Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B
Online ISSN : 1349-2896
Print ISSN : 0386-2208
ISSN-L : 0386-2208
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Replication of tobamovirus RNA
Masayuki ISHIKAWAYoshimi OKADA
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2004 Volume 80 Issue 5 Pages 215-224

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Tobamovirus is a positive-strand RNA virus of plants. Its single-stranded RNA genome replicates via the negative-strand RNA. In this review, we describe our current knowledge about viral and host factors associated with tobamovirus RNA replication and discuss the replication mechanisms. We also mention the usefulness of tobamovirus genomes as vectors.


(Communicated by Eishiro SHIKATA, M.J.A.)

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