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Host induced gene silencing of Magnaporthe oryzae by targeting pathogenicity and development genes to control rice blast disease

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Rice blast disease caused by the hemi-biotrophic fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is the most destructive disease of rice world-wide. Traditional disease resistance strategies for the control of rice blast disease have not proved durable.
Mengying Wang, Ralph A. Dean
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Recent Advances in Pathogenicity and Biocontrol of Postharvest Penicillium Diseases [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Penicillium species are major postharvest pathogens of fruits and vegetables, causing significant economic losses and posing serious threats to food safety through mycotoxin contamination.
Guohua Yin, Siyuan Zhao, Han Zhang, Kayla K. Pennerman, Joan W. Bennett   +4 more
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RNAi‐Based Pesticides: Genetic Innovations for Sustainable Crop Protection and One Health [PDF]

Advanced Genetics
Conventional chemical pesticides have long protected global crop yields, but their environmental and health impacts, including contamination, biodiversity loss, residue accumulation, and pest resistance, demand sustainable alternatives. RNA interference (
Jisheng Liu, Guy Smagghe
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Establishment of a TRV-VIGS system in Coix (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) for functional study of host–pathogen interactions [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Coix (Coix lacryma-jobi L.) is an important cereal and medicinal crop threatened by smut disease (Ustilago coicis). However, the unavailability of rapid and efficient functional genomics tools has impeded progress in understanding gene function and host ...
Xiaosheng Zhao, Guocui Wang, Fang He, Xiang-Dong Li, Chunli Zhou, Qiuping Liu, Leitao Tan, Qingbei Weng, Qingbei Weng   +8 more
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Host-Induced Silencing of Fusarium graminearum Genes Enhances the Resistance of Brachypodium distachyon to Fusarium Head Blight

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019
Fusarium head blight (FHB) caused by Fusarium pathogens are devastating diseases worldwide. Host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) which involves host expression of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-generating constructs directed against genes in the pathogen has ...
Fuxin He, Ruiming Zhang, Jiaxin Zhao, Tuo Qi, Zhensheng Kang, Jun Guo   +5 more
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Host-Induced Gene Silencing of SmDSR32 Enhances Wheat Defense Against Sitobion miscanthi [PDF]

Current Issues in Molecular Biology
The grain aphid, Sitobion miscanthi, poses a serious threat to cereal crops worldwide, leading to considerable yield losses and demanding annual insecticide applications during the grain-filling stage.
Jiahui Zhang, Xue Zhong, Mingxin Cao, Jiajing Xu, Mengchao Qin, Frédéric Francis, Lanqin Xia   +6 more
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RNA Interference in Plant Interactions with Pathogenic Microorganisms: A Weapon or a Liability? [PDF]

Current Issues in Molecular Biology
The RNA interference machinery is crucial for regulating the activity of both native and foreign genes across all eukaryotes. The core protein families involved in this process are Dicer-like, Argonaute, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
Artemii Ivanov, Tatiana Golubeva
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The AP-1 Sigma Subunit Gene PsAP1 Acts as a Key Pathogenicity Factor by Regulating Metabolic Reprogramming in Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), poses a severe threat to global wheat production. The adaptor protein complex AP-1 plays a crucial role in vesicular trafficking, yet its function in rust fungi remains poorly ...
Beibei Liu, Jianing Wu, Guoshuai Zhang, Jianghua Chen, Guangkuo Li, Xintong Wang, W. G. Dilantha Fernando, Haifeng Gao, Yue Li   +8 more
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Fungal small RNA: unveiling the breakthroughs and promising applications [PDF]

Frontiers in Fungal Biology
Small RNAs (sRNAs) are abundant endogenous non-coding RNAs in eukaryotic organisms that regulate gene expression by binding to their target mRNAs either completely or partially.
Shuquan Sun, Shuquan Sun, Shuquan Sun, Junjian Situ, Chuan Gao, Chuan Gao, Yixuan Chai, Changsheng Lv, Xiangyu Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang   +9 more
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Host-Induced Gene Silencing of a Multifunction Gene Sscnd1 Enhances Plant Resistance Against Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a devastating necrotrophic fungal pathogen and has a substantial economic impact on crop production worldwide. Magnaporthe appressoria-specific (MAS) proteins have been suggested to be involved in the appressorium formation in
Yijuan Ding, Yijuan Ding, Yangui Chen, Yangui Chen, Baoqin Yan, Baoqin Yan, Hongmei Liao, Hongmei Liao, Mengquan Dong, Mengquan Dong, Xinran Meng, Xinran Meng, Huafang Wan, Huafang Wan, Wei Qian, Wei Qian   +15 more
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