Viral small interfering RNAs target host genes to mediate disease symptoms in plants.
The Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) Y-satellite RNA (Y-Sat) has a small non-protein-coding RNA genome that induces yellowing symptoms in infected Nicotiana tabacum (tobacco). How this RNA pathogen induces such symptoms has been a longstanding question. We show that the yellowing symptoms are a result of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3088724?pdf=render |