Immunolocalization of Pepper mild mottle virus in Capsicum annuum seeds

Autor: Jun Ohnishi, Osamu Nunomura, Tetsuo Hirabayashi, Shinya Tsuda, Yoshikatsu Genda, Kyoko Sato
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of General Plant Pathology. 71:238-242
ISSN: 1610-739X
1345-2630
DOI: 10.1007/s10327-005-0189-0
Popis: To clarify the mechanism of seed transmission of Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV), the virus was immunolocalized in Capsicum annuum seeds using fluorescence microscopy. Two distinct patterns were observed: In the first, PMMoV was present in the epidermis and parenchyma but not in the endosperm or embryo; in the second, the virus was restricted to the surface of the epidermis and parenchyma. These findings shed light on the fundamental mechanisms of seed transmission of tobamoviruses and may aid in the design of new methods to prevent the spread of seedborne virus diseases.
Databáze: OpenAIRE