EEF1A1 and viral infectious disease: Many studies on the roles of eEF1A during virus infections of plants have demonstrated that eEF1A can positively regulate the multiplication of viruses such as TMV, BSMV, TuMV, and tomato spotted wilt virus (Komoda et al., 2014; Li et al., 2009, 2010; Yamaji et al., 2010).