Mycovirus diversity and evolution revealed/inferred from recent studies

H Kondo, L Botella, N Suzuki - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
High-throughput virome analyses with various fungi, from cultured or uncultured sources,
have led to the discovery of diverse viruses with unique genome structures and even neo …

[HTML][HTML] Lessons from arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal genomes

L Lanfranco, P Bonfante - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have accompanied the majority of land plants since their
evolution in the Devonian period with a symbiotic alliance centered on nutrient exchanges …

The ectomycorrhizal fungus Pisolithus microcarpus encodes a microRNA involved in cross-kingdom gene silencing during symbiosis

J Wong-Bajracharya, VR Singan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Small RNAs (sRNAs) are known to regulate pathogenic plant–microbe interactions.
Emerging evidence from the study of these model systems suggests that microRNAs …

A journey into the world of small RNAs in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis

WC Ledford, A Silvestri, V Fiorilli, R Roth… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbiosis is a mutualistic interaction between fungi and most
land plants that is underpinned by a bidirectional exchange of nutrients. AM development is …

A perspective on cross‐kingdom RNA interference in mutualistic symbioses

SA Qiao, Z Gao, R Roth - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
RNA interference (RNAi) is arguably one of the more versatile mechanisms in cell biology,
facilitating the fine regulation of gene expression and protection against mobile genomic …

Transcriptional activity and epigenetic regulation of transposable elements in the symbiotic fungus Rhizophagus irregularis

A Dallaire, BF Manley, M Wilkens, I Bista… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi form mutualistic relationships with most land plant
species. AM fungi have long been considered as ancient asexuals. Long-term clonal …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple Viral Infections Detected in Phytophthora condilina by Total and Small RNA Sequencing

L Botella, T Jung - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marine oomycetes have recently been shown to be concurrently infected by (−) ssRNA
viruses of the order Bunyavirales. In this work, even higher virus variability was found in a …

[HTML][HTML] Marine Oomycetes of the Genus Halophytophthora Harbor Viruses Related to Bunyaviruses

L Botella, J Janoušek, C Maia, MH Jung… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
We investigated the incidence of RNA viruses in a collection of Halophytophthora spp. from
estuarine ecosystems in southern Portugal. The first approach to detect the presence of …

Induction and suppression of gene silencing in plants by nonviral microbes

E Parperides, K El Mounadi… - Molecular Plant …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gene silencing is a conserved mechanism in eukaryotes that dynamically regulates gene
expression. In plants, gene silencing is critical for development and for maintenance of …

[HTML][HTML] Mycorrhizal interventions for sustainable potato production in Africa

VW Chifetete, JF Dames - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) is an important tuber crop with high dietary value that
could potentially help to alleviate malnutrition and hunger in Africa. However, production is …