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Identification of Plasmodesmal Localization Sequences in Proteins In Planta
Published on: August 15, 2017
Membrane Trafficking Proteins: A New Target to Identify Resistance to Viruses in Plants
Aimeric Agaoua1, Abdelhafid Bendahmane2, Frédéric Moquet3
1INRAE Génétique et Amélioration des Fruits et Légumes (GAFL), 84140 Montfavet, France.
Abstract:
Replication cycles from most simple-stranded positive RNA viruses infecting plants involve endomembrane deformations. Recent published data revealed several interactions between viral proteins and plant proteins associated with vesicle formation and movement. These plant proteins belong to the COPI/II, SNARE, clathrin and ESCRT endomembrane trafficking mechanisms. In a few cases, variations of these plant proteins leading to virus resistance have been identified. In this review, we summarize all known interactions between these plant cell mechanisms and viruses and highlight strategies allowing fast identification of variant alleles for membrane-associated proteins.
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