suggesting that Pol V likely terminates at A-rich-DNA, which subsequently defines the DNA methylation landscape in plants. A-rich-DNA successfully stops Pol V transcription in vitro. Structural snapshots of Pol V transcribing A-rich-DNA show that accumulation of unstable rU:dA pairs in the RNA-DNA hybrid promotes transcription bubble collapse and spontaneous transcription termination. These findings identify an intrinsic Pol V termination signal that shapes genomic DNA methylation patterning in plants and reveals a common mechanism for spontaneous transcription termination. |
リンク | EMBO J / PubMed:41928006 / PubMed Central |
| 手法 | EM (単粒子) |
| 解像度 | 2.96 - 4.06 Å |
| 構造データ | EMDB-61961, PDB-9k11: EMDB-61962, PDB-9k12: EMDB-61963, PDB-9k13: EMDB-61964, PDB-9k14: EMDB-61965, PDB-9k15: EMDB-61966, PDB-9k16: EMDB-61967, PDB-9k17: EMDB-61968, PDB-9k18: EMDB-61969, PDB-9k19: |
| 化合物 | ![]() ChemComp-MG: ![]() ChemComp-ZN: ![]() ChemComp-CA: |
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キーワード | TRANSCRIPTION / DNA-dependent RNA polymerase V / plant |
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