Jul 2026· Current Microbiology· Vol 83· 0 citations· 81 references
Medicine
TL;DR
This review emphasizes current knowledge on the biology, symptom modulation, molecular mechanisms, ecological roles, and detection strategies of CMV satRNAs, while highlighting their significance in viral evolution and disease epidemiology.
BACKGROUND
Plant viruses have evolved adaptations that enable them to alter host cues, thereby facilitating their replication and efficient transmission by insect vectors. Satellite RNAs (satRNAs), which accompany certain plant RNA viruses and are dependent on them for replication and transmission, can change the progr...
Barbara Wrzesińska-Krupa, Patryk Frąckowiak, M. Budziszewska et al.· BMC Plant Biology· 0 citations
This article compares how CMV and potyviruses took distinct evolutionary paths to overcome these common challenges and concludes that CMV strains show less divergence but still exploit wide host ranges, and predominantly use the 2b counter-defence protein for subverting and manipulating host responses.
John P. Carr· Current Opinion in Virology· 0 citations
Virus-induced gene silencing provides a tractable approach to investigate genes associated with herbicide resistance, metabolic adaptation, and stress tolerance and highlights VIGS as a versatile biotechnology for elucidating gene function and supporting next-generation strategies in plant improvement and integrated pe...
É. F. Capelari, Márcia Margis-Pinheiro, A. Merotto et al.· Genetics and Molecular Biolo...· 0 citations
This study elucidates a pathway whereby a viral CP protein directly disrupts chlorophyll biosynthesis to induce leaf yellowing and reveals a strategy wherein the virus exploits this symptom as a visual signal to manipulate pollinator behavior, thus creating a ‘symptom-mediated transmission’ loop.
Ruotong Wang, Jierou Li, Xiaoling Li et al.· Horticulture Research· 0 citations
Nematodes are ubiquitous metazoans that occupy diverse ecological niches, exposing them to a wide range of viruses and positioning them as both viral hosts and vectors. Free-living nematodes, particularly Caenorhabditis elegans and Caenorhabditis briggsae, provide powerful genetic models for studying antiviral immune m...
Dustin T. Howard, V. Lažetić· Frontiers in Bioscience· 0 citations
This study demonstrates that Arabidopsis plants have evolved a dual functional gene for antiviral protection to inhibit viral infection and symptom development by distinct mechanisms.
