Abstract
Rice stripe virus (RSV) is a viral disease that seriously impacts rice production in East Asia, most notably in Korea, China, and Japan. Highly RSV-resistant transgenic japonica rice plants were generated using a dsRNAi construct designed to silence the entire sequence region of the RSV-CP gene. Transgenic rice plants were inoculated with a population of viruliferous insects, small brown planthoppers (SBPH), and their resistance was evaluated using ELISA and an infection rate assay. A correlation between the expression of the RSV-CP homologous small RNAs and the RSV resistance of the transgenic rice lines was discovered. These plants were also analyzed by comparing the expression pattern of invading viral genes, small RNA production and the stable transmission of the RSV resistance trait to the T3 generation. Furthermore, the agronomic trait was stably transmitted to the T4 generation of transgenic plants.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 43-51 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Molecules and Cells |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- Movement protein (MP)
- Oryza sativa L.
- Rice stripe virus (RSV)
- RNAi
- RSV coat protein
- Silencing suppressor (NS3)
- Small brown planthopper (SBPH)