Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At1g31280	Involved in RNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS).	Sorting of small RNAs into Arabidopsis argonaute complexes is directed by the 5' terminal nucleotide.; 2008; DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2008.02.034; PMID: 18342361; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18342361/ | The mechanism selecting the guide strand from small RNA duplexes is different among argonaute proteins.; 2008; DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcn043; PMID: 18344228; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18344228/ | NERD, a plant-specific GW protein, defines an additional RNAi-dependent chromatin-based pathway in Arabidopsis.; 2012; DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.07.027; PMID: 22940247; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22940247/ | RH3 enhances antiviral defense by facilitating small RNA loading into Argonaute 2 at endoplasmic reticulum-chloroplast membrane contact sites.; 2025; DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57296-6; PMID: 40000658; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40000658/
Arabidopsis	At1g31290	Involved in RNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS).	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os04g0615700	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os04g0615800	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os03g0449200	Involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	Over-expression of rice OsAGO7 gene induces upward curling of the leaf blade that enhanced erect-leaf habit.; 2007; DOI: 10.1007/s00425-006-0472-0; PMID: 17216479; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17216479/ | 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/