Umbravirus-like RNA viruses are capable of independent systemic plant infection in the absence of encoded movement proteins.

The signature feature of all plant viruses is the encoding of movement proteins (MPs) that supports the movement of the viral genome into adjacent cells and through the vascular system. The recent discovery of umbravirus-like viruses (ULVs), some of which only encode replication-associated proteins,...

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Main Authors: Xiaobao Ying, Sayanta Bera, Jinyuan Liu, Roberto Toscano-Morales, Chanyong Jang, Stephen Yang, Jovia Ho, Anne E Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002600
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