Protection of Transgenic Plants Expressing the Coat Protein Gene of Watermelon Mosaic Virus II or Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus Against Six Potyviruses

Abstract

The coat protein (CP) genes of watermelon mosaic virus II (WMV II) and zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) were engineered for expression in plant tissues and subsequently transferred into Nicotiana benthamiana by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. Transgenic N. benthamiana plants expressing the CP gene of WMV II or ZYMV showed protection against symptom development when inoculated with WMV II and six other potyviruses: bean yellow mosaic (BYMV), potato Y (PVY), pea mosaic (PeaMV), clover yellow vein (CYVV), pepper mottle (PeMV), and tobacco etch (TEV) (...)