Excited to share that I’m joining @theplantcell.bsky.social as an Assistant Feature Editor! Looking forward to working with the @aspbofficial.bsky.social team and contributing to the journal’s editorials. Can’t wait to get started! #PlantSci #AcademicTwitter"
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Our study on WSMV and TriMV tolerance in wheat wild relatives is out. This work identifies valuable genetic resources for marker-assisted breeding in bread wheat.
Full paper: doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
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![Fig. 3.
Mapping of the most significantly represented viral small-interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) to the grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) genome (NY358 to JQ901105.2). A, Linear representation of the GRBV genomic features (open reading frames [ORFs] and intergenic regions) and the location of RNA interference (RNAi) hotspots (HSs). The genomic features are labeled as follows: long intergenic region (LIR), coat protein (V1 or CP), short intergenic region (SIR), and replication-associated protein (C1 or RepA). B, Predicted secondary structures for each HS. The color coding on these structures, generated by RNAfold, reflects the entropy at each position, indicating the binding stability between base pairs (red = high stability, green/blue = low stability).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ypn4w5ifq3ag6mlwd4rd5t2j/bafkreigjxvcmv4c35xro53fanqh4tg3jaf5f7r53x2xcvwuytuxvqqgf4q)
Fig. 3. Mapping of the most significantly represented viral small-interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) to the grapevine red blotch virus (GRBV) genome (NY358 to JQ901105.2). A, Linear representation of the GRBV genomic features (open reading frames [ORFs] and intergenic regions) and the location of RNA interference (RNAi) hotspots (HSs). The genomic features are labeled as follows: long intergenic region (LIR), coat protein (V1 or CP), short intergenic region (SIR), and replication-associated protein (C1 or RepA). B, Predicted secondary structures for each HS. The color coding on these structures, generated by RNAfold, reflects the entropy at each position, indicating the binding stability between base pairs (red = high stability, green/blue = low stability).
Mandelli & Deluc identified 9 "hotspots" on the Grapevine Red Blotch Virus genome that are highly targeted by the grapevine's defense system. Delivering double-stranded RNA from these sites significantly reduced viral expression, paving the way for targeted RNAi biopesticides: https://bit.ly/3Jvwr9e
The Pea Aphid's Secret Weapon Uncovered! 🤫 Our Commentary highlights the discovery of aphid effector Ap4—a single salivary protein—that manipulates the plant's defense system to boost pest's reproductive success.
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@mpmijournal.bsky.social
Had a good time being part of this blog, we wrote.
Our commentary on how a virus infection delays flowering published in MPMI titled "A Viral Brake on Bloom: BYDV-GAV Delays Flowering via VOZ Degradation" | Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions® apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/...
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Image text. 2025 ASPB Elections. Results Are In! Tessa Burch-Smith, President-Elect. Patrical Leon, Elected-Member. Many thanks to those members who too the time to vote, and congratulations to ASPB's newly-elected Board members! Featuring ASPB logo on an ASPB-themed background.
📣Congratulations to our incoming President-elect, Tessa Burch-Smith, and Elected Member of the Board of Directors, Patricia León! Tessa and Patricia will begin their next cycles of service to ASPB on October 1, 2025.
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#JustIn on Plantae - Classical Botany in the Shadow of Molecular Science: Why It Still Matters. In this piece, Plantae Fellows, @kesmaio.bsky.social @carlosgonzsanz.bsky.social and @vedjiwan.bsky.social discuss the decline of the term and education of botanical sciences https://plantae.org/classica…
Working with various potyviruses at k-state.
