Flotillin 2 Facilitates the Infection of a Plant Virus in the Gut of Insect Vector
Wei Wang, Luqin Qiao, Hong Lü, Xiaofang Chen, Xue Wang, Jinting Yu, Jiaming Zhu, Yan Xiao, Yonghuan Ma, Yao Wu, Wan Zhao, Feng Cui
Abstract
Plant viral diseases are a major threat to world agriculture. The transmission of 80% of plant viruses requires vector insects, and 54% of vector-borne plant viruses are persistent-circulative viruses, which must overcome the barriers of gut cells with the help of proteins on the cell surface.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyPlanthopperBrown planthopperVector (molecular biology)VirologyVirusMidgutPlant virusViral vectorCell biologyGeneBotanyGeneticsLarvaHemipteraRecombinant DNAPlant Virus Research StudiesInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesLegume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis