Effects of Anti-microtubule Agents on the Assembly of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Coat Protein Free

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Assembly of the coat protein subunits of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) into 20S aggregates (‘disks’) and long helices was monitored by light scattering and electron microscopy. The anti-microtubule agent methyl benzimidazol-2-yl carbamate, which inhibits TMV multiplication , did not affect assembly of coat protein . In contrast, the anti-microtubule agents colchicine and vinblastine inhibited disk formation, but stimulated rod elongation from coat protein subunits . Both agents also disrupted preformed disks. Vinblastine inhibited virus multiplication in leaf tissue, but colchicine did not.

Keyword(s): coat protein , colchicine , MBC , TMV , tubulin and vinblastine
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