NCBI Accession #
NP_179241.4
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_127202.5
NCBI Official Full Name
GW repeat- and PHD finger-containing protein NERD
NCBI Official Symbol
NERD
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
F16F14.1; F16F14_1; Needed for RDR2-independent DNA methylation
NCBI Protein Information
GW repeat- and PHD finger-containing protein NERD
NCBI Summary
Encodes NERD (Needed for RDR2-independent DNA methylation), a plant-specific GW repeat- and PHD finger-containing protein involved in siRNA-dependent DNA methylation.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
AtC3H19
UniProt Protein Name
Zinc finger CCCH domain-containing protein 19
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Protein Needed for RDR2-independent DNA methylation
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SIV5
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q8S8E0; Q9SIV4; F4IKD7
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SIV5
UniProt Comments
Plays a central role in integrating RNA silencing and chromatin signals in 21 nt siRNA-dependent DNA methylation on cytosine pathway leading to transcriptional gene silencing of specific sequences. Involved in a chromatin-based RNA silencing pathway that encompasses both post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) (e.g. RDR1, RDR6 and AGO2) and transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) (e.g. siRNA-dependent DNA methylation and histone H3) components. Mediates siRNA accumulation at specific chromatin loci. Binds H3K4me0 through its PHD to enforce low levels of H3K4 methylation and gene silencing at a subset of genomic loci.