supported by the International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (2012DFA30610);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30571291);the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201203075-07)
The Citrus tristeza virus (CTV) uses 3 silencing suppressor genes, p20, p23 and p25, to resist the attacks from its Citrus hosts. Inactivating these genes is therefore obviously a potential defensive option in additio...