PRP8 regulates chromatin organization to enforce transcriptional gene silencing independent of DNA methylation
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2026
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Abstract
Transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) is critical in maintaining genome integrity in plants, during which DNA methylation plays a fundamental role. The establishment and maintenance of DNA methylation are well characterized, while the downstream events mediating transcriptional repression remain poorly understood. In this study, we performed a forward genetic screen for suppressors of hdp1-induced report gene silencing to identify components involved in TGS downstream of DNA methylation and identified PRP8, a well-known component of the spliceosome complex. Through comprehensive genetic analysis coupled with RNA-seq and whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WBGS), we demonstrated that PRP8 mediated TGS of the transgenes along with a subset of endogenous genes and transposable elements (TEs) in a DNA methylation-independent manner. Through Hi-C analysis, we demonstrated that PRP8 is required for maintaining pericentromeric heterochromatin interactions and higher-order chromatin organization. Further genetic analysis revealed that PRP8 acts synergistically with MORC6, HDA6, MOM1, and NRPE1, suggesting its involvement in a previously uncharacterized TGS pathway. In summary, our findings establish PRP8 as a dual-function factor involved in both splicing and DNA methylation-independent TGS.
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| Authors | Lijuan Qi, Wanqing Zhuo, Guanyu Chen, Shaofeng Qu, Bo Wang, Yingjie Mi, Tonghui Li, Lingjiao Fan, Zhi Zhou, Li Fan, Xing-Wang Deng, Linhua Sun, Yan Xue, Weiqiang Qian |
| Journal | The Plant cell |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1093/plcell/koag167
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