Laboratory of Virology
Research areas of the laboratory
Understanding and management of plant viral diseases
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Study of molecular properties of plant viruses by immunological and molecular biological methods
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Genome mapping of plant viruses, viral isolates and phylogenetic analysis
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Preparation of polyclonal antibodies against recombinant viral structural and nonstructural proteins for investigation of virus life-cycle
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Virus detection using antibodies- and/or DNA/RNA-based methods (LAMP, RT-LAMP, PCR, RT-PCR, qPCR)
Biotechnological utilization of plant viruses
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Design of plant viral vectors based on several RNA and DNA plant viruses
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Adaptation of plant viral vectors to GoldenBraid cloning system
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Transient expression of heterologous proteins in plants using vectors derived from plant viruses
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Peptide/epitope display on the surface of virus particles (electron microscopy)
Metabolic engineering of plant cells
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Development of platform for expression and accumulation of authentic human glycoproteins such as antibodies in plants
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Plant genome editing (Crispr, RNAi)
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Protein expression using plant tissue cultures
Influence of abiotic stress on plant virus infection
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Analysis of virus infection upon heat, drought and cold treatment of plants