Plasmodesmata. Gateways for rapid information transfer.
Viruses spread their genomes throughout infected plants by exploiting plasmodesmata, the cytoplasmic bridges that wire plant cells into a three-dimensional network and rapidly transport a variety of molecules.
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Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
Zambryski
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D001692:Biological Transport; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D016679:Genome, Viral; D007365:Intercellular Junctions; D009029:Mosaic Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D053830:Plant Viral Movement Proteins; D010944:Plants / Q000648:ultrastructure / Q000821:virology*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000502:physiology
D004279:DNA, Viral; D053830:Plant Viral Movement Proteins; D012367:RNA, Viral; D014764:Viral Proteins