The present invention relates to isolated proteins or polypeptides of
grapevine leafroll virus (type 2). The encoding DNA molecules either
alone in isolated form or in an expression system, a host cell, or a
transgenic grape plant are also disclosed. Other aspects of the present
invention relates to a method of imparting grapevine leafroll resistance
to grape and tobacco plants by transforming them with the DNA molecules
of the present invention, a method of imparting beet yellows virus
resistance to a beet plant, a method of imparting tristeza virus
resistance to a citrus plant, and a method of detecting the presence of a
grapevine leafroll virus, such as GRLaV-2, in a sample.