Transovarial transmission of a plant virus is mediated by vitellogenin of its insect vector.

Most plant viruses are transmitted by hemipteroid insects. Some viruses can be transmitted from female parent to offspring usually through eggs, but the mechanism of this transovarial transmission remains unclear. Rice stripe virus (RSV), a Tenuivirus, transmitted mainly by the small brown planthopp...

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Main Authors: Yan Huo, Wenwen Liu, Fujie Zhang, Xiaoying Chen, Li Li, Qifei Liu, Yijun Zhou, Taiyun Wei, Rongxiang Fang, Xifeng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3946389?pdf=render