Carica papaya microRNAs are responsive to Papaya meleira virus infection.

MicroRNAs are implicated in the response to biotic stresses. Papaya meleira virus (PMeV) is the causal agent of sticky disease, a commercially important pathology in papaya for which there are currently no resistant varieties. PMeV has a number of unusual features, such as residence in the laticifer...

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Main Authors: Paolla M V Abreu, Clicia G Gaspar, David S Buss, José A Ventura, Paulo C G Ferreira, Patricia M B Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4114745?pdf=render