PRJNA669543
Transcriptome analysis of 6 hour germinated pollen tube infected with AFCVd in Nicotiana tabacum
The compatible AFCVd infection caused the modulation of several genes involved in protein degradation, nuclear transport, phytohormone signaling, defense response, and phosphorylation. Intriguingly, we also identified several factors including, DNA-dependent RNA-polymerase, ribosomal protein, Argonaute (AGO) proteins, nucleotide-binding proteins, and RNA exonucleases which may plausibly involve in viroid stabilization and eradication during the last steps of pollen development.