Lost in translation: an antiviral plant defense mechanism revealed.

Cell Host Microbe

INRA, UMR 1332 Fruit Biology and Pathology, CS 20032, 33882 Villenave d'Ornon, France; University of Bordeaux, UMR 1332 Fruit Biology and Pathology, CS 20032, 33882 Villenave d'Ornon, France. Electronic address:

Published: April 2015

Plant viruses depend on the host translational machinery to establish their infectious cycle. In a recent Nature publication, Zorzatto et al. (2015) highlight the suppression of the protein synthesis process as an antiviral defense mechanism in plants.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2015.03.009DOI Listing

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