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Unveiling the viroporin arsenal in plant viruses: Implications for the future.

Guanwei WuJianping ChenAiming WangFei Yan
Published in: PLoS pathogens (2024)
Viroporins are small, hydrophobic viral proteins that modify cellular membranes to form tiny pores for influx of ions and small molecules. Previously, viroporins were identified exclusively in vertebrate viruses. Recent studies have shown that both plant-infecting positive-sense single-stranded (+ss) and negative-sense single-stranded (-ss) RNA viruses also encode functional viroporins. These seminal discoveries not only advance our understanding of the distribution and evolution of viroporins, but also open up a new field of plant virus research.
Keyphrases
  • binding protein
  • nucleic acid
  • sars cov
  • cell wall
  • genetic diversity
  • ionic liquid
  • plant growth
  • water soluble