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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Resmi TR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4452923 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Viruses 20150522 5
Cassava mosaic disease is a major constraint to cassava cultivation worldwide. In India, the disease is caused by Indian cassava mosaic virus (ICMV) and Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV). The Agrobacterium Ti plasmid virulence gene virE2, encoding a nuclear-localized, single-stranded DNA binding protein, was introduced into Nicotiana benthamiana to develop tolerance against SLCMV. Leaf discs of transgenic N. benthamiana plants, harboring the virE2 gene, complemented a virE2 mutation in A. ...[more]