RNA silencing is a homology-dependent gene inactivation mechanism that regulates a wide
range of biological processes including antiviral defense. To deal with host antiviral …

In eukaryotes, small RNA molecules engage in sequence-specific interactions to inhibit
gene expression by RNA silencing. This process fulfils fundamental regulatory roles, as well …

Next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies are becoming routinely employed in
different fields of virus research. Different sequencing platforms and sample preparation …

The molecular basis for virus-induced disease in plants has been a long-standing mystery.
Infection of Arabidopsis by Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) induces a number of developmental …

Plant RNA virus‐based guide RNA (gRNA) delivery has substantial advantages compared
to that of the conventional constitutive promoter‐driven expression due to the rapid and …

Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) is a single-stranded RNA virus with three genome
components designated alpha, beta, and gamma. BSMV vectors have previously been …

Viruses are obligate, intracellular pathogens that must manipulate and exploit host
molecular mechanisms to prosper in the hostile cellular environment. Here we review the …

Plants have evolved in an environment rich with microorganisms that are eager to capitalize
on the plants' biosynthetic and energy-producing capabilities. There are approximately 450 …

Many plant virus genera encode a 'triple gene block'(TGB), a specialized evolutionarily
conserved gene module involved in the cell-to-cell and long-distance movement of viruses …

RNA silencing is an ancient eukaryotic pathway in which double stranded RNA (dsRNA)
triggers destruction of related RNAs in the cell. Early studies in plants pointed to a role for …