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Heterologous viral suppressor of RNA silencing breaks protein-based viral immunity in mixed viral infection

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This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFD1000800), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91940301) and Department of Science and Technology of Hubei Province (2019AHB070).

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  1. Key laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE), College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Xu Lu & Feng Li

  2. Interdisciplinary Sciences Research Institute, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Feng Li

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Lu, X., Li, F. Heterologous viral suppressor of RNA silencing breaks protein-based viral immunity in mixed viral infection. Sci. China Life Sci. 64, 1788–1791 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-020-1873-1

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