A pre-mRNA-associating factor links endogenous siRNAs to chromatin regulation.

In plants and fungi, small RNAs silence gene expression in the nucleus by establishing repressive chromatin states. The role of endogenous small RNAs in metazoan nuclei is largely unknown. Here we show that endogenous small interfering RNAs (endo-siRNAs) direct Histone H3 Lysine 9 methylation (H3K9m...

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Main Authors: Kirk B Burkhart, Shouhong Guang, Bethany A Buckley, Lily Wong, Aaron F Bochner, Scott Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3161925?pdf=render