# Editorial: Advancing plant defense: genome editing, RNAi, and synthetic biology for sustainable pest control

**Authors:** Sundararajan Balasubramani, Zhiqian Li, Ekambaram Gayathri, Dhandapani Gurusamy, Archana Singh

PMC · DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2026.1785705 · Frontiers in Plant Science · 2026-02-04

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- **Genes:** AGO4 (argonaute RISC component 4) [NCBI Gene 192670] {aka EIF2C4}
- **Diseases:** toxicity (MESH:D064420)
- **Chemicals:** beta-glucan (MESH:D047071)
- **Species:** Aspergillus awamori (species) [taxon 105351], Solanum lycopersicum (tomato, species) [taxon 4081], RHBV [taxon 12332], Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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