Gene silencing was perceived initially as an unpredictable and inconvenient side effect of
introducing transgenes into plants. It now seems that it is the consequence of accidentally …

RNA silencing is a remarkable type of gene regulation based on sequence-specific targeting
and degradation of RNA. The term encompasses related pathways found in a broad range …

▪ Abstract Although initially recognized as a handy tool to reduce gene expression, RNA
silencing, triggered by double-stranded RNA molecules, is now recognized as a mechanism …

Chalcone synthase, a key regulatory enzyme in the flavonoid pathway, constitutes an eight-
member gene family in Glycine max (soybean). Three of the chalcone synthase (CHS) gene …

T‐DNA nuclear import is a central event in genetic transformation of plant cells by
Agrobacterium. This event is thought to be mediated by two bacterial proteins, VirD2 and …

The use of double-stranded (ds) RNA to manipulate gene expression is evolving into an
increasingly powerful tool to study gene function in organisms ranging from plants to …

In plants, double-stranded RNA can silence genes by triggering degradation of homologous
RNA in the cytoplasm and by directing methylation of homologous nuclear DNA sequences …

Agrobacterium-mediated infection of petunia (Petunia hybrida) plants with tobacco rattle
virus (TRV) bearing fragments of Petunia genes resulted in systemic infection and virus …

Specific mRNA degradation mediated by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) interference
(RNAi) is a powerful way of suppressing gene expression in plants, nematodes, and fungal …

Research today aims to analyse the development of plant processes over evolutionary time.
To obtain a representative view, a range of plant species covering at least the crucial nodes …