ISSN:
1432-8798
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary This review describes the proposed mechanism(s) of classical virus cross-protection in plants, followed by those suggested for coat protein-mediated resistance (CP-mediated resistance). Although both have common features, cross-protection is thought to be a complex response caused by the replication and expression of the entire viral genome, whereas the resistance conferred by the expression of a virus coat protein gene is more limited. The term genetically engineered cross-protection is frequently used because in many cases the phenotype of resistance mimics that of cross-protection. However, CP-mediated resistance, although a narrow term, more accurately describes the resistance that results from the expression of a virus CP gene in transgenic plants.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01309451
