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Virus-mediated export of chromosomal DNA in plants

Authors :
Marco Catoni
Emanuela Noris
Anna Maria Vaira
Thomas Jonesman
Slavica Matić
Reihaneh Soleimani
Seyed Ali Akbar Behjatnia
Nestor Vinals
Jerzy Paszkowski
Gian Paolo Accotto
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2018.

Abstract

Viruses are potential vectors for horizontal gene transfer. Here, studying viral infection of sugar beet plants, the authors report the generation of virus-host circular DNA hybrids and provide a picture of the initial steps in virus-mediated horizontal transfer of chromosomal DNA between plant species.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.121cd3cf71f4703b8323b6a6bdbab39
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07775-w