The Cajal Body in Plant-Virus Interactions

Yi Ding; Rosa Lozano-Durán

doi:10.3390/v12020250

The Cajal Body in Plant-Virus Interactions

Viruses. 2020 Feb 23;12(2):250. doi: 10.3390/v12020250.

Authors

Yi Ding^{1

2

3}, Rosa Lozano-Durán^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Shanghai Center for Plant Stress Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China.
² Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201602, China.
³ University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.

Abstract

Cajal bodies (CBs) are nuclear membraneless bodies composed of proteins and RNA. Although it is known that CBs play a role in RNA metabolism and the formation of functional ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles, the whole breadth of CB functions is far from being fully elucidated. In this short review, we will summarize and discuss the growing body of evidence pointing to an involvement of this subnuclear compartment in plant-virus interactions.

Keywords: Cajal body; RNPs; RdDM; plant-virus interactions; virus.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Coiled Bodies / genetics*
Coiled Bodies / metabolism*
Host Microbial Interactions*
Plant Viruses / metabolism*
Plants / virology*