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      Satellite RNAs and Satellite Viruses of Plants

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          The view that satellite RNAs (satRNAs) and satellite viruses are purely molecular parasites of their cognate helper viruses has changed. The molecular mechanisms underlying the synergistic and/or antagonistic interactions among satRNAs/satellite viruses, helper viruses, and host plants are beginning to be comprehended. This review aims to summarize the recent achievements in basic and practical research, with special emphasis on the involvement of RNA silencing mechanisms in the pathogenicity, population dynamics, and, possibly, the origin(s) of these subviral agents. With further research following current trends, the comprehensive understanding of satRNAs and satellite viruses could lead to new insights into the trilateral interactions among host plants, viruses, and satellites.

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          There are at least three RNA silencing pathways for silencing specific genes in plants. In these pathways, silencing signals can be amplified and transmitted between cells, and may even be self-regulated by feedback mechanisms. Diverse biological roles of these pathways have been established, including defence against viruses, regulation of gene expression and the condensation of chromatin into heterochromatin. We are now in a good position to investigate the full extent of this functional diversity in genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of genome control.
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                Journal
                Viruses
                Viruses
                Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
                1999-4915
                December 2009
                18 December 2009
                : 1
                : 3
                : 1325-1350
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Graduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan; E-Mails: cchu@ 123456dragon.nchu.edu.tw (C.-C.H.); yhhsu@ 123456nchu.edu.tw (Y.-H.H.)
                [2 ] Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 115, Taiwan
                Author notes
                [* ]Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: nslin@ 123456sinica.edu.tw ; Tel.: +886-2-2787-1106; Fax: +886-2-2788-0991.
                Article
                viruses-01-01325
                10.3390/v1031325
                3185516
                21994595
                81456ca7-f786-45ef-bb09-8e77bad4338a
                © 2009 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland.

                This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

                History
                : 28 October 2009
                : 7 December 2009
                : 7 December 2009
                Categories
                Review

                Microbiology & Virology
                pathogenicity,satellite virus,satellite rna,replication,rna silencing
                Microbiology & Virology
                pathogenicity, satellite virus, satellite rna, replication, rna silencing

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