Geminiviral βC1 orchestrates organellar genomic instability to augment viral infection by hijacking host RecA
P. V. Shivaprasad, A. Nair, C. Y. Harshith, A. N
This study shows that the geminiviral protein βC1 disrupts chloroplast genome stability by hijacking host RecA1 and inducing nuclease activity, thereby enhancing viral infection.
bioRxiv · Dec 29, 2021Plant Biology