Sagi Hamo, Lee S Izhaki-Tavor, Moshe Dessau: The RNA Silencing Suppressor P8 From High Plains Wheat Mosaic Virus is a Functional Tetramer (J Mol Biol .)

In plants, RNA interference (RNAi) serves as a critical defense mechanism against viral infections by regulating gene expression. However, viruses have developed RNA silencing suppressor (RSS) proteins to evade this defense mechanism....Our study focuses on P8, an RSS protein from HPWMoV. Understanding its structure and assembly is a crucial step toward comprehending how these viruses counteract host defenses, aiding in combatting malnutrition.