Mutational analysis of the coat protein N-terminal amino acids involved in potyvirus transmission by aphids.

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The nature of the amino acids in the N-terminal 'DAGX' motif of the coat protein of tobacco vein mottling virus (TVMV) that have a direct effect on aphid transmissibility of the virion were further defined by site-directed mutagenesis. In the first position of the DAGX motif, Asp or Asn are required for aphid transmissibility. In the second position, the nonpolar residue Ala, but not the nonpolar Gly or Val or...

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