A Begomovirus solanumdelhiense Vector for Virus-Induced Gene Silencing in Melon
Yufei Han, Qiansheng Liao, Ping Gao, Liqing Zhang, Bingqian Wan, Lihui Xu, Shigang Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Rong Zeng · 2025
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Description
Yufei Han and co-authors built a virus based tool that switches off chosen genes in melon plants, in work published in 2025. Gene silencing helps researchers learn what each gene does. Their carrier virus has a steadier genome than the usual RNA carriers and is easy to handle.
The team tuned the inserted fragment's length, position, and direction inside a coat protein gene. A visible reporter gene that drives leaf color was the test target. All treated plants showed the classic bleached look within three weeks, and reporter output fell sharply. The best setup used a mid length fragment at one end of the gene. The authors offer the system for melon breeding research.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yufei Han, Qiansheng Liao, Ping Gao, Liqing Zhang, Bingqian Wan, Lihui Xu, Shigang Gao, Zhiwei Song, Fuming Dai, Rong Zeng |
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| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |