Nicotiana section Suaveolentes is an almost all‐Australian clade of allopolyploid tobacco
species including the important plant model Nicotiana benthamiana. The homology …

The interaction between plants and their pathogens is complex. Plant pathogens have
evolved a broad set of proteins that enable a stealthy entry into the plant cell and facilitate …

Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis is an actinomycete, causing bacterial wilt
and canker disease of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). We used virus-induced gene …

Genome and EST sequencing projects generate a wealth of sequence information for
agronomically and phylogenetically important plant species of which the majority is difficult …

A single lineage of Nicotiana benthamiana is widely used as a model plant 1 and has been
instrumental in making revolutionary discoveries about RNA interference (RNAi), viral …

Viral diseases of plants cause important economic losses due to reduction in crop quality
and quantity to the point of threatening food security in some countries. Given the reduced …

The model plant Arabidopsis thaliana has been established as a host for representatives of
many of the major groups of plant viruses. These viruses use a variety of strategies to …

The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of different ARGONAUTE
proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana (NbAGO s) to the defense against silencing sensitive …

Fungal pathogens can have devastating effects on global crop production, leading to annual
economic losses ranging from 10% to 23%. In light of climate change-related challenges …

Gene silencing is a kind of epigenetic phenomenon discovered in transgenic plants in
recent years. Gene silencing can be divided into two types: position effect and homology …