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A single missense mutation in the BR1 movement protein alters the host range of the squash leaf curl geminivirus.
Virology - 1 Oct 1993
Ingham D J, Lazarowitz S G
Abstract excerpt
The bipartite geminiviruses causing squash leaf curl disease, SqLCV-E and SqLCV-R, have a broad host range that includes Nicotiana benthamiana, pumpkin, squash, and beans. We have characterized a naturally occurring mutant of the SqLCV-R B component (BRtd1) which has lost the ability to infect N. benthamiana, but still retains full infectivity for pumpkin and squash. The mutation responsible for this host range...
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