Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At5g20320	Ribonuclease (RNase) III involved in RNA-mediated post- transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS).	Partially redundant functions of Arabidopsis DICER-like enzymes and a role for DCL4 in producing trans-acting siRNAs.; 2005; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.07.024; PMID: 16040244; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16040244/ | DICER-LIKE 4 functions in trans-acting small interfering RNA biogenesis and vegetative phase change in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2005; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0506426102; PMID: 16129836; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16129836/ | A pathway for the biogenesis of trans-acting siRNAs in Arabidopsis.; 2005; DOI: 10.1101/gad.1352605; PMID: 16131612; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16131612/ | DICER-LIKE 4 is required for RNA interference and produces the 21-nucleotide small interfering RNA component of the plant cell-to-cell silencing signal.; 2005; DOI: 10.1038/ng1675; PMID: 16273107; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16273107/ | DRB4-dependent TAS3 trans-acting siRNAs control leaf morphology through AGO7.; 2006; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.03.035; PMID: 16682354; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16682354/ | An antagonistic function for Arabidopsis DCL2 in development and a new function for DCL4 in generating viral siRNAs.; 2006; DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601217; PMID: 16810317; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16810317/ | 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.; 2007; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.047449; PMID: 17586651; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17586651/ | Transitivity in Arabidopsis can be primed, requires the redundant action of the antiviral Dicer-like 4 and Dicer-like 2, and is compromised by viral-encoded suppressor proteins.; 2007; DOI: 10.1261/rna.541307; PMID: 17592042; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17592042/ | A novel class of bacteria-induced small RNAs in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1101/gad.1595107; PMID: 18003861; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18003861/ | Arabidopsis DRB4, AGO1, AGO7, and RDR6 participate in a DCL4-initiated antiviral RNA silencing pathway negatively regulated by DCL1.; 2008; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805760105; PMID: 18799732; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18799732/
Arabidopsis	At1g80650	Ribonuclease 3-like protein 1.	No verified direct reference in this release
Arabidopsis	At1g01040	Ribonuclease (RNase) III involved in RNA-mediated post- transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS).	Specific interactions between Dicer-like proteins and HYL1/DRB-family dsRNA-binding proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2005; DOI: 10.1007/s11103-004-6853-5; PMID: 15821876; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15821876/ | Partially redundant functions of Arabidopsis DICER-like enzymes and a role for DCL4 in producing trans-acting siRNAs.; 2005; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.07.024; PMID: 16040244; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16040244/ | The interaction between DCL1 and HYL1 is important for efficient and precise processing of pri-miRNA in plant microRNA biogenesis.; 2006; DOI: 10.1261/rna.2146906; PMID: 16428603; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16428603/ | A novel class of bacteria-induced small RNAs in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1101/gad.1595107; PMID: 18003861; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18003861/ | The RNA-binding proteins HYL1 and SE promote accurate in vitro processing of pri-miRNA by DCL1.; 2008; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0803356105; PMID: 18632569; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18632569/ | Arabidopsis DRB4, AGO1, AGO7, and RDR6 participate in a DCL4-initiated antiviral RNA silencing pathway negatively regulated by DCL1.; 2008; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805760105; PMID: 18799732; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18799732/
Rice	Os04g0509300	Involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	The small interfering RNA production pathway is required for shoot meristem initiation in rice.; 2007; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0704339104; PMID: 17804793; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17804793/ | Oryza sativa dicer-like4 reveals a key role for small interfering RNA silencing in plant development.; 2007; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.052209; PMID: 17905898; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17905898/
Rice	Os03g0121800	Involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	Loss of function of OsDCL1 affects microRNA accumulation and causes developmental defects in rice.; 2005; DOI: 10.1104/pp.105.063420; PMID: 16126864; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16126864/ | Genome-wide analysis for discovery of rice microRNAs reveals natural antisense microRNAs (nat-miRNAs).; 2008; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0708743105; PMID: 18353984; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18353984/