Abstract
All plant viruses were thought to encode in its genome a movement protein that acts as a "passport," allowing active movement within the host. A new study in PLOS Biology characterizes the first plant virus that can colonize its host without encoding this protein.
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MeSH terms
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Genome, Viral
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Host-Pathogen Interactions
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Plant Diseases* / virology
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Plant Viral Movement Proteins / genetics
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Plant Viral Movement Proteins / metabolism
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Plant Viruses* / genetics
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Plant Viruses* / pathogenicity
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Plant Viruses* / physiology
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Plants / virology
Substances
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Plant Viral Movement Proteins
Grants and funding
This work was supported by Agencia Estatal de Investigación from Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Spain (Plan Estatal I+D+i grant number: PID2022-141836OB-I00 to IP). The funder played no role in study design, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data, or the writing of this manuscript.