Advances in Plant Immunity against Viral Infection
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 1730
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The immune system is vital for health and survival. Plants have evolved sophisticated immune systems to defend against viruses with diverse genome sequences. Unlike animals, plants lack an adaptive immune system and depend solely on the innate immune system to ward off viral pathogens. Plants use pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) on the cell surface to sense microbe-associated molecular patterns (MAMPs) and trigger a basal resistance known as pattern-triggered immunity (PTI). Plant viral pathogens, however, have evolved a range of effectors to interfere with PTI and dampen host basal defences. Interference by these effectors has driven a reciprocal coevolutionary relationship.
In this Special Issue of Biology, we welcome articles reporting studies based on all fields of plant pathology, plant biology, virology and plant immunity, with a focus on plant–virus interactions, plant–virome interactions and the associated plant immune response. We also welcome short reviews on a well-defined, very specific topic in the field.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Guozhong Feng
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- viral disease
- viral pathogens
- plant immunity
- virome
- pattern recognition receptors
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