A plant cytorhabdovirus modulates locomotor activity of insect vectors to enhance virus transmission. [PDF]
Nat Commun, 2023 Transmission of many plant viruses relies on phloem-feeding insect vectors. However, how plant viruses directly modulate insect behavior is largely unknown.
Gao DM +11 more
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The JAK-STAT pathway promotes persistent viral infection by activating apoptosis in insect vectors. [PDF]
PLoS Pathog, 2023 The Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) pathway is an evolutionarily conserved signaling pathway that can regulate various biological processes.
Zhang Y +9 more
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Overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen transmission by insect vectors. [PDF]
Parasit Vectors, 2022 This article presents an overview of paratransgenesis as a strategy to control pathogen transmission by insect vectors. It first briefly summarises some of the disease-causing pathogens vectored by insects and emphasises the need for innovative control ...
Ratcliffe NA +6 more
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A Review on Transcriptional Responses of Interactions between Insect Vectors and Plant Viruses. [PDF]
Cells, 2022 This review provides a synopsis of transcriptional responses pertaining to interactions between plant viruses and the insect vectors that transmit them in diverse modes.
Catto MA +5 more
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A leafhopper saliva protein mediates horizontal transmission of viral pathogens from insect vectors into rice phloem. [PDF]
Commun Biol, 2022 Numerous insects transmit viruses together with saliva to plant phloem, but the roles of saliva components remain elusive. Here, we report that calcium-binding protein (CBP), a universal insect saliva protein, is modified to benefit horizontal ...
Wu W, Yi G, Lv X, Mao Q, Wei T.
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Frequency matters: How successive feeding episodes by blood-feeding insect vectors influences disease transmission. [PDF]
PLoS Pathog, 2021 Hematophagy, the process of consuming and metabolizing blood, is an integral part of the arthropod vector life cycle. Blood feeding provides a nutrient-rich meal that is required for adult egg production and developmental progressions of immature life ...
Brackney DE, LaReau JC, Smith RC.
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Feeding Behavior and Virus-Transmission Ability of Insect Vectors Exposed to Systemic Insecticides. [PDF]
Plants (Basel), 2020 The majority of plant viruses depend on Hemipteran vectors for their survival and spread. Effective management of these insect vectors is crucial to minimize the spread of vector-borne diseases, and to reduce crop damage. The aim of the present study was
Garzo E, Moreno A, Plaza M, Fereres A.
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Coordination between terminal variation of the viral genome and insect microRNAs regulates rice stripe virus replication in insect vectors. [PDF]
PLoS Pathog, 2021 Maintenance of a balance between the levels of viral replication and selective pressure from the immune systems of insect vectors is one of the prerequisites for efficient transmission of insect-borne propagative phytoviruses.
Zhao W +5 more
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Manipulation of Jasmonate Signaling by Plant Viruses and Their Insect Vectors. [PDF]
Viruses, 2020 Plant viruses pose serious threats to stable crop yield. The majority of them are transmitted by insects, which cause secondary damage to the plant host from the herbivore-vector’s infestation.
Wu X, Ye J.
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Spatiotemporal dynamics and quantitative analysis of phytoplasmas in insect vectors. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 Phytoplasmas are transmitted by insect vectors in a persistent propagative manner; however, detailed movements and multiplication patterns of phytoplasmas within vectors remain elusive.
Koinuma H +9 more
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