7vg2

Structural highlights

Function

DCL3_ARATH Ribonuclease (RNase) III involved in RNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS). Involved in the processing of repeat-associated small interfering RNAs (ra-siRNAs, derived from heterochromatin and DNA repeats such as transposons) by cleaving small dsRNAs into 24 nucleotide ra-siRNAs. Plays a role in antiviral RNA silencing. Involved in the production of viral siRNAs derived from the cabbage leaf curl virus (CaLCuV) and tobacco rattle virus (TRV). Targeted by the viral silencing suppressor (VSR) protein 2b of the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) that inactivates DCL3 function in RNA silencing. Acts redundantly with DICER-LIKE 1 (DCL1) to promote flowering via repression of FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC). Does not seem to be involved in microRNAs (miRNAs) processing.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. ↑ Gasciolli V, Mallory AC, Bartel DP, Vaucheret H. Partially redundant functions of Arabidopsis DICER-like enzymes and a role for DCL4 in producing trans-acting siRNAs. Curr Biol. 2005 Aug 23;15(16):1494-500. PMID:16040244 doi:http://dx.doi.org/S0960-9822(05)00765-7
2. ↑ Bouche N, Lauressergues D, Gasciolli V, Vaucheret H. An antagonistic function for Arabidopsis DCL2 in development and a new function for DCL4 in generating viral siRNAs. EMBO J. 2006 Jul 26;25(14):3347-56. Epub 2006 Jun 29. PMID:16810317 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.emboj.7601217
3. ↑ Schmitz RJ, Hong L, Fitzpatrick KE, Amasino RM. DICER-LIKE 1 and DICER-LIKE 3 redundantly act to promote flowering via repression of FLOWERING LOCUS C in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics. 2007 Jun;176(2):1359-62. PMID:17579240 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.107.070649
4. ↑ Diaz-Pendon JA, Li F, Li WX, Ding SW. Suppression of antiviral silencing by cucumber mosaic virus 2b protein in Arabidopsis is associated with drastically reduced accumulation of three classes of viral small interfering RNAs. Plant Cell. 2007 Jun;19(6):2053-63. Epub 2007 Jun 22. PMID:17586651 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1105/tpc.106.047449
5. ↑ Donaire L, Barajas D, Martinez-Garcia B, Martinez-Priego L, Pagan I, Llave C. Structural and genetic requirements for the biogenesis of tobacco rattle virus-derived small interfering RNAs. J Virol. 2008 Jun;82(11):5167-77. doi: 10.1128/JVI.00272-08. Epub 2008 Mar 19. PMID:18353962 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.00272-08