PMID- 34568932 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211022 LR - 20240426 IS - 2160-1836 (Electronic) IS - 2160-1836 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 10 DP - 2021 Sep 27 TI - Involvement of RNA granule proteins in meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA. LID - 10.1093/g3journal/jkab179 [doi] LID - jkab179 AB - In Neurospora crassa, expression from an unpaired gene is suppressed by a mechanism known as meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD). MSUD utilizes common RNA interference (RNAi) factors to silence target mRNAs. Here, we report that Neurospora CAR-1 and CGH-1, homologs of two Caenorhabditis elegans RNA granule components, are involved in MSUD. These fungal proteins are found in the perinuclear region and P-bodies, much like their worm counterparts. They interact with components of the meiotic silencing complex (MSC), including the SMS-2 Argonaute. This is the first time MSUD has been linked to RNA granule proteins. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Genetics Society of America. FAU - Xiao, Hua AU - Xiao H AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Vierling, Michael M AU - Vierling MM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Kennedy, Rana F AU - Kennedy RF AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Boone, Erin C AU - Boone EC AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Decker, Logan M AU - Decker LM AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Sy, Victor T AU - Sy VT AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Haynes, Jackson B AU - Haynes JB AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Williams, Michelle A AU - Williams MA AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. FAU - Shiu, Patrick K T AU - Shiu PKT AD - Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. LA - eng GR - P01 GM068087/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 GM008396/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - G3 (Bethesda) JT - G3 (Bethesda, Md.) JID - 101566598 RN - 0 (DNA, Fungal) RN - 63231-63-0 (RNA) SB - IM EIN - G3 (Bethesda). 2021 Dec 8;11(12):. PMID: 34849834 MH - DNA, Fungal MH - *Gene Silencing MH - Meiosis MH - *Neurospora crassa/genetics MH - RNA MH - RNA Interference PMC - PMC8482848 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Neurospora crassa OT - P-bodies OT - RNA granules OT - RNA interference (RNAi) OT - meiotic silencing by unpaired DNA (MSUD) COIS- None declared. EDAT- 2021/09/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/02 06:00 PMCR- 2021/05/13 CRDT- 2021/09/27 06:26 PHST- 2021/05/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/09/27 06:26 [entrez] PHST- 2021/09/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/02 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/05/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 6350059 [pii] AID - jkab179 [pii] AID - 10.1093/g3journal/jkab179 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - G3 (Bethesda). 2021 Sep 27;11(10):jkab179. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkab179.