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Engineering virus resistance using a modified potato gene.
Plant biotechnology journal - 1 Dec 2011
Cavatorta Jason, Perez Kari W, Gray Stewart M, Van Eck Joyce, Yeam Inhwa, Jahn Molly
Abstract excerpt
Natural mutations in translation initiation factor eIF4E confer resistance to potyviruses in many plant species. Potato is a staple food crop plagued by several potyviruses, yet to date no known eIF4E-mediated resistance genes have been identified. In this study, we demonstrate that transgenic expression of the pvr1(2) gene from pepper confers resistance to Potato virus Y (PVY) in potato. We then use this...
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