Open AccessFocus on Cell Biology of Virus-Plant and Virus-Vector Interactions
Author(s) -
Aiming Wang,
Tessa M. BurchSmith,
Yang Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
molecular plant-microbe interactions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.565
H-Index - 153
eISSN - 1943-7706
pISSN - 0894-0282
DOI - 10.1094/mpmi-11-19-0318-fi
Subject(s) - focus (optics) , biology , virus , vector (molecular biology) , virology , plant virus , computational biology , physics , genetics , gene , recombinant dna , optics
A successful viral infection requires complex, compatible molecular interactions between the invading virus and the host. A better understanding of such interactions may assist in the development of novel approaches to control viral diseases for sustainable crop production. In the past decade, the cell biology of virus-host and virus-vector interactions has been one of the most exciting areas of research in the molecular plant-microbe field. This is partially attributed to the availability of powerful cell biology techniques, including imaging tools like confocal microscopy and electron microscopy and tomography. As a result, there has been an unprecedented increase in knowledge in the areas of the bi- and tripartite interactions of virus, host, and vector. We now have a much clearer picture of viral virulence mechanisms, virus-induced host defenses, viral counteracting strategies, and viral circulations in the insect vectors. This Focus Issue highlights molecular virus-plant and virus-vector interactions in the areas of cell biology and closely related disciplines and explores biotechnology-based antiviral strategies using knowledge generated from these research areas. Additional content is available on the Focus on Cell Biology of Virus-Plant and Virus-Vector Interactions. New Technologies for Studying Negative-Strand RNA Viruses in Plant and Arthropod Hosts A Non-Conserved p33 Protein of Citrus Tristeza Virus Interacts with Multiple Viral Partners