Claim · model-written summary
NbFd1 degradation reduces the net photosynthetic rate facilitated by NbFd1.
- Taxon
- Nicotiana benthamiana
Nicotiana benthamianae0 - Gene
- NbFd1e1
- Outcome
- net photosynthetic ratee1
- Direction
- reducese1
Not reportedMaterialCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Nicotiana benthamiana”
e1“This degradation reduces the net photosynthetic rate facilitated by NbFd1”
Title
Tobacco Rattle Virus Coat Protein Targets Ferredoxin 1 for Degradation
Shaorui Tian; Changyun Liu; Jie Dong; et al. Molecular Plant Pathology 2026. doi:10.1111/mpp.70237
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation The coat protein of tobacco rattle virus interacts with Nicotiana benthamiana ferredoxin NbFd1 in chloroplasts.
- Mechanism The TRV coat protein recruits the 26S proteasome to promote NbFd1 degradation.
- Mechanism Reduced NbFd1-facilitated photosynthesis ultimately causes leaf chlorosis.
- Observation Other viral proteins besides TRV CP also recognise Fd1, suggesting a conserved mechanism among plant viruses.
- Observation Evolutionary analyses indicate Fd1 originated from prokaryotic photosynthetic bacteria and was maintained in plants through endosymbiosis under strong selective pressure.
- Observation Fd1 from Selaginella moellendorffii, an early-diverging vascular plant, is also recognised by TRV CP, suggesting an ancient origin of the interaction.
- Observation Solanum lycopersicum Fd1 interacts with TRV CP.
- Intervention effect Overexpression of Solanum lycopersicum Fd1 suppresses TRV-GFP infection, supporting a defensive role.