Mutation of the RDR1 gene caused genome-wide changes in gene expression, regional variation in small RNA clusters and localized alteration in DNA methylation in rice

Conclusions:
Our results showed that OsRDR1 plays a role in regulating a substantial number of endogenous genes with diverse functions in rice through smRNA-mediated pathways involving DNA methylation, and which participates in abiotic stress response.

Source: BMC Plant Biology - Latest articles - June 30, 2014 Category: Biology Authors: Ningning WangDi ZhangZhenhui WangHongwei XunJian MaHui WangWei HuangYing LiuXiuyun LinNing LiXiufang OuChunyu ZhangMing-Bo WangBao Liu Source Type: research