Multifaceted defense and counter-defense in co-evolutionary arms race between plants and viruses

Plants have evolved sophisticated surveillance and defense mechanisms against constant attacks by different types of microbial pathogens including viruses. Nucleotide-based RNA silencing and receptor-based innate immunity constitute the primary plant defense to viral infection. To establish their in...

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Main Authors: Xiaofei Cheng, Aiming Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Communicative & Integrative Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2017.1341025