Viruses are obligate parasites which cause a range of severe plant diseases that affect farm
productivity around the world, resulting in immense annual losses of yield. Therefore, control …

ABSTRACT RNA silencing is a sequence-specific degradation of RNA and a means of
regulation of gene expression via small RNA molecules. In plants this process is commonly …

In plants, post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) tightly regulates development,
maintains genome stability and protects plant against foreign genes. PTGS can be triggered …

Gene silencing exists in eukaryotic organisms as a conserved regulation of the gene
expression mechanism. In general, small RNAs (sRNAs) are produced within the eukaryotic …

Root-knot nematodes damage crops around the world by developing complex feeding sites
from normal root cells of their hosts. The ability to initiate and maintain this feeding site …

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

Given the widespread impact of RNA silencing on the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, it is
indeed remarkable that this means of gene regulation went undiscovered for so long. Since …

RNA silencing refers to processes that depend on small (s) RNAs to regulate the expression
of eukaryotic genomes. In plants, these processes play critical roles in development, in …

RNA silencing as a robust host defense mechanism against plant viruses is generally
countered by virus-encoded silencing suppressors. This strategy is now increasingly …