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DCL4: History, Evolutionary history & Function

DCL4 (Dicer-like 4) is a plant gene that encodes an enzyme involved in RNA silencing, a process by which cells regulate gene expression and defend against viruses. In flowering plants, DCL4 produces a specific class of small regulatory RNAs that help control development and protect against viral infection.

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DCL4 topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Evolutionary history and Function as prominent areas in the source structure around DCL4.

Related topics
12
Source areas
3
Connected nodes
15
Extracted relationships
40
Concept neighborhoods
7
Bridge connections
15

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 8 topics
Function · 3 topics
Evolutionary history · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Alt. symbols
AT5G20320
Chromosome
5: 6.86 - 6.87 Mb
Domains
InterPro
EC number
EC:3.1.26.3
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana
Orthologs
OMA: entry

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Function

Evolutionary history

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How DCL4 connects Entity context

The extracted context around DCL4 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, DCL4 → ARF, AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR, Dicer-like, Following, Formation, In, RDR6, RNA, RNA-dependent RNA, RNAs, TAS, TAS3 Another extracted example is DCL4 → Comparative, DCL, DCL1, DCL3, DCL4-dependent TAS3, Dicer-like, Over, Phylogenetic, RNA-dependent RNA, RNAs, TAS3, This. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

DCL4

Top relations

related to Function · 12
DCL4 → ARF, AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR, Dicer-like, Following, Formation, In, RDR6, RNA, RNA-dependent RNA, RNAs, TAS, TAS3
related to history · 12
DCL4 → Comparative, DCL, DCL1, DCL3, DCL4-dependent TAS3, Dicer-like, Over, Phylogenetic, RNA-dependent RNA, RNAs, TAS3, This
is a · 3
DCL4 → core component of an ancient regulatory circuit linking small RNAs to developmental patterning, primary enzyme responsible for generating 21-nucleotide small interfering RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing, principal Dicer-like enzyme responsible for the phased processing of TAS3 transcripts into 21-nucleotide trans-acting siRNAs
Alt. symbols · 1
DCL4 → AT5G20320
Chromosome · 1
DCL4 → 5: 6.86 - 6.87 Mb
Domains · 1
DCL4 → InterPro
EC number · 1
DCL4 → EC:3.1.26.3
Organism · 1
DCL4 → Arabidopsis thaliana
Orthologs · 1
DCL4 → OMA: entry
PDB · 1
DCL4 → 2KOU

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

rna small sirnas plant rnas gene 21-nucleotide silencing dsrna phased plants arabidopsis dicer-like enzyme interfering pathways ta-sirnas functions trans-acting double-stranded

DCL4 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 40 structured relationships around DCL4. Examples in this analysis include DCL4 → Alt. symbols → AT5G20320 and DCL4 → Chromosome → 5: 6.86 - 6.87 Mb. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DCL4Alt. symbolsAT5G203201.00infobox
DCL4Chromosome5: 6.86 - 6.87 Mb1.00infobox
DCL4DomainsInterPro1.00infobox
DCL4EC numberEC:3.1.26.31.00infobox
DCL4OrganismArabidopsis thaliana1.00infobox
DCL4OrthologsOMA: entry1.00infobox
DCL4PDB2KOU1.00infobox
DCL4Search forSearch forStructuresSwiss-modelDomainsInterPro1.00infobox
DCL4StructuresSwiss-model1.00infobox
DCL4SymbolDCL41.00infobox
DCL4UniProtP846341.00infobox
DCL4is aprincipal Dicer-like enzyme responsible for the phased processing of TAS3 transcripts into 21-nucleotide trans-acting siRNAs0.90text
DCL4is aprimary enzyme responsible for generating 21-nucleotide small interfering RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene silencing0.90text
DCL4is acore component of an ancient regulatory circuit linking small RNAs to developmental patterning0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around DCL4 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Rna, Sirnas and Small. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • DCL4
    • Rna
    • Sirnas
    • Small
    • Plant
    • Gene
    • Rnas
    • Dicer-like
    • Dsrna
    • Plants
    • Silencing
    • Phased
    • 21-nucleotide
  • dcl4
    • Rna
    • Sirnas
    • Small
    • Plant
    • Gene
    • Rnas
    • Dicer-like
    • Dsrna
    • Plants
    • Silencing
    • Phased
    • 21-nucleotide
  • small interfering rnas
    • Small
    • Interfering
    • Rnas
    • 21-nucleotide
    • Dsrna
    • Component
    • One
    • Plants
    • Silencing
    • Sirnas
    • Pathways
    • Phasirnas
  • trans-acting sirnas
    • Phased
    • Activity
    • Enzyme
    • Sirnas
    • Trans-acting
    • Silencing
    • 21-nucleotide
    • Dcl1
    • Phasirnas
    • Loci
    • Small
    • Dcl
  • arabidopsis
    • Thaliana
    • Dcl4
    • Role
    • Functions
    • Ta-sirnas
    • Dicer-like
    • Interfering
    • Dsrna
    • Plants
    • Silencing
    • Gene
    • Rnas
  • phasirnas
    • Component
    • Produces
    • Role
    • Including
    • Ta-sirnas
    • Trans-acting
    • Silencing
    • Rnas
    • Sirnas
    • Small
  • dcl1
    • Specialized
    • Protein
    • Plant
    • Functions
    • Pathways
    • Trans-acting
    • Phased
    • Rna
    • Small
    • Dcl4

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For DCL4, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects DCL4 with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
DCL4 — Overview · splits 7 ⟂ 9
DCL4 — Function · splits 12 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

DCL4

Nodes16
Edges15
Triples40
Avg. degree1.88
Density0.125
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around DCL4 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Evolutionary history & Function, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — DCL4 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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