DNA methylation dynamics in response to abiotic and pathogen stress in plants

H Arora, RK Singh, S Sharma, N Sharma, A Panchal… - Plant cell reports, 2022 - Springer
DNA methylation is a dynamic epigenetic mechanism that plays a significant role in gene
expression and also maintains chromatin stability. The process is conserved in both plants …

[HTML][HTML] Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: an emerging virus complex threatening vegetable and fiber crops

E Moriones, S Praveen, S Chakraborty - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
The tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV)(genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae)
represents an important constraint to tomato production, as it causes the most predominant …

Chilli leaf curl virus disease: a serious threat for chilli cultivation

H Thakur, SK Jindal, A Sharma… - Journal of Plant Diseases …, 2018 - Springer
Chilli pepper or hot pepper (Capsicum annuum L.,) is an important spice and vegetable crop
of family Solanaceae. Chilli is susceptible to various pathogens involving viruses, which …

Recent advances in small RNA mediated plant-virus interactions

A Prasad, N Sharma, M Muthamilarasan… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Small RNAs (sRNA) are reported to play pivotal roles in the epigenetic and post-
transcriptional regulation of gene expression during growth, development, and stress …

Silencing AC1 of Tomato leaf curl virus using artificial microRNA confers resistance to leaf curl disease in transgenic tomato

N Sharma, M Prasad - Plant Cell Reports, 2020 - Springer
Key message Expression of artificial microRNA targeting ATP binding domain of AC1 in
transgenic tomato confers resistance to Tomato leaf curl disease without impacting the yield …

[HTML][HTML] Geminiviruses and plant hosts: a closer examination of the molecular arms race

SV Ramesh, PP Sahu, M Prasad, S Praveen… - Viruses, 2017 - mdpi.com
Geminiviruses are plant-infecting viruses characterized by a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)
genome. Geminivirus-derived proteins are multifunctional and effective regulators in …

Tolerance of plant virus disease: Its genetic, physiological, and epidemiological significance

MJ Jeger - Food and Energy Security, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The development and use of tolerance have been proposed as an alternative or
complementary method to host resistance in the management of plant diseases, including …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide identification of DCL, AGO and RDR gene families and their associated functional regulatory elements analyses in banana (Musa acuminata)

FF Ahmed, MI Hossen, MAR Sarkar, JN Konak… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
RNA silencing is mediated through RNA interference (RNAi) pathway gene families, ie,
Dicer-Like (DCL), Argonaute (AGO), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RDR) and their …

Epigenetics in the plant–virus interaction

C Wang, C Wang, J Zou, Y Yang, Z Li, S Zhu - Plant Cell Reports, 2019 - Springer
Plants have developed diverse molecular mechanisms to resist viruses. RNA silencing plays
a dominant role in antiviral defense. Recent studies have correlated plant antiviral silencing …

Identification, characterization and expression profiling of Dicer-like, Argonaute and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene families in foxtail millet

CB Yadav, M Muthamilarasan, G Pandey… - Plant molecular biology …, 2015 - Springer
Post-transcriptional control of gene expression is achieved through RNA interference where
the activities of Dicer-like (DCL), Argonautes (AGO) and RNA-dependent RNA polymerases …