We have seen VIGS induced silencing of PDS, GFP and many other genes in many species. Is there any report or is it possible that we can knockdown a gene expressed in germline tissues using VIGS? If yes, how?
Yes, it can knock-down the target gene. see this article " Virus-induced Gene Silencing (VIGS) in Nicotiana benthamiana and Tomato(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2795700/)". Its mechanism is same with RNAi.