Possible biological control of ash dieback using the mycoparasite Hymenoscyphus fraxineus mitovirus 2

W Shamsi, J Mittelstrass, S Ulrich, H Kondo… - …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
Invasive fungal diseases represent a major threat to forest ecosystems worldwide. As the
application of fungicides is often unfeasible and not a sustainable solution, only a few other …

Zika virus co-opts microRNA networks to persist in placental niches detected by spatial transcriptomics

ER Barrozo, MD Seferovic, MP Hamilton… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Zika virus congenital infection evades double-stranded RNA detection and may
persist in the placenta for the duration of pregnancy without accompanying overt …

Anti-Adenoviral Effect of Human Argonaute 2 Alone and in Combination with Artificial microRNAs

P Ausserhofer, I Kiss, A Witte, R Klein - Cells, 2024 - mdpi.com
During infection, adenoviruses inhibit the cellular RNA interference (RNAi) machinery by
saturating the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) of the host cells with large amounts of …

[PDF][PDF] Virus-derived small interfering RNAs serve as new intercellular immune modulators against viral infection in mammals

S Zhou, Y Xu, Y Zhou, F Jin - 2024 - elsp-homepage.oss-cn-hongkong …
RNA silencing serves as the primary antiviral immune system in plants, fungi, and
invertebrates. Upon virus invasion, its replication intermediates act as pathogen-associated …