Plant & Environmental
Biotechnology Laboratory

Our publications represent the core of our scientific contributions, translating rigorous experimentation into peer-reviewed insights. Here, you will find our latest research papers, conference proceedings, and collaborative studies pushing the boundaries of RNAi Biology.
Publications in RNAi Biology
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Kellari, L. M., Papadopoulou, K. K., & Dalakouras, A. (2026). Cross-kingdom RNAi: A universal mechanism of inter-organismal communication with many unknowns. Journal of Experimental Botany, 77(6), 1582–1597. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraf543

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Koidou, V., Tamvakologou, E., Kim, M., Karpouzas, D. G., Papadopoulou, K. Κ., & Dalakouras, A. (2026). RT-qPCR detection of dsRNA pesticides: Optimization, limitations, and formulation effects. iScience, 29(7), 116428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.116428

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Kellari, L.M., Dalakouras, A., Tsiouri, O., Vletsos, P., Katsaouni, A., Uslu, V.V. and Papadopoulou, K.K. (2025), Cross-kingdom RNAi induced by a beneficial endophytic fungus to its host requires transitivity and amplification of silencing signals. Plant Biol J, 27: 504-514. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.70026

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Dalakouras, A., Koidou, V., & Papadopoulou, K. (2024). DsRNA-based pesticides: Considerations for efficiency and risk assessment. Chemosphere, 352, 141530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141530

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Dalakouras, A., Katsaouni, A., Avramidou, M., Dadami, E., Tsiouri, O., Vasileiadis, S., Makris, A., Georgopoulou, M. E., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2023). A beneficial fungal root endophyte triggers systemic RNA silencing and DNA methylation of a host reporter gene. RNA Biology, 20(1), 20–30. https://doi.org/10.1080/15476286.2022.2159158

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Dalakouras, A., Katsaouni, A., Avramidou, M., Dadami, E., Tsiouri, O., Vasileiadis, S., Makris, A., Georgopoulou, M. E., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2022). Systemic silencing and DNA methylation of a host reporter gene induced by a beneficial fungal root endophyte. Plant Biology. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.19.496700

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Dalakouras, A., & Papadopoulou, K. K. (2020). Epigenetic Modifications: An Unexplored Facet of Exogenous RNA Application in Plants. Plants, 9(6), 673. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9060673

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