Characterization and comparative analysis of promoters from three plant pararetroviruses associated with Dahlia (Dahlia variabilis).
Almeyda CV1, Raikhy G, Pappu HR.
Virus genes.Virus Genes.2015 May 7. [Epub ahead of print]
Two distinct caulimoviruses, Dahlia mosaic virus (DMV) and Dahlia common mosaic virus (DCMV), and an endogenous plant pararetroviral sequence (DvEPRS, formerly known as DMV-D10) were reported from dahlia (Dahlia spp). Promoter elements from these dahlia-associated pararetroviruses were identified an
Insect vector-mediated transmission of plant viruses.
Whitfield AE1, Falk BW2, Rotenberg D3.
Virology.Virology.2015 May;479-480C:278-289. doi: 10.1016/j.virol.2015.03.026. Epub 2015 Mar 29.
The majority of plant-infecting viruses are transmitted to their host plants by vectors. The interactions between viruses and vector vary in duration and specificity but some common themes in vector transmission have emerged: 1) plant viruses encode structural proteins on the surface of the virion t
Priming with a double-stranded DNA virus alters Brassica rapa seed architecture and facilitates a defense response.
Kalischuk ML1, Johnson D2, Kawchuk LM3.
Gene.Gene.2015 Feb 25;557(2):130-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.12.016. Epub 2014 Dec 11.
BACKGROUND: Abiotic and biotic stresses alter genome stability and physiology of plants. Under some stressful situations, a state of stress tolerance can be passed on to the offspring rendering them more suitable to stressful events than their parents. In plants, the exploration of transgenerational