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Author: search.filters.author.Prasad, ManojSubject: search.filters.subject.Virus-induced gene silencing

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    Genomic dissection of ROS detoxifying enzyme encoding genes for their role in antioxidative defense mechanism against Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infection in tomato
    (Elsevier B.V., 2021) Sharma, Namisha; Muthamilarasan, Mehanathan; Dulani, Priya; Prasad, Manoj
    In the present study, genes encoding for six major classes of enzymatic antioxidants, namely superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR), Peroxidase (Prx) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) are identified in tomato. Their expression was studied in tomato cultivars contrastingly tolerant to ToLCNDV during virus infection and different hormone treatments. Significant upregulation of SlGR3, SlPrx25, SlPrx75, SlPrx95, SlGST44, and SlGST96 was observed in the tolerant cultivar during disease infection. Virus-induced gene silencing of SlGR3 in the tolerant cultivar conferred disease susceptibility to the knock-out line, and higher accumulation (~80%) of viral DNA was observed in the tolerant cultivar. Further, subcellular localization of SlGR3 showed its presence in cytoplasm, and its enzymatic activity was found to be increased (~65%) during ToLCNDV infection in the tolerant cultivar. Knock-out lines showed ~3- and 3.5-fold reduction in GR activity, which altogether underlines that SlGR3 is vital component of the defense mechanism against ToLCNDV infection.
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    Identification, characterization, expression profiling, and virus-induced gene silencing of armadillo repeat-containing proteins in tomato suggest their involvement in tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus resistance
    (Springer Nature, 2018) Mandal, Arunava; Mishra, Awdhesh Kumar; Dulani, Priya; Muthamilarasan, Mehanathan; Shweta, Shweta; Prasad, Manoj
    Armadillo repeat family is well-characterized in several plant species for their involvement in multiple regulatory processes including growth, development, and stress response. We have previously shown a three-fold higher expression of ARM protein-encoding in tomato cultivar tolerant to tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) compared to susceptible cultivar upon virus infection. This suggests the putative involvement of ARM proteins in defense response against virus infection; however, no comprehensive investigation has been performed to address this inference. In the present study, we have identified a total of 46 ARM-repeat proteins (SlARMs), and 41 U-box-containing proteins (SlPUBs) in tomato. These proteins and their corresponding genes were studied for their physicochemical properties, gene structure, domain architecture, chromosomal localization, phylogeny, and cis-regulatory elements in the upstream promoter region. Expression profiling of candidate genes in response to ToLCNDV infection in contrasting tomato cultivars showed significant upregulation of SlARM18 in the tolerant cultivar. Virus-induced gene silencing of SlARM18 in the tolerant tomato cultivar conferred susceptibility, which suggests the involvement of this gene in resistance mechanism. Further studies are underway to functionally characterize SlARM18 to delineate its precise role in defense mechanism.
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    Recent advances in tomato functional genomics: utilization of VIGS
    (Springer, 2012) Sahu, Pranav Pankaj; Puranik, Swati; Khan, Moinuddin; Prasad, Manoj
    Tomato unquestionably occupies a significant position in world vegetable production owing to its world-wide consumption. The tomato genome sequencing efforts being recently concluded, it becomes more imperative to recognize important functional genes from this treasure of generated information for improving tomato yield. While much progress has been made in conventional tomato breeding, post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) offers an alternative approach for advancement of tomato functional genomics. In particular, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is increasingly being used as rapid, reliable, and lucrative screening strategy to elucidate gene function. In this review, we focus on the recent advancement made through exploiting the potential of this technique for manipulating different agronomically important traits in tomato by discussing several case studies.