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Fig. 5

From: Transcriptomic and functional analyses reveal an antiviral role of autophagy during pepper mild mottle virus infection

Fig. 5

Silencing of five key ATGs expressions in N. benthamiana plants through VIGS vectors enhances PMMoV infection. a Disease symptoms on the PMMoV-inoculated, NbATG3-, NbATG5-, NbBeclin1-, NbATG7- or NbATG8a-silenced N. benthamiana plants. The PMMoV-inoculated TRV-GFP-infiltrated N. benthamiana plants were used as controls. b Close-up views of upper leaves indicated by white dash boxes in (a). c Percentages of PMMoV infection in various ATG-silenced plants or in the TRV-GFP-inoculated plants at various days post PMMoV inoculation. Values presented are the means ± SD from three independent experiments. d Relative accumulation of PMMoV RNA in various silenced and non-silenced plants at 7 days post PMMoV inoculation. Values presented are the means ± SD from three biological replicates. Asterisks indicate statistical difference between treatments, determined by the Student’s t-test (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01)

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