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The conserved aromatic residue W122 is a determinant of potyviral coat protein stability, replication, and cell-to-cell movement in plants.
Molecular plant pathology - 1 Feb 2021
Yan Zhi-Yong, Cheng De-Jie, Liu Ling-Zhi, Geng Chao, Tian Yan-Ping, Li Xiang-Dong, Valkonen Jari P T
Abstract excerpt
Coat proteins (CPs) play critical roles in potyvirus cell-to-cell movement. However, the underlying mechanism controlling them remains unclear. Here, we show that substitutions of alanine, glutamic acid, or lysine for the conserved residue tryptophan at position 122 (W122 ) in tobacco vein banding mosaic virus (TVBMV) CP abolished virus cell-to-cell movement in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. In agroinfiltrated...
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