Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Transgenic Organisms

Transgenic Organisms

Transgenic Organisms

Transgenic Organisms

Transgenic Plants

Transgenic Plants

Recombinant DNA technology called transgenesis is often used to add a foreign gene or remove a detrimental gene from an organism. Such genetically modified organisms are called transgenic organisms.
The first-ever transgenic plant was a tobacco plant developed in 1983 that showed resistance against the tobacco mosaic virus. Since then, many transgenic plants have been developed and commercialized for improving the agricultural, ornamental, and horticultural value of a crop plant. Transgenic...

Transposons

Transposons

Transposons, or "jumping genes," are small mobile genetic elements (MGEs) that range from 700 to 40,000 base pairs in length. They are found in all organisms and can move within the same chromosome or transfer to different chromosomes. In some cases, transposons can also jump between different host DNA molecules, such as plasmids or viruses, contributing to genetic variability.Barbara McClintock first discovered these mobile genetic elements in the 1940s while studying maize genetics, and she...

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Plant Breeding and Biotechnology

Crop cultivation has a long history in human civilization, with records showing the cultivation of cereal plants beginning at around 8000 BC. This early plant breeding was developed primarily to provide a steady supply of food.

Transduction

Transduction

Among the three main modes of HGT—transformation, conjugation, and transduction—transduction is unique in that it is mediated by bacteriophages, or bacterial viruses.Transduction occurs in two ways. Generalized transduction occurs during the lytic cycle of a bacteriophage infection. In this process, bacteriophages infect bacterial cells, replicate within them, and ultimately cause cell lysis, releasing newly assembled virions. Occasionally, random fragments of the bacterial genome...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

The Begomovirus Disease Tetrahedron: Weeds as the Missing Dimension in Virus Epidemiology.

Viruses·2026

Same author

Interactions between extracellular vesicles and viruses: lessons learned across species and kingdoms.

FEMS microbiology reviews·2026

Same author

High-throughput plant phenotyping identifies and discriminates biotic and abiotic stresses in tomato.

Plant phenomics (Washington, D.C.)·2026

Same author

Viral effector suppresses MTA/MTB-mediated m<sup>6</sup>A modification of genomic RNAs of a plant virus to facilitate infection.

Cell reports·2026

Same author

Tobamoviruses: Molecular Aspects and Resistance Regulation-A Special Issue Commemorating 125 Years of Research on Tobamoviruses.

Viruses·2025

Same author

The Forgotten Tobamovirus Genes Encoding the 54 kDa Protein and the 4-6 kDa Proteins.

Viruses·2024

Same journal

Transcriptional regulation of human endogenous retroviruses in cancer.

Advances in virus research·2026

Same journal

Viral threats to pregnancy: Global health risks in the era of pandemics.

Advances in virus research·2026

Same journal

Transforming crop protection: The role of RNAi in mitigating barley yellow dwarf virus and aphid infestation in cereal crops.

Advances in virus research·2025

Same journal

Vertical transmission of tomato viruses.

Advances in virus research·2025

Same journal

Consequences of seed transmission for plant virus emergence.

Advances in virus research·2025

Same journal

The significance of studying high-consequence pathogens in their natural reservoirs.

Advances in virus research·2025

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Generating Transgenic Plants with Single-copy Insertions Using BIBAC-GW Binary Vector

Generating Transgenic Plants with Single-copy Insertions Using BIBAC-GW Binary Vector

Published on: March 28, 2018

Transgenic resistance.

Fabrizio Cillo¹, Peter Palukaitis²

¹Istituto di Virologia Vegetale, CNR, Bari, Italy.

Advances in Virus Research

|November 21, 2014

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Transgenic resistance offers a powerful strategy for controlling plant virus infections across diverse crops. This review details various methods, including viral proteins and RNA interference, to develop effective and safe plant disease resistance.

Keywords:

Antiviral protein-mediated resistance Artificial microRNA-mediated resistance Coat protein-mediated resistance Defective-interfering RNA-mediated resistance Hairpin RNA-mediated resistance Movement protein-mediated resistance Nuclease-mediated resistance Plantibody-mediated resistance Replicase-mediated resistance Resistance to virus infection Ribozyme-mediated resistance Satellite RNA-mediated resistance Viral RNA-mediated resistance

More Related Videos

VIGS-Mediated Forward Genetics Screening for Identification of Genes Involved in Nonhost Resistance

VIGS-Mediated Forward Genetics Screening for Identification of Genes Involved in Nonhost Resistance

Published on: August 23, 2013

QTL Mapping and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing to Identify a Drug Resistance Gene in Toxoplasma gondii

QTL Mapping and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing to Identify a Drug Resistance Gene in Toxoplasma gondii

Published on: June 22, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 20, 2026

Generating Transgenic Plants with Single-copy Insertions Using BIBAC-GW Binary Vector

Generating Transgenic Plants with Single-copy Insertions Using BIBAC-GW Binary Vector

Published on: March 28, 2018

VIGS-Mediated Forward Genetics Screening for Identification of Genes Involved in Nonhost Resistance

VIGS-Mediated Forward Genetics Screening for Identification of Genes Involved in Nonhost Resistance

Published on: August 23, 2013

QTL Mapping and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing to Identify a Drug Resistance Gene in Toxoplasma gondii

QTL Mapping and CRISPR/Cas9 Editing to Identify a Drug Resistance Gene in Toxoplasma gondii

Published on: June 22, 2017

Area of Science:

Plant Pathology
Biotechnology
Genetics

Background:

Plant virus infections cause significant crop losses globally.
Transgenic resistance is a key technology for managing these diseases.
Developing effective resistance requires understanding various genetic and molecular approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

To review and analyze diverse strategies for conferring transgenic resistance to plant viruses.
To evaluate the efficacy of different genetic and RNA-based approaches.
To provide insights for developing novel resistance in crops lacking natural defenses.

Main Methods:

Review of scientific literature spanning 28 years on transgenic plant virus resistance.
Analysis of approaches including viral protein expression, various RNA technologies (sense, antisense, hairpin RNAs, artificial microRNAs), nonviral genes, and host-derived resistance genes.
Examination of tested viruses and host species, comparing results from different systems.

Main Results:

Multiple strategies, including viral protein expression and RNA interference (RNAi), have been explored for transgenic virus resistance.
Significant advancements in RNAi biology have led to more efficient and environmentally safer resistance mechanisms.
Various viral proteins, RNAs, nonviral genes, and host resistance genes have been employed with differing success rates across systems.

Conclusions:

Transgenic resistance is a viable and evolving technology for combating plant viruses.
Continued research into RNA interference and other genetic approaches can yield improved crop protection.
This compilation serves as a guide for applying transgenic resistance in new crop varieties.