Aspartic protease inhibitor enhances resistance to potato virus Y and A in transgenic potato plants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Viruses are the major threat to commercial potato (Solanum tuberosum) production worldwide. Because viral genomes only encode a small number of proteins, all stages of viral infection rely on interactions between viral proteins and host factors. Previously, we presented a list of the most important candidate genes involved in potato plants' defense response to viruses that are significantly activated in resistant cultivars. Isolated from this list, Aspartic Protease Inhibitor 5 (API5) is a critical host regulatory component of plant defense responses against pathogens. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of StAPI5 in defense of potato against potato virus Y and potato virus A, as well as its ability to confer virus resistance in a transgenic susceptible cu

SUBMITTER: Osmani Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9097181 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature