The last Hordeivirus review appearing in this series 20 years ago focused on the
comparative biology, relationships, and genome organization of members of the genus …

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 …

Rust fungi are devastating plant pathogens and several Puccinia species have a large
economic impact on wheat production worldwide. Disease protection, mostly offered by …

Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) is an effective technology that exploits an antiviral
defense mechanism in plants. It is a recently developed gene transcript suppression …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is used to analyze gene function in dicotyledonous
plants but less so in monocotyledonous plants (particularly rice and corn), partially due to …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful technique to study gene function in
plants. However, very few VIGS vectors are available for monocot plants. Here we report that …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) can be used as a powerful tool for functional genomics
studies in plants. With this approach, it is possible to target most genes and downregulate …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a very useful research tool for rapid creation of gene
knockdown phenotypes that can be used to assess plant gene function (Kumagai et al …

Background Gene silencing vectors based on Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) are used
extensively in cereals to study gene function, but nearly all studies have been limited to …

Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) has been shown to be effective for transient
knockdown of gene expression in plants to analyze the effects of specific genes in …