中国农业科学 ›› 2015, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (S): 16-22.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2015.S.002

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RNA介导的DNA甲基化路径在植物抗病中的研究进展

耿帅锋,李爱丽,毛龙   

  1. 中国农业科学院作物科学研究所/国家农作物基因资源与基因改良重大科学工程,北京 100081
  • 收稿日期:2015-09-21 出版日期:2015-10-20 发布日期:2015-10-20
  • 通讯作者: 毛龙,E-mail:maolong@caas.cn
  • 作者简介:耿帅锋,E-mail:shuaifenggeng@126.com
  • 基金资助:
    中国博士后科学基金(2014M550108)

Research Progress on the Roles of RNA-Directed DNA Methylation Pathway in Plant Defense

GENG Shuai-feng, LI Ai-li, MAO Long   

  1. Institute of Crop Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/National Key Facility for Crop Gene Resources and Genetic Improvement, Beijing 100081
  • Received:2015-09-21 Online:2015-10-20 Published:2015-10-20

摘要: 在植物中,小分子RNA介导的DNA甲基化(RNA-directed DNA methylation,RdDM)是一个表观修饰过程,主要依赖两个核心蛋白:切割长双链RNA产生小分子干扰RNA(siRNA)的Dicer-Like 3(DCL3)蛋白和结合siRNA发挥功能的Argonaute 4(AGO4)蛋白。同时,RdDM的转录机制主要依赖两个植物特有的RNA聚合酶Pol IV和Pol V。近来,越来越多的研究表明RdDM路径参与植物防御反应。文章主要综述RdDM及其相关基因与植物抗病的最新研究进展,以期对作物抗病分子机制和育种提供有益的借鉴。

关键词: RdDM, siRNA, 表观修饰, 植物抗病

Abstract: RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) is an epigenetic process in plants that relies on two core proteins: Dicer-Like 3 (DCL3), which processes long double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) into siRNAs, and Argonaute 4 (AGO4), which is involved in siRNA effector functions. RdDM also depends on a specialized transcriptional machinery that is centred around two plant-specific RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-related enzymes called Pol IV and Pol V. Recently, RdDM is found to be involved in plant defense. In this paper, we present an up-to-date overview on RdDM and its related genes during plant defense. We also provide opinions on future research directions for crop defense and breeding.

Key words: RdDM, siRNA, epigenetic modification, plant defense