Applications of Plant Virus in Biotechnology
A special issue of Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915). This special issue belongs to the section "Viruses of Plants, Fungi and Protozoa".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2023) | Viewed by 7030
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Plant viruses depend on host-cell processes to complete their viral cycle and have traditionally been thought of as pathogens. Meanwhile, the question of how to utilize the biological properties of plant viruses in fundamental or applied research in the biological field is an exciting topic. Indeed, plant viruses have been developed into powerful biotechnological tools for expressing high-value pharmaceutical proteins (such as vaccines and antibodies) and for gene silencing and gene editing, thereby promoting the development of biological science.
This Special Issue of “Applications of Plant Virus in Biotechnology” focuses on the utilization of the biological properties of plant viruses and their components in various research aspects relating to biotechnology. We welcome reseach articles and reviews on the applications of plant viruses, including but not limited to papers on the following topics: the use of derived vectors and viral components with heterologous protein expression, plant genetic engineering, virus-like particles (VLPs), virus nanoparticles (VNPs), drug/chemical delivery, plant disease control, and other plant virus-based studies of plant biochemical processes.
Dr. Fei Yan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- plant viruses
- gene silencing
- gene editing
- virus vectors
- drug delivery
- virus-like particles
- virus nanoparticles
- biotechnology
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