Plant gene silencing : mechanisms and applications

Description

Plant gene silencing is a crucially important phenomenon in gene expression and epigenetics. This book describes the way small RNA is produced and acts to silence genes, its likely origins in defense against viruses, and its potential to improve plants. Plant gene silencing can be used to improve industrial traits, to make plants more nutritious or more valuable to consumers, to remove allergens, and to improve resistance to weeds and pathogens Content: 1: Diversity of RNA Silencing Pathways in Plants2: Induction and Suppression of Silencing by Plant Viruses3: Artificial Induction and Maintenance of Epigenetic Variations in Plants4: Gene Silencing in Archaeplastida Algae5: Gene Silencing in Fungi: A Diversity of Pathways and Functions6: Artificial Small RNA-based Strategies for Effective and Specific Gene Silencing in Plants7: Application of RNA Silencing in Improving Plant Traits for Industrial Use8: Increasing Nutritional Value by RNA Silencing9: RNA-based Control of Plant Diseases: A Case Study with Fusarium graminearum10: Targeting Nematode Genes by RNA Silencing11: Gene Silencing Provides Efficient Protection against Plant Viruses