Movement proteins enable cell-to-cell transfer of #plant RNA & DNA viruses via #plasmodesmata. @Butkovic_A @mkrupovic &co show that 30K movement proteins originated from #virus #JellyRoll capsid proteins, emphasizing the key role of exaptation #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3NxGsBX
Plant virus movement proteins originated from jelly-roll capsid proteins
Movement proteins, a signature of plant RNA and DNA viruses, enable cell-to-cell movement of the virus via plasmodesmata channels.plos.io