title: Nucleic acid transport in plant-microbe interactions: the molecules that walk through the walls.
abstract: Many microbes "genetically invade" plants by introducing DNA or RNA molecules into the host cells. For example, plant viruses transport their genomes between host cells, whereas Agrobacterium spp. transfer T-DNA to the cell nucleus and integrate it into the plant DNA. During these events, the transported nucleic acids must negotiate several barriers, such as plant cell walls, plasma membranes, and nuclear envelopes. This review describes the microbial and host proteins that participate in cell-to-cell transport and nuclear import of nucleic acids during infection by plant viruses and Agrobacterium spp. Possible molecular mechanisms by which these transport processes occur are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York 11794-5215, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tzfira
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rhee
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kunik
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Citovsky
mesh_terms: D001692:Biological Transport; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000378:metabolism; D009685:Nuclear Envelope / Q000378:metabolism; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D010944:Plants / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology*; D012231:Rhizobium
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids