Plant virology: an RNA treasure trove. Academic Article

abstract

• Key principles pertaining to RNA biology not infrequently have their origins in plant virology. Examples have arisen from studies on viral RNA-intrinsic properties and the infection process from gene expression, replication, movement, and defense evasion to biotechnological applications. Since RNA is at the core of the central dogma in molecular biology, how plant virology assisted in the reinforcement or adaptations of this concept, while at other instances shook up elements of the doctrine, is discussed. Moreover, despite the negative effects of viral diseases in agriculture worldwide, plant viruses can be considered a scientific treasure trove. Today they remain tools of discovery for biotechnology, studying evolution, cell biology, and host-microbe interactions.

authors

• Scholthof, Herman

published proceedings

• Trends Plant Sci

author list (cited authors)

• Scholthof, H. B., & Scholthof, K.

complete list of authors

• Scholthof, Herman B||Scholthof, Karen-Beth G

publication date

• July 2023

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Trends in Plant Science  Journal

keywords

• Gene Editing
• Gene Expression
• Silencing
• Transcription
• Translation
• Virus Evolution

PubMed Central ID

• 37495453

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.06.019

start page

• S1360-1385(23)00223-6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2023.06.019