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Short Communication |
Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CSIC), Campus Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
Correspondence
Juan Antonio García
jagarcia{at}cnb.uam.es
RNA silencing has a well-established function as an antiviral defence mechanism in plants and insects. Using an Agrobacterium-mediated transient assay, we report here that NS1 protein from human influenza A virus suppresses RNA silencing in plants in a manner similar to P1/HC-Pro protein of Tobacco etch potyvirus, a well-characterized plant virus silencing suppressor. Moreover, we have shown that NS1 protein expression strongly enhances the symptoms of Potato virus X in three different plant hosts, suggesting that NS1 protein could be inhibiting defence mechanisms activated in the plant on infection. These data provide further evidence that an RNA silencing pathway could also be activated as a defence response in mammals.
Present address: Medplant Genetics, 48901 Baracaldo, Vizcaya, Spain.
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