An overview of the application of viruses to biotechnology

C Varanda, MR Félix, MD Campos, P Materatski - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Viruses may cause devastating diseases in several organisms; however, they are simple
systems that can be manipulated to be beneficial and useful for many purposes in different …

CRISPR/Cas systems versus plant viruses: engineering plant immunity and beyond

Z Ali, MM Mahfouz - Plant physiology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Molecular engineering of plant immunity to confer resistance against plant viruses holds
great promise for mitigating crop losses and improving plant productivity and yields, thereby …

Establishing the CRISPR/Cas13a genome editing system in Nicotiana benthamiana for RNA targeting applications

G Robertson - 2021 - scholar.sun.ac.za
Globally, grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is a widely cultivated fruit crop and makes a vital
contribution to the South African agricultural sector. Highly susceptible to a plethora of virus …

[PDF][PDF] Engineering plant RNA viruses for CRISPR-Cas mediated genome editing

M Uranga, V Aragonés, S Selma, M Vázquez-Vilar… - biodesign-conference.com
Background Systems based on the clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic
repeat (CRISPR) and CRISPR associated proteins (Cas) have revolutionized genome …