Adaptation of a Potyvirus Chimera Increases Its Virulence in a Compatible Host through Changes in HCPro

Adaptation of a Potyvirus Chimera Increases Its Virulence in a Compatible Host through Changes in HCPro

A viral chimera in which the <i>P1-HCPro</i> bi-cistron of a plum pox virus construct (PPV-GFP) was replaced by that of potato virus Y (PVY) spread slowly systemically in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> plants and accumulated to levels that were 5−10% those of parental PPV-GFP....

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Main Authors: Hao Sun, Francisco del Toro, Mongia Makki, Francisco Tenllado, Tomas Canto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Plants
Subjects:
HCPro suppressor of silencing
viral adaptation
potyvirus virulence
chimeric viruses
antiviral silencing suppression
viral infectious cycle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/11/17/2262

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