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    Geminivirus-induced reprogramming of plant defense mechanisms: molecular insights and research frontiers
    (Annual Reviews, 2026) Sharma, Namisha; Sett, Susmita; Prasad, Manoj
    Geminiviruses employ multifunctional protein ammunition to evade robust plant defense pathways. Key viral proteins effectively manipulate host signaling mechanisms to create a permissive environment for viral replication. Rapid evolutionary adaptation of geminiviruses, synergized by the proliferation of insect vectors, creates a challenge for effective disease control. Current plant resistance against geminiviruses primarily relies on antiviral RNA silencing and the localized cell death mechanism as an outcome of the hypersensitive response. To win the escalating arms race between geminivirus manipulation and subsequent plant counteracting strategies and effectively restrict viral invasion, these defense strategies need to be updated or supplemented with novel engineering approaches. In this review, we provide a critical contemporary understanding of viral reprogramming pathways and host counter-defense responses that provide new avenues to improve plant immunity against geminiviruses.
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    Involvement of host regulatory pathways during geminivirus infection: a novel platform for generating durable resistance
    (Springer, 2014) Sahu, Pranav Pankaj; Sharma, Namisha; Puranik, Swati; Muthamilarasan, Mehanathan; Prasad, Manoj
    Geminiviruses are widely distributed throughout the world and cause devastating yield losses in almost all the economically important crops. In this review, the newly identified roles of various novel plant factors and pathways participating in plant–virus interaction are summarized with a particular focus on the exploitation of various pathways involving ubiquitin/26S proteasome pathway, small RNA pathways, cell division cycle components, and the epigenetic mechanism as defense responses during plant–pathogen interactions. Capturing the information on these pathways for the development of strategies against geminivirus infection is argued to provide the basis for new genetic approaches to resistance.