| Literature DB >> 28633985 |
Marion Clavel1, Simon Michaeli1, Pascal Genschik2.
Abstract
In metazoans, autophagy is an essential component of host defense against viruses, orchestrating their degradation. Such antiviral functions for autophagy have also been long suspected in the green lineage. Two recent reports provide molecular insights on how plants selectively send viral proteins and even particles to the vacuole.Mesh:
Year: 2017 PMID: 28633985 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.06.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Plant Sci ISSN: 1360-1385 Impact factor: 18.313