Strong host resistance targeted against a viral suppressor of the plant gene silencing defence mechanism

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2683-2691

  Li, Hong Wei ^a   Lucy, Andrew P ^a   Guo, Hui Shan ^a   Li, Wan Xiang ^a   Ji, Liang Hui ^a   Wong, Sek Man ^a   Ding, Shou Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Avirulence gene; Cucumber mosaic virus; Disease resistance; Gene silencing; Hypersensitive response

Indexed keywords

PLANT RNA;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CUCUMBER; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HOST RESISTANCE; MOSAIC VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSOR GENE; TOBACCO; TOMATO; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

CUCUMOVIRUS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PLANT VIRUSES; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, PLANT; RNA, VIRAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TOBACCO; VIRAL PROTEINS; VIRULENCE;

CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCUMOVIRUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS; TOBAMOVIRUS;

EID: 0033577701     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.10.2683     Document Type: Article

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