Plant viruses versus RNAi: simple pathogens reveal complex insights on plant antimicrobial defense

F Qu - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: RNA, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
RNA interference (RNAi) and related processes serve as a nucleic‐acid‐mediated
surveillance system conserved in almost all eukaryotic organisms. This surveillance system …

Transgene silencing, RNA interference, and the antiviral defense mechanism directed by small interfering RNAs

SW Ding - Phytopathology®, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
One important discovery in plant pathology over recent decades is the natural antiviral
defense mechanism mediated by RNA interference (RNAi). In antiviral RNAi, virus infection …

RNA interference mechanisms and applications in plant pathology

C Rosa, YW Kuo, H Wuriyanghan… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
The origin of RNA interference (RNAi), the cell sentinel system widely shared among
eukaryotes that recognizes RNAs and specifically degrades or prevents their translation in …

Mycovirus-encoded suppressors of RNA silencing: Possible allies or enemies in the use of RNAi to control fungal disease in crops

L Rodriguez Coy, KM Plummer, ME Khalifa… - Frontiers in Fungal …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plants, fungi, and many other eukaryotes have evolved an RNA interference (RNAi)
mechanism that is key for regulating gene expression and the control of pathogens. RNAi …

An overview of antiviral RNA silencing in plant: biogenesis, host–virus interaction and potential applications

S Basu, VK Sharma, D Bhattacharyya… - Approaches to Plant …, 2014 - Springer
Small RNA molecules play a crucial regulatory role in maintaining genome stability as well
as developmental regulations through a set of complex and partially overlapping pathways …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction of viruses with the mammalian RNA interference pathway

S Schütz, P Sarnow - Virology, 2006 - Elsevier
It has been known for some time that plants and insects use RNA interference (RNAi) as
nucleic acid-based immunity against viral infections. However, it was unknown whether …

The master role of siRNAs in plant immunity

X Kong, M Yang, BH Le, W He… - Molecular Plant …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gene silencing mediated by small noncoding RNAs (sRNAs) is a fundamental gene
regulation mechanism in eukaryotes that broadly governs cellular processes. It has been …

Plant virology: an RNA treasure trove

HB Scholthof, KBG Scholthof - Trends in Plant Science, 2023 - cell.com
Key principles pertaining to RNA biology not infrequently have their origins in plant virology.
Examples have arisen from studies on viral RNA-intrinsic properties and the infection …

Biogenesis, function, and applications of virus-derived small RNAs in plants

C Zhang, Z Wu, Y Li, J Wu - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
RNA silencing, an evolutionarily conserved and sequence-specific gene-inactivation
system, has a pivotal role in antiviral defense in most eukaryotic organisms. In plants, a class …

Double-stranded RNA-binding proteins could suppress RNA interference-mediated antiviral defences

Z Lichner, D Silhavy, J Burgyan - Journal of General …, 2003 - microbiologyresearch.org
RNA interference (RNAi) is a double-stranded (ds) RNA-inducible, sequence-specific RNA-
degradation mechanism that operates as a natural antiviral system in plants and animals …