Namisha Sharma

About

My current research is focused towards investigating the role of small interfering RNAs for Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus tolerance in tomato. In the study, it was observed that epigenetic mechanism (Transcriptional gene silencing) plays an important role in host defense response to geminiviruses. My other areas of interest include identification and characterization of geminivirus-responsive miRNAs in tomato. This knowledge will assist in evaluating the small interfering RNAs- based dynamics and in further improving the viral resistance strategies in tomato and other staple crops by using modern breeding technologies. The ultimate outcome of this work is to develop virus tolerant and health efficient crops in order to reduce the yield loss and economic impacts of virus infection.

Employment

• National Institute of Plant Genome Research Research Associate

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Publications (24)

• SiHDA9 interacts with SiHAT3.1 and SiHDA19 to repress dehydration responses through H3K9 deacetylation in foxtail millet
  2023 DOI: 10.1101/2023.02.16.528817
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• OsPSKR15, a phytosulfokine receptor from rice enhances abscisic acid response and drought stress tolerance
  Physiologia Plantarum 2022 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13569
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• Role of the Sw5 Gene Cluster in the Fight against Plant Viruses
  Journal of Virology 2022 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02084-21
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• The sly-miR166-SlyHB module acts as a susceptibility factor during ToLCNDV infection
  Theoretical and Applied Genetics 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-021-03962-4
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• The Sw5a gene confers resistance to ToLCNDV and triggers an HR response after direct AC4 effector recognition
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2021 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2101833118
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• Genomic dissection of ROS detoxifying enzyme encoding genes for their role in antioxidative defense mechanism against Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus infection in tomato
  Genomics 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2021.01.022
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• Noncoding but Coding: Pri-miRNA into the Action
  Trends in Plant Science 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.12.004
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• Role of ubiquitination enzymes in abiotic environmental interactions with plants
  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.185
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• Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus: Impact, Challenges, and Management
  Trends in Plant Science 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.03.015
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• Silencing AC1 of Tomato leaf curl virus using artificial microRNA confers resistance to leaf curl disease in transgenic tomato
  Plant Cell Reports 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-020-02584-2
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