WRKY1 represses the WHIRLY1 transcription factor to positively regulate plant defense against geminivirus infection
by Shaoshuang Sun, Shupeng Li, Xueping Zhou, Xiuling Yang
Geminiviruses constitute the largest group of known plant viruses and cause devastating diseases and economic losses in many crops worldwide. Due to limited naturally occurring resistance genes, understanding plant antiviral defense against geminiviruses is critical for finding host factors of geminiviruses and development of strategies for geminivirus control. Here we identified NbWRKY1 as a positive regulator of plant defense against geminivirus infection. Читать дальше...