Two Alimentary Canal Proteins, Fo-G_N and Fo-Cyp1, Act in Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis TSWV Infection.

ABSTRACT: Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a plant virus that causes massive economic damage to high-valued crops. This virus is transmitted by specific thrips, including the western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis. TSWV is acquired by the young larvae during feeding on infected host plants. TSWV infects the gut epithelium through hypothetical receptor(s) and multiplies within the cells for subsequent horizontal transmission to other plant hosts via the salivary glands during feeding. Two alimentary canal proteins, glycoprotein (Fo-G_N) and cyclophilin (Fo-Cyp1), are thought to be associated with the TSWV entry into the gut epithelium of F. occidentalis. Fo-G_N possesses a chitin-binding domain, and its transcript was localized on the larval gut epithel

SUBMITTER: Khan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9965231 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature