Different RPs like RPL10, RPL13, RPL18, RPL24, and RPS6 are involved in viral infections of plants (Bureau et al., 2004; Rocha et al., 2008; Hafren et al., 2013; Zorzatto et al., 2015; Chen et al., 2016; Ivanov et al., 2016; Rajamaki et al., 2017; Li et al., 2018). The gene discussed is RPL18; the disease is viral infectious disease.