Virus-induced gene silencing is regarded as a powerful and efficient tool for the analysis of gene function in plants because it is simple, rapid and transformation-free. It has been used to perform both forward and r...Virus-induced gene silencing is regarded as a powerful and efficient tool for the analysis of gene function in plants because it is simple, rapid and transformation-free. It has been used to perform both forward and reverse genetics to identify plant functional genes. Many viruses have been developed into virus-induced gene silencing vectors and gene functions involved in development, biotic and abiotic stresses, metabolism, and cellular signaling have been reported. In this review, we discuss the development and application of virus-induced gene silencing in plant functional genomics.展开更多
The discovery of RNA silencing as a sequence-specific gene regulation mechanism in eukaryotes has been heralded as the most exciting breakthrough in current biology.The seminal work of Baulcombe and Hamilton in 1999 p...The discovery of RNA silencing as a sequence-specific gene regulation mechanism in eukaryotes has been heralded as the most exciting breakthrough in current biology.The seminal work of Baulcombe and Hamilton in 1999 provided a key insight into the potential function of a tiny RNA species of approximately 25 nucleotides(nt)in RNA silencing in plants[1].Subsequently,Tuschl and colleagues[2,3]demonstrated that small RNAs of similar size展开更多
A circular DNA molecule, designated as DNAp, was identified in tobacco plants infected with Tobacco leaf curl virus (TLCV) isolates Y5 and Y8 by PCR using primers based on the conserved region of the two reported DNAp...A circular DNA molecule, designated as DNAp, was identified in tobacco plants infected with Tobacco leaf curl virus (TLCV) isolates Y5 and Y8 by PCR using primers based on the conserved region of the two reported DNAp sequences of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (WTGs). The complete nucleotide sequences of DNAβ of Y5 and Y8 (TLCV DNAβ) were determined. Y5 DNAβ comprises 1333 nucleotides encoding 8 predicted ORFs with 4 ORFs in virion-sense DNA and 4 ORFs in complementary-sense DNA; Y8 DNAP consists of 1338 nucleotides encoding 7 predicted ORFs with 4 ORFs in virion-sense DNA and 3 ORFs in complementary-sense DNA. TLCV DNAβhas little sequence homology to DNA-A of TLCV, except that it shares conserved TAATATTAC loop sequence with TLCV DNA-A. Sequence comparison showed that Y5 DNAβ shared 85% sequence homology with Y8 DNAβ, and both Y5 DNAβ and Y8 DNAβ had relatively low sequence identity (51%-65%) with the reported DNAβ molecules associated with Agera-tum yellow vein virus and Cotton leaf展开更多
基金supported by the National Transgenic Research Projects of China (Grant No. 2009ZX08009-026B)
文摘Virus-induced gene silencing is regarded as a powerful and efficient tool for the analysis of gene function in plants because it is simple, rapid and transformation-free. It has been used to perform both forward and reverse genetics to identify plant functional genes. Many viruses have been developed into virus-induced gene silencing vectors and gene functions involved in development, biotic and abiotic stresses, metabolism, and cellular signaling have been reported. In this review, we discuss the development and application of virus-induced gene silencing in plant functional genomics.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31100114,31222004)
文摘The discovery of RNA silencing as a sequence-specific gene regulation mechanism in eukaryotes has been heralded as the most exciting breakthrough in current biology.The seminal work of Baulcombe and Hamilton in 1999 provided a key insight into the potential function of a tiny RNA species of approximately 25 nucleotides(nt)in RNA silencing in plants[1].Subsequently,Tuschl and colleagues[2,3]demonstrated that small RNAs of similar size
基金This work was partially supported by the National Outstanding Youth Foundation (Grant No.30125032) the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions of MOE also by the National Natural Science F
文摘A circular DNA molecule, designated as DNAp, was identified in tobacco plants infected with Tobacco leaf curl virus (TLCV) isolates Y5 and Y8 by PCR using primers based on the conserved region of the two reported DNAp sequences of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (WTGs). The complete nucleotide sequences of DNAβ of Y5 and Y8 (TLCV DNAβ) were determined. Y5 DNAβ comprises 1333 nucleotides encoding 8 predicted ORFs with 4 ORFs in virion-sense DNA and 4 ORFs in complementary-sense DNA; Y8 DNAP consists of 1338 nucleotides encoding 7 predicted ORFs with 4 ORFs in virion-sense DNA and 3 ORFs in complementary-sense DNA. TLCV DNAβhas little sequence homology to DNA-A of TLCV, except that it shares conserved TAATATTAC loop sequence with TLCV DNA-A. Sequence comparison showed that Y5 DNAβ shared 85% sequence homology with Y8 DNAβ, and both Y5 DNAβ and Y8 DNAβ had relatively low sequence identity (51%-65%) with the reported DNAβ molecules associated with Agera-tum yellow vein virus and Cotton leaf
