Plant virology delivers diverse toolsets for biotechnology

M Wang, S Gao, W Zeng, Y Yang, J Ma, Y Wang - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over a hundred years of research on plant viruses has led to a detailed understanding of
viral replication, movement, and host–virus interactions. The functions of vast viral genes …

Effect of virus infection on the secondary metabolite production and phytohormone biosynthesis in plants

J Mishra, R Srivastava, PK Trivedi, PC Verma - 3 Biotech, 2020 - Springer
Plants have evolved according to their environmental conditions and continuously interact
with different biological entities. These interactions induce many positive and negative …

A Brassica miRNA regulates plant growth and immunity through distinct modes of action

C Cui, JJ Wang, JH Zhao, YY Fang, XF He, HS Guo… - Molecular plant, 2020 - cell.com
In plants, high disease resistance often results in a reduction of yield. Therefore, breeding
crops with balanced yield and disease resistance has become a major challenge. Recently …

Flavivirus induces and antagonizes antiviral RNA interference in both mammals and mosquitoes

Y Qiu, YP Xu, M Wang, M Miao, H Zhou, J Xu… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Mosquito-borne flaviviruses infect both mammals and mosquitoes. RNA interference (RNAi)
has been demonstrated as an anti-flavivirus mechanism in mosquitoes; however, whether …

[HTML][HTML] lncRNA sensing of a viral suppressor of RNAi activates non-canonical innate immune signaling in Drosophila

L Zhang, W Xu, X Gao, W Li, S Qi, D Guo, OE Ajayi… - Cell host & …, 2020 - cell.com
Antiviral immunity in insects is mediated by the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. Viruses
evade antiviral RNAi by expressing virulence factors known as viral suppressors of RNAi …

Chilli veinal mottle virus HCPro interacts with catalase to facilitate virus infection in Nicotiana tabacum

T Yang, L Qiu, W Huang, Q Xu, J Zou… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Plant symptoms are derived from specific interactions between virus and host components.
However, little is known about viral or host factors that participate in the establishment of …

The capsid protein of Semliki Forest virus antagonizes RNA interference in mammalian cells

Q Qian, H Zhou, T Shu, J Mu, Y Fang, J Xu, T Li… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT RNA interference (RNAi) is a conserved antiviral immune defense in
eukaryotes, and numerous viruses have been found to encode viral suppressors of RNAi …

Viral fitness determines the magnitude of transcriptomic and epigenomic reprograming of defense responses in plants

RL Corrêa, A Sanz-Carbonell, Z Kogej… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Although epigenetic factors may influence the expression of defense genes in plants, their
role in antiviral responses and the impact of viral adaptation and evolution in shaping these …

Hepatitis C virus NS2 protein suppresses RNA interference in cells

H Zhou, Q Qian, T Shu, J Xu, J Kong, J Mu, Y Qiu… - Virologica Sinica, 2020 - Springer
RNAi interference (RNAi) is an evolutionarily conserved post-transcriptional gene silencing
mechanism and has been well recognized as an important antiviral immunity in eukaryotes …

A Newly Identified Virus in the Family Potyviridae Encodes Two Leader Cysteine Proteases in Tandem That Evolved Contrasting RNA Silencing Suppression …

L Qin, W Shen, Z Tang, W Hu, L Shangguan… - Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Potyviridae is the largest family of plant-infecting RNA viruses and includes many
agriculturally and economically important viral pathogens. The viruses in the family, known …