Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At1g14790	RNA-dependent direct polymerase involved in antiviral silencing.	Analysis of the involvement of an inducible Arabidopsis RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in antiviral defense.; 2003; DOI: 10.1094/mpmi.2003.16.3.206; PMID: 12650452; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12650452/ | Small RNA deep sequencing reveals role for Arabidopsis thaliana RNA-dependent RNA polymerases in viral siRNA biogenesis.; 2009; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004971; PMID: 19308254; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19308254/ | RNAi-mediated viral immunity requires amplification of virus-derived siRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2010; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0904086107; PMID: 19966292; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19966292/ | Arabidopsis RNA-dependent RNA polymerases and dicer-like proteins in antiviral defense and small interfering RNA biogenesis during Turnip Mosaic Virus infection.; 2010; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.073056; PMID: 20190077; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20190077/
Arabidopsis	At4g11130	RNA-dependent direct polymerase involved in the production of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).	Genetic and functional diversification of small RNA pathways in plants.; 2004; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020104; PMID: 15024409; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15024409/ | MicroRNA-targeted and small interfering RNA-mediated mRNA degradation is regulated by argonaute, dicer, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in Arabidopsis.; 2006; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.042127; PMID: 16798886; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16798886/ | An SNF2 protein associated with nuclear RNA silencing and the spread of a silencing signal between cells in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.051540; PMID: 17526749; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17526749/ | Nuclear gene silencing directs reception of long-distance mRNA silencing in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0706701104; PMID: 17785412; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17785412/ | siRNA-mediated methylation of Arabidopsis telomeres.; 2010; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000986; PMID: 20548962; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20548962/ | In vitro transcription activities of Pol IV, Pol V, and RDR2 reveal coupling of Pol IV and RDR2 for dsRNA synthesis in plant RNA silencing.; 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.09.027; PMID: 23142082; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23142082/ | Structure and RNA template requirements of  Arabidopsis  RNA-DEPENDENT RNA POLYMERASE 2.; 2021; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115899118; PMID: 34903670; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34903670/
Arabidopsis	At3g49500	RNA-dependent RNA polymerase involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS).	Arabidopsis SGS2 and SGS3 genes are required for posttranscriptional gene silencing and natural virus resistance.; 2000; DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80863-6; PMID: 10850495; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10850495/ | An RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene in Arabidopsis is required for posttranscriptional gene silencing mediated by a transgene but not by a virus.; 2000; DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80864-8; PMID: 10850496; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10850496/ | Geminivirus VIGS of endogenous genes requires SGS2/SDE1 and SGS3 and defines a new branch in the genetic pathway for silencing in plants.; 2004; DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.02103.x; PMID: 15165191; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15165191/ | SGS3 and SGS2/SDE1/RDR6 are required for juvenile development and the production of trans-acting siRNAs in Arabidopsis.; 2004; DOI: 10.1101/gad.1231804; PMID: 15466488; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15466488/ | The Putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase RDR6 acts synergistically with ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 and 2 to repress BREVIPEDICELLUS and MicroRNA165/166 in Arabidopsis leaf development.; 2005; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.105.033449; PMID: 16006579; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16006579/ | 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/ | Endogenous siRNAs derived from a pair of natural cis-antisense transcripts regulate salt tolerance in Arabidopsis.; 2005; DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2005.11.035; PMID: 16377568; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16377568/ | 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/ | Improperly terminated, unpolyadenylated mRNA of sense transgenes is targeted by RDR6-mediated RNA silencing in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.045724; PMID: 17384170; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17384170/ | Biochemical activities of Arabidopsis RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 6.; 2008; DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m708983200; PMID: 18063577; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18063577/ | Small RNA deep sequencing reveals role for Arabidopsis thaliana RNA-dependent RNA polymerases in viral siRNA biogenesis.; 2009; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004971; PMID: 19308254; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19308254/ | Unique functionality of 22-nt miRNAs in triggering RDR6-dependent siRNA biogenesis from target transcripts in Arabidopsis.; 2010; DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1866; PMID: 20562854; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20562854/
Rice	Os02g0736200	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway and required for the generation of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os04g0465700	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway and required for the generation of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs).	No verified direct reference in this release