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Molecular characterization of a divergent genetic variant of wheat Eqlid mosaic virus from a Texas wheat field
Investigations conducted during the spring 2020 season to diagnose the associated viral agent of a severe mosaic disease of wheat in a Texas...
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The In Vitro Packaging of “Overlong” RNA by Spherical Virus-Like Particles
Of the myriad viruses, very few have been shown to be capable of self-assembly in vitro from purified components into infectious virus particles. One... -
Virus Mechanics: A Structure-Based Biological Perspective
A virus particle possesses a certain degree of stiffness, brittleness, strength against disruption by mechanical force, and resistance to material... -
Genomic and phylogenetic characterization of wheat yellows virus, a novel tenuivirus infecting wheat in South Africa
During the 2019 winter wheat season, symptoms of severe chlorosis and stunting were observed on wheat in the irrigation production areas of South...
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Principles and practice of virus induced gene silencing for functional genomics in plants
Virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) has, of late, emerged as an important tool for transient silencing of genes in plants. This is now being...
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Structural aspects of hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. Hepatitis E is an enterically transmitted zoonotic disease that causes large...
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Virus-Mimicking Nanoparticles for Targeted Near Infrared Fluorescence Imaging of Intraperitoneal Ovarian Tumors in Mice
Ovarian cancer is the most lethal malignancy affecting the female reproductive system. Identification and removal of all ovarian intraperitoneal...
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Artificial viruses: A nanotechnology based approach
ObjectivesThe main objective of this work was to review and summarise the detailed literature available on viral nanoparticle and the strategies...
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RNA silencing-related genes contribute to tolerance of infection with potato virus X and Y in a susceptible tomato plant
BackgroundIn plants, the RNA silencing system functions as an antiviral defense mechanism following its induction with virus-derived double-stranded...
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Structural Alterations in Non-enveloped Viruses During Disassembly
The capsid shells of non-enveloped virusesNon-enveloped viruses can be categorized as large macromolecules constituted from protein building blocks,... -
Unveiling the biology of defective viral genomes in vitro and in vivo: implications for gene expression and pathogenesis of coronavirus
BackgroundDefective viral genome (DVG) is a truncated version of the full-length virus genome identified in most RNA viruses during infection. The...
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Role of Viruses in Nanoparticles Synthesis
Nanotechnology has revolutionized with lots of applications in the medicinal field to prevent, detect and treat several biological problems including... -
Reference genes for gene expression studies targeting sugarcane infected with Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV)
ObjectiveThe selection of reference genes in sugarcane under Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) infection has not been reported and is indispensable to...
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Development of sesbania mosaic virus nanoparticles for imaging
The capsids of viruses have a high degree of symmetry. Therefore, virus nanoparticles (VNPs) can be programmed to display many imaging agents...
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Resistance induction based on the understanding of molecular interactions between plant viruses and host plants
BackgroundViral diseases cause significant damage to crop yield and quality. While fungi- and bacteria-induced diseases can be controlled by...
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Regulation of plant antiviral defense genes via host RNA-silencing mechanisms
BackgroundPlants in nature or crops in the field interact with a multitude of beneficial or parasitic organisms, including bacteria, fungi and...
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Particle Analytics: Comparative Approaches for Analysis of Viral Vectors
In recent years, recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) mediated gene therapy approaches have proved the tremendous potential ascribed to them by... -
Use of RNA Interference Technology for Improving Economically Valuable Traits of Cereal Crops
AbstractRNA interference (RNAi) is a new potential tool for plant breeding by introducing small noncoding RNA sequences with the possibility of...
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Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) as a virus-induced gene silencing vector in maize seedlings
Barley stripe mosaic virus (BSMV) was the first reported and still widely used virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) vector for monocotyledons...