Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At2g27040	Together with RDM3, required for transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) by DNA methylation and repressive histone modifications (H3K9me2) of several chromatin loci.	ARGONAUTE4 control of locus-specific siRNA accumulation and DNA and histone methylation.; 2003; DOI: 10.1126/science.1079695; PMID: 12522258; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12522258/ | Role of Arabidopsis ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation triggered by inverted repeats.; 2004; DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.06.055; PMID: 15242620; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15242620/ | The Arabidopsis chromatin-modifying nuclear siRNA pathway involves a nucleolar RNA processing center.; 2006; DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.05.031; PMID: 16839878; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16839878/ | An ARGONAUTE4-containing nuclear processing center colocalized with Cajal bodies in Arabidopsis thaliana.; 2006; DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2006.05.032; PMID: 16839879; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16839879/ | Distinct catalytic and non-catalytic roles of ARGONAUTE4 in RNA-directed DNA methylation.; 2006; DOI: 10.1038/nature05198; PMID: 16998468; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16998468/ | Reiterated WG/GW motifs form functionally and evolutionarily conserved ARGONAUTE-binding platforms in RNAi-related components.; 2007; DOI: 10.1101/gad.451207; PMID: 17938239; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17938239/ | ARGONAUTE4 is required for resistance to Pseudomonas syringae in Arabidopsis.; 2007; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.054494; PMID: 17993621; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17993621/ | 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/ | Viral genome methylation as an epigenetic defense against geminiviruses.; 2008; DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00719-08; PMID: 18596098; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18596098/ | RNA polymerase V transcription guides ARGONAUTE4 to chromatin.; 2009; DOI: 10.1038/ng.365; PMID: 19377477; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19377477/ | The Arabidopsis RNA-directed DNA methylation argonautes functionally diverge based on their expression and interaction with target loci.; 2010; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.072199; PMID: 20173091; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20173091/ | Independent chromatin binding of ARGONAUTE4 and SPT5L/KTF1 mediates transcriptional gene silencing.; 2011; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002120; PMID: 21738482; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21738482/
Arabidopsis	At5g21150	Involved in RNA-mediated post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS).	The Arabidopsis RNA-directed DNA methylation argonautes functionally diverge based on their expression and interaction with target loci.; 2010; DOI: 10.1105/tpc.109.072199; PMID: 20173091; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20173091/ | Control of female gamete formation by a small RNA pathway in Arabidopsis.; 2010; DOI: 10.1038/nature08828; PMID: 20208518; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20208518/ | ARGONAUTE9-dependent silencing of transposable elements in pericentromeric regions of Arabidopsis.; 2010; DOI: 10.1038/nature08828; PMID: 21057207; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21057207/
Rice	Os01g0275600	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os04g0151800	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	No verified direct reference in this release
Rice	Os07g0265600	Probably involved in the RNA silencing pathway.	No verified direct reference in this release