They learned that it's because the virus expresses a protein to block the RNA interference pathway in mother plants. Moving forward, the research team is testing whether they can further decrease ...

Obelisks sort of look like viruses but unlike viruses, they don’t have an outer protein coat. Their structure is reminiscent ...

Insect miRNAs can be transferred to their host plants upon feeding. This study shows that a conserved insect microRNA plays a ...

“RNA interference has been tried to control DNA viruses in plants, but it has not worked well.” Based on the reported results, “I believe that the CRISPR-Cas9 system can be extensively applied as a ...

Plant viral diseases are a global and growing problem. Potyviruses are the largest genus of RNA viruses in plants. We are interested in molecular elucidation of the different stages of potyvirus ...

As climate conditions become increasingly unpredictable, understanding how plants respond to cold is crucial for securing ...

The RNA sequencing (RNA-seq ... breeders,” says John Carr of the University of Cambridge, an expert on plant-virus interactions. “But if they’re causing harmful effects, we could advise ...

Electron cryo-microscopy and image reconstruction of PaV particles clearly show the dodecahedral RNA cage. Figure 4: The extended N-terminus of subunit A. In many T = 3 plant viruses (for example ...

It is a near sphere of protein (cross section shown) inside a fatty membrane that protects a twisting strand of RNA--a molecule that holds the virus's genetic code. Proteins called "S" form spikes ...

Viruses have a very simple form; a DNA or RNA genome - genetic code - surrounded ... about which type of cells they infect (for example, plant viruses don’t cause disease in humans), and some ...