Exploring Signaling, Cellular and Molecular Plant Defense against Viruses

Dear Colleagues,

Plant viruses are “cunning” obligatory intercellular pathogens equipped with a compact genome but that have the ability to harness complex cell host machinery for their replication, transportation and spreading through or between plants. These abilities co-evolved in parallel with developments of plant defense and were achieved by exploring weak points in host-resistant mechanisms. However, plants are active in the creation of new active or passive defense mechanisms that target viral factors or elements involved in viral infection. This active “arms race” between both interactors creates a complex, multileveled plant virus–host interaction network. Therefore, the aim of this Special Issue is to present new advancements/findings in the understanding of plant innate immunity, host cell response, plant defense mechanisms and also the influence of plant resistance upon viruses themselves.

Dr. Katarzyna Otulak-Kozieł
Dr. Edmund Kozieł
Guest Editors

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