Jan. 24

History, Definitions, and Classification

Jan. 26

Fundamental Differences Between Plant and Animal Viruses

Jan. 31

Classical Genetics and Reverse Genetics

Feb.  2

Detecting and Assaying Plant Viruses

Feb.  7

Virus Transmission (Dr. Gray)

Feb.  9

Virus Transmission (Dr. Gray)

Replication and Gene Expression of Positive-Sense RNA Viruses:

Feb. 14

Potyviruses: Polyprotein Strategy

Feb. 16

Potexviruses: sgRNA and Leaky Ribosome Scanning

Feb. 21

EXAM I

Feb. 23

Tobamoviruses: sgRNA and Termination Suppression

Feb. 28

Tymoviruses: sgRNA, polyprotein, and independent initiation

Mar.  2

Luteoviruses: sgRNA, frameshift, leaky ribosome scanning, termination suppression, and polyprotein

Mar.  7

Bromoviruses: multipartite, sgRNA

Enveloped Viruses: Negative-Sense or Ambisense RNA Viruses

Mar.  9

Tospoviruses

Mar.  14

Rhabdoviruses

Viruses with DNA Genomes.

Mar. 16

Caulimoviruses

Mar. 17-24

SPRING BREAK

Mar. 28

Geminiviruses

Mar. 30

MIDTERM EXAM

Virus Movement

Apr.  4

Cell-to-Cell Movement: Overview and Approaches for Investigating

Apr.  6

Cell-to-Cell Movement: Movement Protein-Genome Complexes

Apr. 11

Cell-to-Cell Movement: Encapsidated Genomes

Apr. 13

Virus Systemic Movement

Plant Responses to Viruses Infection

Apr. 19

Viral Determinants of Host Range and Pathogenesis

Apr. 20

Natural Resistance

Apr. 25

Engineered Resistance

Apr. 27

Viral Interference and Viral Synergism

May   2

Posttranscriptional Gene Silencing: RNAi

May   4

REVIEW

FINAL EXAM (To be negotiated)