[HTML][HTML] Antiviral immunity directed by small RNAs

SW Ding, O Voinnet - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
Plants and invertebrates can protect themselves from viral infection through RNA silencing.
This antiviral immunity involves production of virus-derived small interfering RNAs (viRNAs) …

[HTML][HTML] Viral silencing suppressors: Tools forged to fine-tune host-pathogen coexistence

T Csorba, L Kontra, J Burgyán - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
RNA silencing is a homology-dependent gene inactivation mechanism that regulates a wide
range of biological processes including antiviral defense. To deal with host antiviral …

Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) analysis as a probe of protein interactions in living cells

TK Kerppola - Annu. Rev. Biophys., 2008 - annualreviews.org
Protein interactions are a fundamental mechanism for the generation of biological regulatory
specificity. The study of protein interactions in living cells is of particular significance …

Cucumber mosaic virus-encoded 2b suppressor inhibits Arabidopsis Argonaute1 cleavage activity to counter plant defense

X Zhang, YR Yuan, Y Pei, SS Lin, T Tuschl… - Genes & …, 2006 - genesdev.cshlp.org
RNA silencing refers to small regulatory RNA-mediated processes that repress endogenous
gene expression and defend hosts from offending viruses. As an anti-host defense …

Viral suppressors of RNA silencing

J Burgyán, Z Havelda - Trends in plant science, 2011 - cell.com
The infection and replication of viruses in the host induce diverse mechanisms for combating
viral infection. One of the best-studied antiviral defence mechanisms is based on RNA …

Plant immune responses against viruses: how does a virus cause disease?

KK Mandadi, KBG Scholthof - The plant cell, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Plants respond to pathogens using elaborate networks of genetic interactions. Recently,
significant progress has been made in understanding RNA silencing and how viruses …

Design and implementation of bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assays for the visualization of protein interactions in living cells

TK Kerppola - Nature protocols, 2006 - nature.com
Bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) analysis enables direct visualization of
protein interactions in living cells. The BiFC assay is based on the discoveries that two non …

The ubiquitin–proteasome system: central modifier of plant signalling

A Sadanandom, M Bailey, R Ewan, J Lee… - New …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ubiquitin is well established as a major modifier of signalling in eukaryotes. However, the
extent to which plants rely on ubiquitin for regulating their lifecycle is only recently becoming …

Ubiquitin, hormones and biotic stress in plants

K Dreher, J Callis - Annals of botany, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background The covalent attachment of ubiquitin to a substrate protein changes its fate.
Notably, proteins typically tagged with a lysine48-linked polyubiquitin chain become …

Small RNA binding is a common strategy to suppress RNA silencing by several viral suppressors

L Lakatos, T Csorba, V Pantaleo, EJ Chapman… - The EMBO …, 2006 - embopress.org
RNA silencing is an evolutionarily conserved system that functions as an antiviral
mechanism in higher plants and insects. To counteract RNA silencing, viruses express …