Common Pathogenic Mechanisms of Plant Viruses

Dear Colleagues,

Plant viruses employ a wide range of strategies to infect hosts, overcome defense responses, and ensure efficient replication, movement, and transmission. Despite their diversity in genome organization, host range, and transmission modes, many plant viruses share common pathogenic mechanisms that underpin successful infection and disease development. Understanding these shared mechanisms is critical for identifying the fundamental principles of plant–virus interactions and for developing durable, broad-spectrum strategies for disease management.

This Special Issue, “Common Pathogenic Mechanisms of Plant Viruses,” aims to bring together original research articles, reviews, and commentaries that elucidate conserved or convergent mechanisms used by plant viruses during infection. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, viral replication and gene expression, cell-to-cell and systemic movement, suppression and evasion of host antiviral defenses, virus-induced manipulation of host cellular processes, and interactions between viral proteins and host factors. Comparative studies across virus families, hosts, or transmission strategies are particularly encouraged, as are integrative approaches combining molecular, cellular, genetic, biochemical, and omics-based analyses.

By highlighting commonalities in pathogenic strategies across diverse plant viruses, this Special Issue seeks to advance a unified understanding of plant viral pathogenesis and to stimulate new insights that can inform innovative approaches for controlling viral diseases in crops.

Dr. Yen-Wen Kuo
Guest Editor

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