Article
Genetic analysis of a host determination mechanism of bromoviruses in Arabidopsis thaliana.
Virus research - 1 Mar 2009
Fujisaki Koki, Iwahashi Fukumatsu, Kaido Masanori, Okuno Tetsuro, Mise Kazuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Brome mosaic virus (BMV) and Spring beauty latent virus (SBLV) are closely related, tripartite RNA plant viruses. In Arabidopsis thaliana, BMV shows limited multiplication whereas SBLV efficiently multiplies. Such distinct multiplication abilities have been observed commonly in all Arabidopsis accessions tested. We used this model system to analyze the molecular mechanism of viral resistance in plants at the...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Arabidopsis Proteins
- Bromovirus
- Host-Pathogen Interactions
- Membrane Proteins
- Mutation
- Plant Diseases
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- RNA, Viral
- Reassortant Viruses
- Species Specificity
