Botrytis virus X ORF2 suppresses RNA silencing in a trigger-restricted manner and is associated with altered Dicer-like gene expression in Botrytis cinerea
This study identifies Botrytis virus X (BVX) ORF2 (X2) as a trigger-restricted suppressor that enhances GFP accumulation in plant-based assays initiated by sense RNA but does not suppress silencing initiated by defined hairpin-derived siRNA or miRNA-guided pathways.
Functional diversification of silkworm nrEVEs is revealed and the contribution of virus-derived sequences to developmental regulation and antiviral physiology in a lepidopteran host is highlighted.
Ma-Cheng Zhang, Yi-Lan Li, Shuo Yang et al.· Virulence· 0 citations
Virus-induced gene silencing provides a tractable approach to investigate genes associated with herbicide resistance, metabolic adaptation, and stress tolerance and highlights VIGS as a versatile biotechnology for elucidating gene function and supporting next-generation strategies in plant improvement and integrated pe...
É. F. Capelari, Márcia Margis-Pinheiro, A. Merotto et al.· Genetics and Molecular Biolo...· 0 citations
This study reveals a previously unknown role of COBRA-like proteins in PMAD and provides insight into how a plant viral MP sabotages PMAD through perturbing COBL3-PDLP5 interaction to facilitate virus spread through PD.
Jin Yang, Kai Gao, Xiaohuan Jin et al.· Plant Communications· 0 citations
It is demonstrated that the divergent V2 protein from PYLCV has the capacity to function as a viral suppressor of RNA silencing (VSR) and as a potential symptom determinant, suggesting relevant roles in viral pathogenicity analogous to those of other geminiviral V2 proteins.
Hasan Zeitooni, L. Medina-Puche, Rosa Lozano-Durán et al.· BMC Plant Biology· 0 citations
The piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway is investigated as an alternative, mechanistically distinct gene silencing system in Spodoptera frugiperda, Plutella xylostella, and Cydia pomonella to provide a mechanistic and design framework for next-generation RNA-based biopesticides.
Santosh Poudel, Kevin Quito, Mosharrof Mondal et al.· Frontiers in Insect Science· 0 citations
This study demonstrates that Arabidopsis plants have evolved a dual functional gene for antiviral protection to inhibit viral infection and symptom development by distinct mechanisms.
