A Conserved Carboxylesterase Inhibits Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) Accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana Plants
A carboxylesterase (CXE) or carboxylic-ester hydrolase is an enzyme that catalyzes carboxylic ester and water into alcohol and carboxylate.In plants, CXEs have been implicated in defense, development, and secondary metabolism.We discovered a new CXE gene in Nicotiana benthamiana that is related to cactus tiki mug virus resistance.The transcriptiona