HIGS: Host-Induced Gene Silencing in the Obligate Biotrophic Fungal Pathogen Blumeria graminis[W][OA]

摘要

This work examines the effects of RNA interference constructs expressed in host cells on target RNAs in Blumeria graminis, an obligate biotrophic fungal pathogen of barley, and finds that RNAs in the host can affect pathogen transcript levels and pathogen development, thereby providing both a useful research tool and a potentially important means for engineering plant disease resistance.