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Uncovering new start sites for plant viral protein synthesis
Chiu et al. characterize hidden viral genes in tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus.
Background: When viruses such as begomoviruses infect plants, they hijack the host translation machinery to drive the expression of their proteins. This process causes viral disease, leading to great yield losses…