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Wednesday, 21-01-2026 | 08:17
This study was aimed to have a better understanding of the functional domains of the product of AC2, a protein having a trans-activation function on the late promoters of begomoviruses. The bipartite begomovirus Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus (SLCMV) was chosen for this study. Infectious SLCMV clones carrying mutations in AC2 were analysed for infectivity, accumulation of viral DNA and trans-activation of the CP promoter in the experimental host Nicotiana benthamiana.



