Exploring the shared pathogenic strategies of independently evolved effectors across distinct plant viruses

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Plants have developed very diverse strategies to defend themselves against viral pathogens, among which plant hormones play pivotal roles. In response, some viruses have also deployed multifunctional viral effectors that effectively hijack key component hubs to counter or evade plant immune surveillance. Although significant progress has been made toward understanding counter-defense strategies that manipulate plant hormone regulatory molecules, these efforts have often been limited to an individual virus or specific host target/pathway. This review provides new insights into broad-spectrum antiviral responses in rice triggered by key components of phytohormone signaling, and highlights the common features of counter-defense strategies employed by distinct rice-infecting RNA viruses. These strategies involve the secretion of multifunctional virulence effectors that target the sophisticated phytohormone system, dampening immune responses by engaging with the same host targets. Additionally, the review provides an in-depth exploration of various viral effectors, emphasizing tertiary structure-based research and shared host targets. Understanding these conserved characteristics in detail may pave the way for molecular drug design, opening new opportunities to enhance broad-spectrum antiviral trials through precise engineering.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Enthalten in:

Trends in microbiology - (2024) vom: 22. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Lulu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jianping [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Zongtao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiviral defense
Broad-spectrum
Common pathogenicity
Counter-defense
Journal Article
Plant hormone
RNA viruses
Review

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Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.tim.2024.03.001

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM37011289X