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Dicer-like gene in plants

DCL2 is a gene in plants that codes for the DCL2 protein, a ribonuclease III enzyme involved in processing exogenous double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) into 22 nucleotide small interference RNAs (siRNAs). Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: DCL2A 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Safeguard DCL2-Dependent 22-nt siRNA generation by DCL1Influential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Life and letters of Brooke Foss Westcott, D.D., D.C.LThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: An antagonistic function for Arabidopsis DCL2 in development and a new function for DCL4 in generating viral siRNAsCited 472 times
  5. Go sideways: DCL3A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Ribonuclease IIIA closely related topic

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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. Function
  2. Transitive and systemic RNA silencing

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