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Term Name | RNA-directed DNA methylation |
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Term Accession | GO:0080188 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (1) | RdDM |
Definition | An epigenetic RNA-based gene silencing process first elucidated in plants whereby 24-nt small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) guide DNA methyltransferases to the siRNA-generating genomic loci and other loci that are homologous to the siRNAs for de novo DNA methylation. In general this process consists of three phases: biogenesis of siRNAs, scaffold RNA production, and the formation of the guiding complex that recruits de novo DNA methyltransferases to the target loci. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
PMID: | 21420348 |