author keywords: geminivirus; gene silencing; Arabidopsis; DNA VIGS; RNA-dependent RNA polymerase

MeSH headings : Arabidopsis / genetics; Arabidopsis / virology; Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics; Arabidopsis Proteins / physiology; DNA, Viral / metabolism; Geminiviridae / physiology; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / physiology; Gene Silencing / physiology; Mutation; Plants, Genetically Modified

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that SGS2/SDE1 and SGS3 are needed for endogenous gene silencing from DNA viruses, and suggest that S GS2/ SDE1 may reduce geminivirus symptoms by targeting viral mRNAs. (via Semantic Scholar)