Jasmonate signaling enhances RNA silencing and antiviral defense in rice

Small RNA-mediated RNA silencing is an important antiviral mechanism in higher plants. It has been shown that RNA silencing components can be upregulated by viral infection. However, the mechanisms underlying the upregulation remain largely unknown. The level of JA was very high in RSV-infected rice than that in mock-inoculated rice plants To identify differentially expressed genes in mock-inoculated and RSV-infected rice, we performed RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) experiments.