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Dual functional plant gene inhibits viral infection and development of systemic necrosis symptoms by distinct mechanisms in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 2026
Jin Liying, Xiao Jiajing, Guo Ziqi, Chen Mengna, Jin Shihuai, Niu Jiangshuai, Zhou Yaogui, Ding Shou-Wei, Guo Zhongxin
Abstract excerpt
Specific targeting of host genes by plant viruses leads to the induction of distinct disease symptoms with devastating consequences for agriculture. However, it is unknown whether plants have evolved genes to specifically inhibit the development of viral disease symptoms. Here we identified the causal gene in 2 Arabidopsis thaliana mutants that develop prominent systemic necrosis after infection with both...
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- Arabidopsis
- Cucumovirus
- Plant Diseases
- RNA Interference
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- RNA, Small Interfering
