{
  "id": 10726939,
  "title": "High-resolution microscopy of whole plant cells reveals virus-induced changes to intercellular connectivity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/high-resolution-microscopy-of-whole-plant-cells-reveals-virus-induced",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.28.755083v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Plasmodesmata (PD) provide plant viruses a direct route for cell-to-cell spread. Viral infection increases intercellular trafficking via PD, termed gating, but the mechanism involved remains unclear. Here, using a combination of high-resolution volume electron microscopy and live cell imaging, we demonstrate that diverse viruses increased the number of PD in infected leaves. This increase was…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}