| abstract |
The invention concerns a method for obtaining potyvirus resistant plants exhibiting one or several mutations in a preserved region of the eIF4E translation factor, defined by the following general sequence (I): DX1X2X3X4KSX5QX6AWGSSX7RX8X9YTFSX10VEX11FWX12X13YNNIHX14PSKLX15X16GAD wherein:- X1, X2, X3, X4, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X12, X13, X15, et X16 represent each a neutral amino acid; X5 and X14 represent a basic amino acid; X11 represents an acid amino acid; D, K, S, Q, A, W, G, R, Y, T, F, V, E, N, I, H, P, and L have their usual one-letter code meaning. |