Eukaryotic small RNAs (sRNAs) are short non-coding regulatory molecules that induce RNA
interference (RNAi). During microbial infection, host RNAi machinery is highly regulated and …

Phytophthora infestans has been a named pathogen for well over 150 years and yet it
continues to “emerge”, with thousands of articles published each year on it and the late …

The infamous oomycete Phytophthora infestans has been a persistent threat to potato and
tomato production worldwide, causing the diseases known as late blight. This pathogen has …

A never-ending arms race drives coevolution between pathogens and hosts. In plants,
pathogen attacks invoke multiple layers of host immune responses. Many pathogens deliver …

Phytophthora infestans is an oomycete that causes severe damage to potato, and is well
known for its ability to evolve rapidly in order to overcome resistant potato varieties. An RNA …

RNA interference (RNAi) was discovered at the end of last millennium, changing the way
scientists understood regulation of gene expression. Within the following two decades, a …

Highlights•Small RNAs regulate plant immune responses and pathogen virulence.•Small
RNAs can move between interacting organisms and induce cross-kingdom RNAi.•Advanced …

RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved eukaryotic mechanism that uses small RNA
molecules to suppress gene expression through sequence-specific messenger RNA …

Gene silencing guided by small RNAs governs a broad range of cellular processes in
eukaryotes. Small RNAs are important components of plant immunity because they …

Resistance genes against P hytophthora infestans (R pi genes), the most important potato
pathogen, are still highly valued in the breeding of S olanum spp. for enhanced resistance …