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The Trojan Horse of the Plant Kingdom.

Authors :
Castillo-González C
Zhang X
Source :
Cell host & microbe [Cell Host Microbe] 2018 Jul 11; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 1-3.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

The advent of host-induced gene silencing (HIGS) technology for the development of pathogen-resistant cultivars led to the discovery of cross-kingdom RNA interference. In a recent Science paper, Cai et al. (2018) discovered that plant extracellular vesicles act as Trojan horses to deliver small RNAs into fungi to fight infection.<br /> (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1934-6069
Volume :
24
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cell host & microbe
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
30001514
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2018.06.015