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The 2a protein of Cucumber mosaic virus induces a hypersensitive response in cowpea independently of its replicase activity.
Virus research - 1 Dec 2012
Hu Zhongze, Zhang Tianqi, Yao Min, Feng Zhike, Miriam Karwitha, Wu Jianyan, Zhou Xueping, Tao Xiaorong
Abstract excerpt
Resistance in cowpea to infection with strains of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) involves a local hypersensitive response (HR), and previous studies indicated that the 2a replicase of CMV is involved in HR induction. In this study, we confirmed and extended this observation by demonstrating that the nonviral expression of the 2a protein encoded by CMV is able to induce a cell death response in cowpea plants, whereas...
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