Dr. Sayanta Bera

Ph.D in Virus Evolution

Plant-Vector-Virus interactions


Virus infection alters phytohormone signaling and insect vector contact with hosts. Increased vector contact and movement among plants should increase virus survival and host range. Here, the research was focused on TuMV and PEMV and their vectors.

Publications


The oxylipin signaling pathway is required for increased aphid attraction and retention on virus- infected plants.


Bera S, Blundell R, Liang D, Crowder D.W, Casteel C.

J Chem Ecol. , vol. 46, 2020


Responses to predation risk cues and alarm pheromones affect plant virus transmission by an aphid vector.


Lee B, Basu S, Bera S, Casteel CL, Crowder DW

Oecologia, vol. 196, 2021


The potyviral protein 6K1 reduces plant protease activity during Turnip mosaic virus infection.


Bera S, Arena GD, Ray S, Flannigan S, Casteel CL

bioRxiv, 2021


Plant proteases mediate 6K1 turnover during Turnip mosaic virus infection


Bera S, Arena GD, Jiang J, Ray S, Flannigan S, Casteel C

American Society of Plant Biology, 2021



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