Regulation of plant antiviral defense genes via host RNA-silencing mechanisms

Abstract Background Plants in nature or crops in the field interact with a multitude of beneficial or parasitic organisms, including bacteria, fungi and viruses. Viruses are highly specialized to infect a limited range of host plants, leading in extreme cases to the full invasion of the host and a d...

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Main Authors: Paola Leonetti, Johannes Stuttmann, Vitantonio Pantaleo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-021-01664-3