title: Why Benthamiana Went Viral.
abstract: The broad susceptibility of Nicotiana benthamiana to viral infections has made it a prime model system for virology and molecular biology. A recent report suggests that this plant might actually have had a very good reason to shed its antiviral defences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. Electronic address: mtodesco@biodiversity.ubc.ca.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todesco
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH-Z), 8092 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Felipe F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: de Felippes
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D060467:Disease Resistance / Q000235:genetics*; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D010940:Plant Proteins