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The C terminus of the polerovirus p5 readthrough domain limits virus infection to the phloem.
Journal of virology - 1 Jun 2009
Peter Kari A, Gildow Frederick, Palukaitis Peter, Gray Stewart M
Abstract excerpt
Poleroviruses are restricted to vascular phloem tissues from which they are transmitted by their aphid vectors and are not transmissible mechanically. Phloem limitation has been attributed to the absence of virus proteins either facilitating movement or counteracting plant defense. The polerovirus capsid is composed of two forms of coat protein, the major P3 protein and the minor P3/P5 protein, a translational...
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