Publications
2017
Montavon Thomas, Kwon Yerim, Zimmermann Aude, Hammann Philippe, Vincent Timothée, Cognat Valérie, Michel Fabrice, Dunoyer Patrice
A specific dsRNA-binding protein complex selectively sequesters endogenous inverted-repeat siRNA precursors and inhibits their processing. Journal Article
In: Nucleic acids research, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 1330–1344, 2017, ISSN: 1362-4962 0305-1048 0305-1048.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Inverted Repeat Sequences, PPSE
@article{montavon_specific_2017,
title = {A specific dsRNA-binding protein complex selectively sequesters endogenous inverted-repeat siRNA precursors and inhibits their processing.},
author = {Thomas Montavon and Yerim Kwon and Aude Zimmermann and Philippe Hammann and Timothée Vincent and Valérie Cognat and Fabrice Michel and Patrice Dunoyer},
doi = {10.1093/nar/gkw1264},
issn = {1362-4962 0305-1048 0305-1048},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-01-01},
journal = {Nucleic acids research},
volume = {45},
number = {3},
pages = {1330--1344},
abstract = {In plants, several dsRNA-binding proteins (DRBs) have been shown to play important roles in various RNA silencing pathways, mostly by promoting the efficiency and/or accuracy of Dicer-like proteins (DCL)-mediated small RNA production. Among the DRBs encoded by the Arabidopsis genome, we recently identified DRB7.2 whose function in RNA silencing was unknown. Here, we show that DRB7.2 is specifically involved in siRNA production from endogenous inverted-repeat (endoIR) loci. This function requires its interacting partner DRB4, the main cofactor of DCL4 and is achieved through specific sequestration of endoIR dsRNA precursors, thereby repressing their access and processing by the siRNA-generating DCLs. The present study also provides multiple lines of evidence showing that DRB4 is partitioned into, at least, two distinct cellular pools fulfilling different functions, through mutually exclusive binding with either DCL4 or DRB7.2. Collectively, these findings revealed that plants have evolved a specific DRB complex that modulates selectively the production of endoIR-siRNAs. The existence of such a complex and its implication regarding the still elusive biological function of plant endoIR-siRNA will be discussed.},
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In plants, several dsRNA-binding proteins (DRBs) have been shown to play important roles in various RNA silencing pathways, mostly by promoting the efficiency and/or accuracy of Dicer-like proteins (DCL)-mediated small RNA production. Among the DRBs encoded by the Arabidopsis genome, we recently identified DRB7.2 whose function in RNA silencing was unknown. Here, we show that DRB7.2 is specifically involved in siRNA production from endogenous inverted-repeat (endoIR) loci. This function requires its interacting partner DRB4, the main cofactor of DCL4 and is achieved through specific sequestration of endoIR dsRNA precursors, thereby repressing their access and processing by the siRNA-generating DCLs. The present study also provides multiple lines of evidence showing that DRB4 is partitioned into, at least, two distinct cellular pools fulfilling different functions, through mutually exclusive binding with either DCL4 or DRB7.2. Collectively, these findings revealed that plants have evolved a specific DRB complex that modulates selectively the production of endoIR-siRNAs. The existence of such a complex and its implication regarding the still elusive biological function of plant endoIR-siRNA will be discussed.