In silico evaluation of molecular virus-virus interactions taking place between Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus- Burewala strain and Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is a disease of cotton caused by begomoviruses, leading to a drastic loss in the annual yield of the crop. Pakistan has suffered two epidemics of this disease leading to the loss of billions in annual exports. The speculation that a third epidemic of CLCuD may result as consequence of the frequent occurrence of Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) and Cotton leaf curl Kokhran Virus-Burewala Strain (CLCuKoV-Bu) in CLCuD infected samples, demand that the interactions taking between the two viruses be properly evaluated. This study is designed to assess virus-virus interactions at the molecular level and determine the type of co-infection taking place.

Methods

Based on the amino acid sequences of the gene products

SUBMITTER: Ali NF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532979 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature