RNA聚合酶V
RNA聚合酶V（英語：RNA polymerase V）是一種植物細胞核中特有的RNA聚合酶，和RNA聚合酶IV一樣參與小干擾RNA(siRNA)的轉錄。RNA聚合酶V轉錄siRNA誘導DNA甲基化而導致異染色質沉默。[1]
RNA聚合酶V由12個亞基組成，與RNA聚合酶Ⅱ亞基旁系同源。兩個最大的亞基（催化位置）是最保守的，與真核生物和細菌的聚合酶都有很高的相似性。[2]
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