The functional analysis of the 1618 genes deregulated in Planters Jumbo identified the term “potassium ion transport” (GO:0006813) as over-expressed, while the genes specifically deregulated in Tendral in relation to MNSV-Mα5/3’264 infection were related to functions associated to chloroplast, photosynthesis and defense response (Additional file 3). This evidence concerns the gene PNMA3 and infection.