Chinese wheat mosaic virus ‐derived vsiRNA‐20 can regulate virus infection in wheat through inhibition of vacuolar‐ (H + )‐PPase induced cell death

What is it about?

RNA silencing is an antiviral defense mechanism used by plant. virus-derived small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) play vital roles during this process. vsiRNAs are also known to cleave specific host homologous mRNAs to induce disease symptoms in virus infected plants. Here, we provides the first evidence to show that vsiRNA is capable of regulating the expression of a host gene important for cell death to enhance virus infection.

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