Towards an integrated molecular model of plant-virus interactions

The application in recent years of network theory methods to the study of host-virus interactions is providing a new perspective to the way viruses manipulate the host to promote their own replication. An integrated molecular model of such pathosystems require three detailed maps describing, firstly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Elena, Santiago F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/71635
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/71635
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hc-Pro protein
Helper component-Proteinase
Genome-Linked protein
Turnip-Mosaic-Virus
Arabidopsis thaliana
Systems biology
Host
Potyvirus
Infection
Network
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Sumario:The application in recent years of network theory methods to the study of host-virus interactions is providing a new perspective to the way viruses manipulate the host to promote their own replication. An integrated molecular model of such pathosystems require three detailed maps describing, firstly, the interactions between viral elements, secondly, the interactions between host elements, and thirdly, the cross-interactions between viral and host elements. Here, we compile available information for Potyvirus infecting Arabidopsis thaliana. With an integrated model, it is possible to analyze the mode of virus action and how the perturbation of the virus targets propagates along the network. These studies suggest that viral pathogenicity results not only from the alteration of individual elements but it is a systemic property.