Plant Viruses: Pirates of Cellular Pathways

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit review and original research articles to the Special Issue of Viruses, “Plant Viruses: Pirates of Cellular Pathways” (IF 5.048). Although viruses are very constrained with regard to genome size and number of proteins they encode relative to other pathogens, they are remarkably efficient at subverting host cellular processes to control their own replication, spread and dissemination in the environment. At the molecular level, it is astonishing that the few genes encoded by viruses and associated untranslated regions can trigger profound alterations in host cell signalling pathways, modulate the turnover/stability of host proteins, change the profiles of regulatory RNA species, vary cellular metabolic processes and induce the redistribution of cellular components. Understanding these orchestrated programmed events triggered by virus infection are key to uncovering interventions, which may reduce or block the invasion by these pirates of cellular processes. We also welcome papers related to molecular, genetic and biochemical bases controlling the virus manipulation of host–virus–vector interactions. Since there is a high degree of cross-kingdom functional similarities between plant and animal viruses and both manipulate cellular repertoires to promote virulence and spread, contributions from the animal side are also invited.

Prof. Dr. Michael Taliansky
Dr. Andrew J. Love
Dr. Alex M. Murphy
Guest Editors

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