Communications Biology (May 2021)

Plant-expressed virus-like particles reveal the intricate maturation process of a eukaryotic virus

  • Roger Castells-Graells,
  • Jonas R. S. Ribeiro,
  • Tatiana Domitrovic,
  • Emma L. Hesketh,
  • Charlotte A. Scarff,
  • John E. Johnson,
  • Neil A. Ranson,
  • David M. Lawson,
  • George P. Lomonossoff

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02134-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Castells-Graells et al. demonstrate the maturation of insect virus Nudaurelia capensis omega virus (NωV) capsids in a plant model. This shows plants are a useful tool in the study of eukaryotic viruses across Kingdoms, and they identify new features in the maturation of the NωV capsid.