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Zhang S, Griffiths JS, Marchand G, Bernards MA, Wang A. Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: An emerging and rapidly spreading plant RNA virus that threatens tomato production worldwide. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:1262-1277. [PMID: 35598295 PMCID: PMC9366064 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging and rapidly spreading RNA virus that infects tomato and pepper, with tomato as the primary host. The virus causes severe crop losses and threatens tomato production worldwide. ToBRFV was discovered in greenhouse tomato plants grown in Jordan in spring 2015 and its first outbreak was traced back to 2014 in Israel. To date, the virus has been reported in at least 35 countries across four continents in the world. ToBRFV is transmitted mainly via contaminated seeds and mechanical contact (such as through standard horticultural practices). Given the global nature of the seed production and distribution chain, and ToBRFV's seed transmissibility, the extent of its spread is probably more severe than has been disclosed. ToBRFV can break down genetic resistance to tobamoviruses conferred by R genes Tm-1, Tm-2, and Tm-22 in tomato and L1 and L2 alleles in pepper. Currently, no commercial ToBRFV-resistant tomato cultivars are available. Integrated pest management-based measures such as rotation, eradication of infected plants, disinfection of seeds, and chemical treatment of contaminated greenhouses have achieved very limited success. The generation and application of attenuated variants may be a fast and effective approach to protect greenhouse tomato against ToBRFV. Long-term sustainable control will rely on the development of novel genetic resistance and resistant cultivars, which represents the most effective and environment-friendly strategy for pathogen control. TAXONOMY Tomato brown rugose fruit virus belongs to the genus Tobamovirus, in the family Virgaviridae. The genus also includes several economically important viruses such as Tobacco mosaic virus and Tomato mosaic virus. GENOME AND VIRION The ToBRFV genome is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA of approximately 6.4 kb, encoding four open reading frames. The viral genomic RNA is encapsidated into virions that are rod-shaped and about 300 nm long and 18 nm in diameter. Tobamovirus virions are considered extremely stable and can survive in plant debris or on seed surfaces for long periods of time. DISEASE SYMPTOMS Leaves, particularly young leaves, of tomato plants infected by ToBRFV exhibit mild to severe mosaic symptoms with dark green bulges, narrowness, and deformation. The peduncles and calyces often become necrotic and fail to produce fruit. Yellow blotches, brown or black spots, and rugose wrinkles appear on tomato fruits. In pepper plants, ToBRFV infection results in puckering and yellow mottling on leaves with stunted growth of young seedlings and small yellow to brown rugose dots and necrotic blotches on fruits.
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- Shaokang Zhang
- London Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food CanadaLondonOntarioCanada
- Department of BiologyThe University of Western OntarioLondonOntarioCanada
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- London Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food CanadaVinelandOntarioCanada
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- Harrow Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food CanadaHarrowOntarioCanada
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- Department of BiologyThe University of Western OntarioLondonOntarioCanada
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- London Research and Development CentreAgriculture and Agri‐Food CanadaLondonOntarioCanada
- Department of BiologyThe University of Western OntarioLondonOntarioCanada
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He HW, Wang FY, Zhang D, Chen CY, Xu D, Zhou H, Liu X, Xu G. Discovery of Novel α-Methylene-γ-Butyrolactone Derivatives Containing Vanillin Moieties as Antiviral and Antifungal Agents. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:10316-10325. [PMID: 35960686 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c03632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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On the basis of the structure of nicotlactone A (L1), a series of novel α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone derivatives B1-B43 were designed and synthesized by structure simplification and active fragment replacement strategies, and their antiviral and antifungal activities were evaluated. The bioassay studies indicated that many target compounds possessed good to excellent antiviral activity against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and some of these compounds exhibited specific antifungal activities against Valsa mali and Fusarium graminearum. Compound B32 exhibited the best anti-TMV activity (inactivation effect, 88.9%; protection effect, 65.8%; curative effect, 52.8%) in vivo at 500 mg/L, which is significantly higher than that of commercial virucides ribavirin and ningnanmycin. The inhibition effect of compound B32 was also visualized by the inoculation test using green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labeled TMV. The preliminary antiviral mechanism of compound B32 was investigated. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that compound B32 could destroy the integrity of virus particles. Then, molecular docking and isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) analysis further demonstrated that compound B32 exhibited a strong binding affinity to the TMV coat protein with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 3.06 μM, superior to ribavirin. Thus, we deduced that compound B32 may interfere with the self-assembly of TMV particles by binding TMV coat protein (CP). In addition, compound B28 showed good in vitro activity against F. graminearum with an inhibition rate of 90.9% at 50 mg/L, which was greater than that of fluxapyroxad (59.1%) but lower than that of the commercial fungicide carbendazim (96.8%). The present study provides support for the application of these α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone derivatives as novel antiviral and antifungal agents in crop protection.
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- Hong-Wei He
- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, 22 Xinong Road, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Botanical Pesticide R&D in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Botanical Pesticide R&D in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Botanical Pesticide R&D in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Northwest A&F University, 3 Taicheng Road, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, Key Laboratory of Botanical Pesticide R&D in Shaanxi Province, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, Yangling ,Shaanxi 712100, China
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Marqués MC, Sánchez-Vicente J, Ruiz R, Montagud-Martínez R, Márquez-Costa R, Gómez G, Carbonell A, Daròs JA, Rodrigo G. Diagnostics of Infections Produced by the Plant Viruses TMV, TEV, and PVX with CRISPR-Cas12 and CRISPR-Cas13. ACS Synth Biol 2022; 11:2384-2393. [PMID: 35793201 PMCID: PMC9295153 DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.2c00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Viral infections in plants threaten food security. Thus, simple and effective methods for virus detection are required to adopt early measures that can prevent virus spread. However, current methods based on the amplification of the viral genome by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) require laboratory conditions. Here, we exploited the CRISPR-Cas12a and CRISPR-Cas13a/d systems to detect three RNA viruses, namely, Tobacco mosaic virus, Tobacco etch virus, and Potato virus X, in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. We applied the CRISPR-Cas12a system to detect viral DNA amplicons generated by PCR or isothermal amplification, and we also performed a multiplexed detection in plants with mixed infections. In addition, we adapted the detection system to bypass the costly RNA purification step and to get a visible readout with lateral flow strips. Finally, we applied the CRISPR-Cas13a/d system to directly detect viral RNA, thereby avoiding the necessity of a preamplification step and obtaining a readout that scales with the viral load. These approaches allow for the performance of viral diagnostics within half an hour of leaf harvest and are hence potentially relevant for field-deployable applications.
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- María-Carmen Marqués
- Institute
for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), CSIC—Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Instituto
de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, CSIC—Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022, Spain
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- Institute
for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), CSIC—Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Institute
for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), CSIC—Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Institute
for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), CSIC—Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Institute
for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), CSIC—Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, Spain
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- Instituto
de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, CSIC—Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022, Spain
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- Instituto
de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, CSIC—Universitat Politècnica de València, València 46022, Spain
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- Institute
for Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), CSIC—Universitat de València, Paterna 46980, Spain
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Agaoua A, Rittener V, Troadec C, Desbiez C, Bendahmane A, Moquet F, Dogimont C. A single substitution in Vacuolar protein sorting 4 is responsible for resistance to Watermelon mosaic virus in melon. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2022; 73:4008-4021. [PMID: 35394500 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erac135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In plants, introgression of genetic resistance is a proven strategy for developing new resistant lines. While host proteins involved in genome replication and cell to cell movement are widely studied, other cell mechanisms responsible for virus infection remain under investigated. Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport (ESCRT) play a key role in membrane trafficking in plants and are involved in the replication of several plant RNA viruses. In this work, we describe the role of the ESCRT protein CmVPS4 as a new susceptibility factor to the Potyvirus Watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) in melon. Using a worldwide collection of melons, we identified three different alleles carrying non-synonymous substitutions in CmVps4. Two of these alleles were shown to be associated with WMV resistance. Using a complementation approach, we demonstrated that resistance is due to a single non-synonymous substitution in the allele CmVps4P30R. This work opens up new avenues of research on a new family of host factors required for virus infection and new targets for resistance.
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- Aimeric Agaoua
- Genetics and Breeding of Fruit and Vegetables (GAFL-INRAE), 84000 Avignon, France
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- Genetics and Breeding of Fruit and Vegetables (GAFL-INRAE), 84000 Avignon, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences-Paris-Saclay (IPS2), 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Genetics and Breeding of Fruit and Vegetables (GAFL-INRAE), 84000 Avignon, France
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Race against Time between the Virus and Host: Actin-Assisted Rapid Biogenesis of Replication Organelles is Used by TBSV to Limit the Recruitment of Cellular Restriction Factors. J Virol 2022; 96:e0016821. [PMID: 35638821 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00168-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Positive-strand RNA viruses build large viral replication organelles (VROs) with the help of coopted host factors. Previous works on tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) showed that the p33 replication protein subverts the actin cytoskeleton by sequestering the actin depolymerization factor, cofilin, to reduce actin filament disassembly and stabilize the actin filaments. Then, TBSV utilizes the stable actin filaments as "trafficking highways" to deliver proviral host factors into the protective VROs. In this work, we show that the cellular intrinsic restriction factors (CIRFs) also use the actin network to reach VROs and inhibit viral replication. Disruption of the actin filaments by expression of the Legionella RavK protease inhibited the recruitment of plant CIRFs, including the CypA-like Roc1 and Roc2 cyclophilins, and the antiviral DDX17-like RH30 DEAD box helicase into VROs. Conversely, temperature-sensitive actin and cofilin mutant yeasts with stabilized actin filaments reduced the levels of copurified CIRFs, including cyclophilins Cpr1, CypA, Cyp40-like Cpr7, cochaperones Sgt2, the Hop-like Sti1, and the RH30 helicase in viral replicase preparations. Dependence of the recruitment of both proviral and antiviral host factors into VROs on the actin network suggests that there is a race going on between TBSV and its host to exploit the actin network and ultimately to gain the upper hand during infection. We propose that, in the highly susceptible plants, tombusviruses efficiently subvert the actin network for rapid delivery of proviral host factors into VROs and ultimately overcome host restriction factors via winning the recruitment race and overwhelming cellular defenses. IMPORTANCE Replication of positive-strand RNA viruses is affected by the recruitment of host components, which provide either proviral or antiviral functions during virus invasion of infected cells. The delivery of these host factors into the viral replication organelles (VROs), which represent the sites of viral RNA replication, depends on the cellular actin network. Using TBSV, we uncover a race between the virus and its host with the actin network as the central player. We find that in susceptible plants, tombusviruses exploit the actin network for rapid delivery of proviral host factors into VROs and ultimately overcome host restriction factors. In summary, this work demonstrates that the actin network plays a major role in determining the outcome of viral infections in plants.
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Exploring New Routes for Genetic Resistances to Potyviruses: The Case of the Arabidopsis thaliana Phosphoglycerates Kinases (PGK) Metabolic Enzymes. Viruses 2022; 14:v14061245. [PMID: 35746717 PMCID: PMC9228606 DOI: 10.3390/v14061245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The development of recessive resistance by loss of susceptibility is a consistent strategy to combat and limit damages caused by plant viruses. Susceptibility genes can be turned into resistances, a feat that can either be selected among the plant’s natural diversity or engineered by biotechnology. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on the phosphoglycerate kinases (PGK), which have emerged as a new class of susceptibility factors to single-stranded positive RNA viruses, including potyviruses. PGKs are metabolic enzymes involved in glycolysis and the carbon reduction cycle, encoded by small multigene families in plants. To fulfil their role in the chloroplast and in the cytosol, PGKs genes encode differentially addressed proteins. Here, we assess the diversity and homology of chloroplastic and cytosolic PGKs sequences in several crops and review the current knowledge on their redundancies during plant development, taking Arabidopsis as a model. We also show how PGKs have been shown to be involved in susceptibility—and resistance—to viruses. Based on this knowledge, and drawing from the experience with the well-characterized translation initiation factors eIF4E, we discuss how PGKs genes, in light of their subcellular localization, function in metabolism, and susceptibility to viruses, could be turned into efficient genetic resistances using genome editing techniques.
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Akbar S, Wei Y, Zhang MQ. RNA Interference: Promising Approach to Combat Plant Viruses. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105312. [PMID: 35628126 PMCID: PMC9142109 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Plant viruses are devastating plant pathogens that severely affect crop yield and quality. Plants have developed multiple lines of defense systems to combat viral infection. Gene silencing/RNA interference is the key defense system in plants that inhibits the virulence and multiplication of pathogens. The general mechanism of RNAi involves (i) the transcription and cleavage of dsRNA into small RNA molecules, such as microRNA (miRNA), or small interfering RNA (siRNA), (ii) the loading of siRNA/miRNA into an RNA Induced Silencing Complex (RISC), (iii) complementary base pairing between siRNA/miRNA with a targeted gene, and (iv) the cleavage or repression of a target gene with an Argonaute (AGO) protein. This natural RNAi pathway could introduce transgenes targeting various viral genes to induce gene silencing. Different RNAi pathways are reported for the artificial silencing of viral genes. These include Host-Induced Gene Silencing (HIGS), Virus-Induced Gene Silencing (VIGS), and Spray-Induced Gene Silencing (SIGS). There are significant limitations in HIGS and VIGS technology, such as lengthy and time-consuming processes, off-target effects, and public concerns regarding genetically modified (GM) transgenic plants. Here, we provide in-depth knowledge regarding SIGS, which efficiently provides RNAi resistance development against targeted genes without the need for GM transgenic plants. We give an overview of the defense system of plants against viral infection, including a detailed mechanism of RNAi, small RNA molecules and their types, and various kinds of RNAi pathways. This review will describe how RNA interference provides the antiviral defense, recent improvements, and their limitations.
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- Sehrish Akbar
- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Sugarcane Biology & State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Agro Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China; (S.A.); (Y.W.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Sugarcane Biology & State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Agro Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China; (S.A.); (Y.W.)
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory for Sugarcane Biology & State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Agro Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China; (S.A.); (Y.W.)
- IRREC-IFAS, University of Florida, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
- Correspondence: or
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Ngatat S, Hanna R, Lienou J, Ghogomu RT, Nguidang SPK, Enoh AC, Ndemba B, Korie S, Fotso Kuate A, Nanga Nanga S, Fiaboe KKM, Kumar PL. Musa Germplasm A and B Genomic Composition Differentially Affects Their Susceptibility to Banana Bunchy Top Virus and Its Aphid Vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:1206. [PMID: 35567207 PMCID: PMC9100355 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD), caused by the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus), is the most destructive viral disease of banana and plantain (Musa spp.). The virus is transmitted persistently by the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel (Hemiptera: Aphididae). While research efforts have focused on screening Musa genotypes for BBTD resistance, comparatively little work has been carried out to identify resistance to banana aphids. This study assessed 44 Musa germplasm of different A and B genome composition for the performance of banana aphids under semicontrolled environmental screenhouse conditions and in a field trial established in a BBTD endemic location. In the screenhouse, the AA diploid Calcutta 4 had the lowest apterous aphid density per plant (9.7 ± 4.6) compared with AAB triploid Waema, which had the highest aphid densities (395.6 ± 20.8). In the field, the highest apterous aphid density per plant (29.2 ± 6.7) occurred on the AAB triploid Batard and the lowest (0.4 ± 0.2) on the AA diploid Pisang Tongat. The AA diploid Tapo was highly susceptible to BBTD (100% infection) compared with the genotypes Balonkawe (ABB), PITA 21 (AAB), Calcutta 4 (AA), and Balbisiana Los Banos (BB), which remained uninfected. The Musa genotypes with apparent resistance to BBTD and least susceptibility to aphid population growth provide options for considering aphid and BBTD resistance in banana and plantain breeding programs.
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- Sergine Ngatat
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 96, Cameroon;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 96, Cameroon;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Dschang, Dschang P.O. Box 96, Cameroon;
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
- Departments of Microbiology and Parasitology, University of Buea, Buea P.O. Box 63, Cameroon
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- National Program of Fruit Crops (NPFC), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Yaoundé P.O. Box 57, Cameroon;
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- IITA, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan 200285, Nigeria; (S.K.); (P.L.K.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Messa-Yaoundé P.O. Box 2008, Cameroon; (R.H.); (J.L.); (S.P.K.N.); (A.C.E.); (A.F.K.); (S.N.N.); (K.K.M.F.)
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- IITA, PMB 5320 Oyo Road, Ibadan 200285, Nigeria; (S.K.); (P.L.K.)
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Nehela Y, Killiny N. Not Just a Cycle: Three gab Genes Enable the Non-Cyclic Flux Toward Succinate via GABA Shunt in ' Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'-Infected Citrus. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2022; 35:200-214. [PMID: 34775834 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-21-0241-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Although the mitochondria retain all required enzymes for an intact tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, plants might shift the cyclic flux from the TCA cycle to an alternative noncyclic pathway via γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) shunt under specific physiological conditions. We hypothesize that several genes may ease this noncyclic flux and contribute to the citrus response to the phytopathogenic bacterium 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus', the causal agent of Huanglongbing in citrus. To test this hypothesis, we used multiomics techniques (metabolomics, fluxomics, and transcriptomics) to investigate the potential roles of putative gab homologies from Valencia sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Our findings showed that 'Ca. L. asiaticus' significantly increased the endogenous GABA and succinate content but decreased ketoglutarate in infected citrus plants. Citrus genome harbors three putative gab genes, including amino-acid permease (also known as GABA permease; CsgabP), GABA transaminase (CsgabT), and succinate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (also known as GABA dehydrogenase; CsgabD). The transcript levels of CsgabP, CsgabT, and CsgabD were upregulated in citrus leaves upon the infection with 'Ca. L. asiaticus' and after the exogenous application of GABA or deuterium-labeled GABA isotope (GABA-D6). Moreover, our finding showed that exogenously applied GABA is quickly converted to succinate and fed into the TCA cycle. Likewise, the fluxomics study showed that GABA-D6 is rapidly metabolized to succinate-D4. Our work proved that GABA shunt and three predicated gab genes from citrus, support the upstream noncyclic flux toward succinate rather than an intact TCA cycle and contribute to citrus defense responses to 'Ca. L. asiaticus'.[Formula: see text] Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
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- Yasser Nehela
- Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, U.S.A
- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, U.S.A
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Hao YN, Yu M, Wang KH, Zhu BB, Wang ZW, Liu YX, Ma DJ, Wang QM. Discovery of glyantrypine-family alkaloids as novel antiviral and antiphytopathogenic-fungus agents. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2022; 78:982-990. [PMID: 34761501 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant diseases caused by viruses and fungi have caused great losses to crop quality and yield. The discovery of novel and efficient antiviral and antiphytopathogenic-fungus agents is urgently needed. It is the most important pesticide innovation strategy to find active compounds from natural products. Here, glyantrypine-family alkaloids were taken as the parent structures and a series of their derivatives were designed through molecular splicing, ring expansion, and ring contraction strategies, and synthesized. The anti-tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) activities and antifungal activities of these alkaloids were systematically investigated for the first time. RESULT The antiviral activities of compounds 7bb, 7bc, 11c, 18b, 18d, 28d, and 28e are equivalent to or better than that of ribavirin (inhibitory rates 39%, 37%, and 40% at 500 μg mL-1 for inactivation, curative, and protection activity in vivo, respectively). Compounds 18d and 28d with good antiviral activities were selected for antiviral mode of action studies, which indicated that these alkaloids could achieve good antiviral effects by inhibiting TMV particle extension during assembly. These compounds also exhibited broad-spectrum fungicidal activities. CONCLUSION Glyantrypine-family alkaloids and their derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for anti-TMV and fungicidal activities for the first time. Compounds 18d and 28d with excellent antiviral activities and compound 7bc with remarkable fungicidal activity emerged as novel lead compounds. This study lays a foundation for the application of glyantrypine alkaloids in plant protection.
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- Ya-Nan Hao
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Frontiers Science Center for New Organic Matter, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Sun S, Ren Y, Wang D, Farooq T, He Z, Zhang C, Li S, Yang X, Zhou X. A group I WRKY transcription factor regulates mulberry mosaic dwarf-associated virus-triggered cell death in Nicotiana benthamiana. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:237-253. [PMID: 34738705 PMCID: PMC8743015 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Geminiviruses constitute the largest group of known plant viruses and cause devastating losses to a wide range of crops and woody plants globally. Mulberry mosaic dwarf-associated virus (MMDaV), identified from Chinese mulberry trees via small RNA-based deep sequencing, is a divergent monopartite geminivirus belonging to the genus Mulcrilevirus of the family Geminiviridae. Previous studies have shown that plants employ multiple layers of defence to protect themselves from geminivirus infection. The interplay between plant and MMDaV is nevertheless less studied. This study presents evidence that MMDaV triggers hypersensitive response (HR)-mediated antiviral defence in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. We show that the RepA protein of MMDaV is engaged in HR-type cell death induction. We find that the RepA mutants with compromised nuclear localization ability impair their capabilities of cell death induction. Virus-induced gene silencing of the key components of the R protein-mediated signalling pathway reveals that down-regulation of the nucleus-targeting NbWRKY1 alleviates the cell death induction activity of RepA. We further demonstrate that RepA up-regulates the transcript level of NbWRKY1. Furthermore, expression of RepA in N. benthamiana confers plant resistance against two begomoviruses. We propose that plant resistance against RepA can be potentially used to improve plant defence against geminiviruses in crops.
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- Shaoshuang Sun
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
- State Key Laboratory of Agro‐Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soil MicrobiologyCollege of Biological SciencesChina Agricultural UniversityBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- Plant Protection Research InstituteGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- Plant Protection Research InstituteGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect PestsInstitute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesBeijingChina
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of BiotechnologyZhejiang UniversityHangzhouChina
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Gao L, Wu Y, An J, Huang W, Liu X, Xue Y, Luan X, Lin F, Sun L. Pathogenicity and genome-wide sequence analysis reveals relationships between soybean mosaic virus strains. Arch Virol 2022; 167:517-529. [PMID: 35024966 PMCID: PMC8755985 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05271-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) is the most prevalent viral pathogen in soybean. In China, the SMV strains SC and N are used simultaneously in SMV resistance assessments of soybean cultivars, but the pathogenic relationship between them is unclear. In this study, SMV strains N1 and N3 were found to be the most closely related to SC18. Moreover, N3 was found to be more virulent than N1. A global pathotype classification revealed the highest level of genetic diversity in China. The N3 type was the most frequent and widespread worldwide, implying that SMV possibly originated in China and spread across continents through the dissemination of infected soybean. It also suggests that the enhanced virulence of N3 facilitated its spread and adaptability in diverse geographical and ecological regions worldwide. Phylogenetic analysis revealed prominent geographical associations among SMV strains/isolates, and genomic nucleotide diversity analysis and neutrality tests demonstrated that the whole SMV genome is under negative selection, with the P1 gene being under the greatest selection pressure. The results of this study will facilitate the nationwide use of SMV-resistant soybean germplasm and could provide useful insights into the molecular variability, geographical distribution, phylogenetic relationships, and evolutionary history of SMV around the world.
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- Le Gao
- Department of Horticulture, Beijing Vocational College of Agriculture, Beijing, 102442, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Institute of Soybean Research, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Institute of Soybean Research, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Institute of Soybean Research, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150086, China
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- Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
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Wu W, Luo X, Ren M. Clearance or Hijack: Universal Interplay Mechanisms Between Viruses and Host Autophagy From Plants to Animals. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 11:786348. [PMID: 35047417 PMCID: PMC8761674 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2021.786348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Viruses typically hijack the cellular machinery of their hosts for successful infection and replication, while the hosts protect themselves against viral invasion through a variety of defense responses, including autophagy, an evolutionarily ancient catabolic pathway conserved from plants to animals. Double-membrane vesicles called autophagosomes transport trapped viral cargo to lysosomes or vacuoles for degradation. However, during an ongoing evolutionary arms race, viruses have acquired a strong ability to disrupt or even exploit the autophagy machinery of their hosts for successful invasion. In this review, we analyze the universal role of autophagy in antiviral defenses in animals and plants and summarize how viruses evade host immune responses by disrupting and manipulating host autophagy. The review provides novel insights into the role of autophagy in virus–host interactions and offers potential targets for the prevention and control of viral infection in both plants and animals.
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- Wenxian Wu
- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu, China.,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Science of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu, China.,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Science of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, China.,Key Laboratory of Plant Hormones and Development Regulation of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- Institute of Urban Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu Agricultural Science and Technology Center, Chengdu, China.,Zhengzhou Research Base, State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Science of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Hainan Yazhou Bay Seed Laboratory, Sanya, China
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Fetters AM, Cantalupo PG, Wei N, Robles MTS, Stanley A, Stephens JD, Pipas JM, Ashman TL. The pollen virome of wild plants and its association with variation in floral traits and land use. Nat Commun 2022; 13:523. [PMID: 35082293 PMCID: PMC8791949 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28143-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Pollen is a unique vehicle for viral spread. Pollen-associated viruses hitchhike on or within pollen grains and are transported to other plants by pollinators. They are deposited on flowers and have a direct pathway into the plant and next generation via seeds. To discover the diversity of pollen-associated viruses and identify contributing landscape and floral features, we perform a species-level metagenomic survey of pollen from wild, visually asymptomatic plants, located in one of four regions in the United States of America varying in land use. We identify many known and novel pollen-associated viruses, half belonging to the Bromoviridae, Partitiviridae, and Secoviridae viral families, but many families are represented. Across the regions, species harbor more viruses when surrounded by less natural and more human-modified environments than the reverse, but we note that other region-level differences may also covary with this. When examining the novel connection between virus richness and floral traits, we find that species with multiple, bilaterally symmetric flowers and smaller, spikier pollen harbored more viruses than those with opposite traits. The association of viral diversity with floral traits highlights the need to incorporate plant-pollinator interactions as a driver of pollen-associated virus transport into the study of plant-viral interactions.
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- Andrea M Fetters
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 318 W. 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, 5607 Baum Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
- The Holden Arboretum, 9500 Sperry Road, Kirtland, OH, 44094, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
- Department of Biology, Westfield State University, 577 Western Avenue, Westfield, MA, 01086, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 4249 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA.
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Identification of Viruses Infecting Oats in Korea by Metatranscriptomics. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11030256. [PMID: 35161235 PMCID: PMC8839655 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Controlling infectious plant viruses presents a constant challenge in agriculture. As a source of valuable nutrients for human health, the cultivation of oats (Avena sativa L.) has recently been increased in Korea. To date, however, few studies have been undertaken to identify the viruses infecting oats in this country. In this study, we carried out RNA-sequencing followed by bioinformatics analyses to understand the virosphere in six different geographical locations in Korea where oats are cultivated. We identified three different virus species, namely, barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) (BYDV-PAV and BYDV-PAS), cereal yellow dwarf virus (CYDV) (CYDV-RPS and CYDV-RPV), and rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV). Based on the number of virus-associated reads and contigs, BYDV-PAV was a dominant virus infecting winter oats in Korea. Interestingly, RBSDV was identified in only a single region, and this is the first report of this virus infecting oats in Korea. Single nucleotide polymorphisms analyses indicated that most BYDV, CYDV, and RBSDV isolates show considerable genetic variations. Phylogenetic analyses indicated that BYDVs and CYDVs were largely grouped in isolates from Asia and USA, whereas RBSDV was genetically similar to isolates from China. Overall, the findings of this study provide a preliminary characterization of the types of plant viruses infecting oats in six geographical regions of Korea.
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Chang L, Tzean Y, Hsin KT, Lin CY, Wang CN, Yeh HH. Stress associated proteins coordinate the activation of comprehensive antiviral immunity in Phalaenopsis orchids. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 233:145-155. [PMID: 34614215 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Viruses cause severe damage on crops, and identification of key gene(s) that can comprehensively activate antiviral immunity will provide insights for designing effective antiviral strategies. Salicylic acid (SA)-mediated antiviral immunity and RNA interference (RNAi) are two independently discovered antiviral pathways. Previously, we identified the orchid stress-associated protein (SAP), Pha13, which serves as a hub in SA-mediated antiviral immunity. As SAPs exist as a protein family, whether duplicated SAPs have redundant or distinctive functions in antiviral immunity remains elusive. We performed functional assays on orchid Pha21, a homolog of Pha13, using transient and transgenic approaches on orchid, Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana to overexpress and/or silence Pha21. The SA treatment induced the expression of both Pha13 and Pha21, whereas Pha21 was found to play a key role in the initiation of the RNAi pathway in Phalaenopsis orchids. We demonstrated that Pha21-mediated antiviral immunity and enhancement of the RNAi pathway is conserved between dicotyledons and monocotyledons. We provide new insight that orchid SAPs confer distinctive functions to coordinate both SA-signaling and RNAi for comprehensive activation of antiviral immunity, and this information will help us develop antiviral strategies on crops.
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- Li Chang
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Narayan A, Zahra S, Singh A, Kumar S. In Silico Methods for the Identification of Viral-Derived Small Interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) and Their Application in Plant Genomics. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2408:71-84. [PMID: 35325416 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1875-2_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The current era of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) technology has expedited the detection and diagnosis of viruses and viroids in the living system including plants. HTS data has become vital to study the etiology of the infection caused by both known as well as novel viral elements in planta, and their impact on overall crop health and productivity. Viral-derived small interfering RNAs are generated as a result of defence response by the host via RNAi machinery. They are immensely exploited for performing exhaustive viral investigations in plants using bioinformatics as well as experimental approaches.This chapter briefly presents the basics of virus-derived small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs ) biology in plants and their applications in plant genomics and highlights in silico strategies exploited for virus/viroid detection. It gives a systematic pipeline for vsiRNAs identification using currently available bioinformatics tools and databases. This will surely work as a quick beginner's recipe for the in silico revelation of plant vsiRNAs as well as virus/viroid diagnosis using high-throughput sequencing data.
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR), Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, India.
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Hu Q, Zhang H, Zhang L, Liu Y, Huang C, Yuan C, Chen Z, Li K, Larkin RM, Chen J, Kuang H. Two TOBAMOVIRUS MULTIPLICATION 2A homologs in tobacco control asymptomatic response to tobacco mosaic virus. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 187:2674-2690. [PMID: 34636879 PMCID: PMC8644204 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The most common response of a host to pathogens is arguably the asymptomatic response. However, the genetic and molecular mechanisms responsible for asymptomatic responses to pathogens are poorly understood. Here we report on the genetic cloning of two genes controlling the asymptomatic response to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). These two genes are homologous to tobamovirus multiplication 2A (TOM2A) from Arabidopsis, which was shown to be critical for the accumulation of TMV. Expression analysis indicates that the TOM2A genes might play fundamental roles in plant development or in responses to stresses. Consistent with this hypothesis, a null allele of the TOM2A ortholog in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) led to the development of bent branches and a high tolerance to both TMV and tomato mosaic virus (ToMV). However, the TOM2A ortholog in Nicotiana glauca did not account for the asymptomatic response to TMV in N. glauca. We showed that TOM2A family is plant-specific and originated from Chlorophyte, and the biological functions of TOM2A orthologs to promote TMV accumulation are highly conserved in the plant kingdom-in both TMV host and nonhost species. In addition, we showed that the interaction between tobacco TOM1 and TOM2A orthologs in plant species is conserved, suggesting a conserved nature of TOM1-TOM2A module in promoting TMV multiplication in plants. The tradeoff between host development, the resistance of hosts to pathogens, and their influence on gene evolution are discussed. Our results shed light on mechanisms that contribute to asymptomatic responses to viruses in plants and provide approaches for developing TMV/ToMV-resistant crops.
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- Qun Hu
- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Science, Kunming, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Xie X, Zhao Z, Yang H, Pan H, Zhu C, Hu J, Bai Y. Nigirpexin E, a new azaphilone derivative with anti-tobacco mosaic virus activity from soil-derived fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum LTR-2. J Antibiot (Tokyo) 2021; 75:117-121. [PMID: 34845337 DOI: 10.1038/s41429-021-00485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A new compound classified as one new azaphilone derivative, nigirpexin E (1), was obtained from the soil-derived fungus Trichoderma afroharzianum LTR-2, together with seven known compounds (2-8). The structures of 1-8 were determined by their HRESIMS, optical rotation, and NMR spectroscopic data. The absolute configuration of nigirpexin E (1) was determined on the basis of comparisons of experimental and theoretically calculated ECD spectra. Compound 3 was firstly isolated from Trichoderma. Bioactivities of the isolated compounds were assayed their anti-tobacco mosaic virus (anti-TMV) activities. The results showed that compound 1 exhibited significant inactivation effect against TMV with an inhibition rate of 67.25% (0.5 mg ml-1), which was higher than that of positive control ribavirin (56.74%). This is the first report of the anti-TMV activity of azaphilone derivatives.
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- Xueying Xie
- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.,Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, Ecology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250103, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, 270108, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, 110016, PR China.
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Bayoumi M, Munir M. Potential Use of CRISPR/Cas13 Machinery in Understanding Virus-Host Interaction. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:743580. [PMID: 34899631 PMCID: PMC8664230 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.743580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Prokaryotes have evolutionarily acquired an immune system to fend off invading mobile genetic elements, including viral phages and plasmids. Through recognizing specific sequences of the invading nucleic acid, prokaryotes mediate a subsequent degradation process collectively referred to as the Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated (Cas) (CRISPR-Cas) system. The CRISPR-Cas systems are divided into two main classes depending on the structure of the effector Cas proteins. Class I systems have effector modules consisting of multiple proteins, while class II systems have a single multidomain effector. Additionally, the CRISPR-Cas systems can also be categorized into types depending on the spacer acquisition components and their evolutionary features, namely, types I-VI. Among CRISPR/Cas systems, Cas9 is one of the most common multidomain nucleases that identify, degrade, and modulate DNA. Importantly, variants of Cas proteins have recently been found to target RNA, especially the single-effector Cas13 nucleases. The Cas13 has revolutionized our ability to study and perturb RNAs in endogenous microenvironments. The Cas13 effectors offer an excellent candidate for developing novel research tools in virological and biotechnological fields. Herein, in this review, we aim to provide a comprehensive summary of the recent advances of Cas13s for targeting viral RNA for either RNA-mediated degradation or CRISPR-Cas13-based diagnostics. Additionally, we aim to provide an overview of the proposed applications that could revolutionize our understanding of viral-host interactions using Cas13-mediated approaches.
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- Mahmoud Bayoumi
- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
- Virology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
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- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
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Adams MC, Schiltz CJ, Heck ML, Chappie JS. Crystal structure of the potato leafroll virus coat protein and implications for viral assembly. J Struct Biol 2021; 214:107811. [PMID: 34813955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2021.107811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Luteoviruses, poleroviruses, and enamoviruses are insect-transmitted, agricultural pathogens that infect a wide array of plants, including staple food crops. Previous cryo-electron microscopy studies of virus-like particles show that luteovirid viral capsids are built from a structural coat protein that organizes with T = 3 icosahedral symmetry. Here, we present the crystal structure of a truncated version of the coat protein monomer from potato leafroll virus at 1.80-Å resolution. In the crystal lattice, monomers pack into flat sheets that preserve the two-fold and three-fold axes of icosahedral symmetry and show minimal structural deviations when compared to the full-length subunits of the assembled virus-like particle. These observations have important implications in viral assembly and maturation and suggest that the CP N-terminus and its interactions with RNA play an important role in generating capsid curvature.
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- Myfanwy C Adams
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Boyce Thompson Institute, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, Emerging Pests and Pathogens Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Coinfection of Cotton Plants with Watermelon Mosaic Virus and a Novel Polerovirus in China. Viruses 2021; 13:v13112210. [PMID: 34835016 PMCID: PMC8618073 DOI: 10.3390/v13112210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cotton is the most important fiber crop worldwide. To determine the presence of viruses in cotton plants showing leaf roll and vein yellowing symptoms in Henan Province of China, a small RNA-based deep sequencing approach was performed. Analysis of the de novo-assembled contigs followed by reverse transcription PCR allowed the reconstruction of watermelon mosaic virus and an unknown virus. The genome of the unknown virus was determined to be 5870 nucleotides in length, and has a genomic organization with characteristic features of previously reported poleroviruses. Sequence analysis revealed that the virus was closely related to, but significantly different from, cotton leafroll dwarf virus, a polerovirus of the family Solemoviridae. This virus had less than 90% amino acid sequence identity in the products of both ORF0 and ORF1. According to the polerovirus species demarcation criteria set by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, this virus should be assigned to a new polerovirus species, for which we propose the name “cotton leaf roll virus”.
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Yan Z, Ma H, Wang L, Tettey C, Zhao M, Geng C, Tian Y, Li X. Identification of genetic determinants of tomato brown rugose fruit virus that enable infection of plants harbouring the Tm-2 2 resistance gene. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2021; 22:1347-1357. [PMID: 34390124 PMCID: PMC8518564 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Tomato cultivars containing the Tm-22 resistance gene have been widely known to resist tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and tomato mosaic virus. Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a new emerging tobamovirus, can infect tomato plants carrying the Tm-22 gene. However, the virulence determinant of ToBRFV that overcomes the resistance conferred by the Tm-22 gene remains unclear. In this study, we substituted the movement protein (MP) encoding sequences between ToBRFV and TMV infectious clones and conducted infectivity assays. The results showed that MP was the virulence determinant for ToBRFV to infect Tm-22 transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana plants and Tm-22 -carrying tomato plants. A TMV MP chimera with amino acid residues 60-186 of ToBRFV MP failed to induce hypersensitive cell death in the leaves of Tm-22 transgenic N. benthamiana plants. Chimeric TMV containing residues 60-186 of ToBRFV MP could, but chimeric ToBRFV containing 61-187 residues of TMV MP failed to infect Tm-22 transgenic N. benthamiana plants, indicating that 60-186 residues of MP were important for ToBRFV to overcome Tm-22 gene-mediated resistance. Further analysis showed that six amino acid residues, H67 , N125 , K129 , A134 , I147 , and I168 of ToBRFV MP, were critical in overcoming Tm-22 -mediated resistance in transgenic N. benthamiana plants and tomato plants. These results increase our understanding of the mechanism by which ToBRFV overcomes Tm-22 -mediated resistance.
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- Zhi‐Yong Yan
- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural MicrobiologyShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural MicrobiologyShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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- Laboratory of Plant VirologyCollege of Plant ProtectionShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural MicrobiologyShandong Agricultural UniversityTai’anChina
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Mushtaq M, Dar AA, Basu U, Bhat BA, Mir RA, Vats S, Dar MS, Tyagi A, Ali S, Bansal M, Rai GK, Wani SH. Integrating CRISPR-Cas and Next Generation Sequencing in Plant Virology. Front Genet 2021; 12:735489. [PMID: 34759957 PMCID: PMC8572880 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2021.735489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Plant pathology has been revolutionized by the emergence and intervention of next-generation sequencing technologies (NGS) which provide a fast, cost-effective, and reliable diagnostic for any class of pathogens. NGS has made tremendous advancements in the area of research and diagnostics of plant infecting viromes and has bridged plant virology with other advanced research fields like genome editing technologies. NGS in a broader perspective holds the potential for plant health improvement by diagnosing and mitigating the new or unusual symptoms caused by novel/unidentified viruses. CRISPR-based genome editing technologies can enable rapid engineering of efficient viral/viroid resistance by directly targeting specific nucleotide sites of plant viruses and viroids. Critical genes such as eIf (iso) 4E or eIF4E have been targeted via the CRISPR platform to produce plants resistant to single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) viruses. CRISPR/Cas-based multi-target DNA or RNA tests can be used for rapid and accurate diagnostic assays for plant viruses and viroids. Integrating NGS with CRISPR-based genome editing technologies may lead to a paradigm shift in combating deadly disease-causing plant viruses/viroids at the genomic level. Furthermore, the newly discovered CRISPR/Cas13 system has unprecedented potential in plant viroid diagnostics and interference. In this review, we have highlighted the application and importance of sequencing technologies on covering the viral genomes for precise modulations. This review also provides a snapshot vision of emerging developments in NGS technologies for the characterization of plant viruses and their potential utilities, advantages, and limitations in plant viral diagnostics. Furthermore, some of the notable advances like novel virus-inducible CRISPR/Cas9 system that confers virus resistance with no off-target effects have been discussed.
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- Muntazir Mushtaq
- Division of Germplasm Evaluation, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, BGSB University, Rajouri, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, South Korea
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- School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu, India
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- Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
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Hinge VR, Chavhan RL, Kale SP, Suprasanna P, Kadam US. Engineering Resistance Against Viruses in Field Crops Using CRISPR- Cas9. Curr Genomics 2021; 22:214-231. [PMID: 34975291 PMCID: PMC8640848 DOI: 10.2174/1389202922666210412102214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Food security is threatened by various biotic stresses that affect the growth and production of agricultural crops. Viral diseases have become a serious concern for crop plants as they incur huge yield losses. The enhancement of host resistance against plant viruses is a priority for the effective management of plant viral diseases. However, in the present context of the climate change scenario, plant viruses are rapidly evolving, resulting in the loss of the host resistance mechanism. Advances in genome editing techniques, such as CRISPR-Cas9 [clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats-CRISPR-associated 9], have been recognized as promising tools for the development of plant virus resistance. CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing tool is widely preferred due to high target specificity, simplicity, efficiency, and reproducibility. CRISPR-Cas9 based virus resistance in plants has been successfully achieved by gene targeting and cleaving the viral genome or altering the plant genome to enhance plant innate immunity. In this article, we have described the CRISPR-Cas9 system, mechanism of plant immunity against viruses and highlighted the use of the CRISPR-Cas9 system to engineer virus resistance in plants. We also discussed prospects and challenges on the use of CRISPR-Cas9-mediated plant virus resistance in crop improvement.
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- Address correspondenceto this author at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, 14476, Germany; E-mail: ,
‡Present Address: Division of Life Sciences, Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center, Gyenongsang National University, Jinju-si, Republic of Korea; E-mail:
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Genome Editing of Rice eIF4G Loci Confers Partial Resistance to Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus. Viruses 2021; 13:v13102100. [PMID: 34696530 PMCID: PMC8539751 DOI: 10.3390/v13102100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Rice black-streaked dwarf disease, caused by rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), is a serious constraint in Chinese rice production. Breeding disease-resistant varieties through multigene aggregation is considered an effective way to control diseases, but few disease-resistant resources have been characterized thus far. To develop novel resources for resistance to RBSDV through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing, a guide RNA sequence targeting exon 1 of eIF4G was designed and cloned into a binary vector, pHUE401. This recombinant vector was used to generate mutations in the rice cultivar Nipponbare via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. This approach produced heritable homozygous mutations in the transgene-free T1 generation. Sequence analysis of the eIF4G target region from T1 transgenic plants identified 3 bp deletion mutants, and analysis of the predicted amino acid sequence identified one amino acid deletion in mutants that possess near full-length eIF4G. Furthermore, our data suggest that eIF4G may plays an important role in rice normal development, as there were no eIF4G knock-out homozygous mutants in T1 generation plants. When homozygous mutant lines were inoculated with RBSDV, they exhibited enhanced tolerance to virus infection, without visibly affecting plant growth and development. However, the eif4g mutant plants showed the same sensitivity to rice stripe virus (RSV) infection as wild-type plants. Notably, the wild-type and mutant N-termini of eIF4G interacted directly with RBSDV P8 in yeast and in planta. Additionally, compared to wild-type plants, the eIF4G transcript level was reduced twofold in the mutant plants. These results indicate that site-specific mutation of rice eIF4G successfully conferred partial resistance specific to RBSDV associated with less transcription of eIF4G in mutants. Therefore, this study demonstrates that the novel eIF4G alleles generated by CRISPR/Cas9 represent valuable disease-resistant resources that can be used to develop RBSDV-resistant varieties.
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Wang TN, Yang S, Shi SY, Yuan WY, Chen JX, Duan ZY, Lu AD, Wang ZW, Wang QM. Pityriacitrin marine alkaloids as novel antiviral and anti-phytopathogenic-fungus agents. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:4691-4700. [PMID: 34132452 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant diseases have been gripping agricultural production, seriously affecting the growth and yields of crops. Marine natural products are an important source for novel drugs discovery. In this work, pityriacitrin marine alkaloids were selected as the parent structures. A series of pityriacitrin alkaloid analogues were rationally designed, synthesized and evaluated for their antiviral activities and fungicidal activities. RESULT Most of these compounds were demonstrated to have higher antiviral activities than ribavirin. Particularly, compounds 3a, 3e, 8f, 8g, and 9g displayed higher anti-TMV activities than ningnanmycin at 500 μg·mL-1 . Mechanism research revealed that 3a could bind to TMV CP with an excellent affinity (Ka = 8.67 × 106 L·mol-1 ), thus interfere with the assembly of virus particles. These alkaloids also showed broad-spectrum fungicidal activities against eight kinds of phytopathogenic fungi. Compound 5f with 1.43-3.84 μg·mL-1 EC50 value against three fungi emerged as a new fungicidal candidate. CONCLUSION Pityriacitrin alkaloids and their derivatives were synthesized and evaluated for anti-TMV and fungicidal activities for the first time. Compounds 3a and 5f with excellent activities emerged as new candidates for antiviral research and fungicidal research, respectively. Current work provided a new idea for the molecular design and development of novel plant virus and fungi inhibitors in the future. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Tie-Nan Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Wang Y, Gong Q, Wu Y, Huang F, Ismayil A, Zhang D, Li H, Gu H, Ludman M, Fátyol K, Qi Y, Yoshioka K, Hanley-Bowdoin L, Hong Y, Liu Y. A calmodulin-binding transcription factor links calcium signaling to antiviral RNAi defense in plants. Cell Host Microbe 2021; 29:1393-1406.e7. [PMID: 34352216 DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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RNA interference (RNAi) is an across-kingdom gene regulatory and defense mechanism. However, little is known about how organisms sense initial cues to mobilize RNAi. Here, we show that wounding to Nicotiana benthamiana cells during virus intrusion activates RNAi-related gene expression through calcium signaling. A rapid wound-induced elevation in calcium fluxes triggers calmodulin-dependent activation of calmodulin-binding transcription activator-3 (CAMTA3), which activates RNA-dependent RNA polymerase-6 and Bifunctional nuclease-2 (BN2) transcription. BN2 stabilizes mRNAs encoding key components of RNAi machinery, notably AGONAUTE1/2 and DICER-LIKE1, by degrading their cognate microRNAs. Consequently, multiple RNAi genes are primed for combating virus invasion. Calmodulin-, CAMTA3-, or BN2-knockdown/knockout plants show increased susceptibility to geminivirus, cucumovirus, and potyvirus. Notably, Geminivirus V2 protein can disrupt the calmodulin-CAMTA3 interaction to counteract RNAi defense. These findings link Ca2+ signaling to RNAi and reveal versatility of host antiviral defense and viral counter-defense.
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- Yunjing Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Szent-Györgyi Albert u. 4, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- Institute of Genetics and Biotechnology, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Szent-Györgyi Albert u. 4, Gödöllő 2100, Hungary
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Cell and Systems Biology, University of Toronto, 25 Willcocks Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC 27695, USA
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- Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK; School of Science and the Environment, University of Worcester, Worcester WR2 6AJ, UK
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Tsinghua-Peking Center for Life Sciences, Beijing 100084, China.
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Tian Z, Liao A, Kang J, Gao Y, Lu A, Wang Z, Wang Q. Toad Alkaloid for Pesticide Discovery: Dehydrobufotenine Derivatives as Novel Agents against Plant Virus and Fungi. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:9754-9763. [PMID: 34415761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c03714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Plant viruses and fungi are a serious threat to food security and natural ecosystems. The efficient and environment-friendly control methods are urgently needed to help safeguard such resources. Here, we achieved the efficient synthesis of toad alkaloid dehydrobufotenine in eight steps with an overall yield of 8% from 5-methoxyindole. A series of dehydrobufotenine derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antiviral and fungicidal activities systematically. It was found for the first time that these compounds have good anti-plant virus activities and anti-plant pathogen activities. The antiviral activities of 21 compounds were similar to or better than those of ribavirin. Compounds 12 and 17 displayed better antiviral activities than ningnanmycin which is perhaps the most effective anti-plant virus agent. The antiviral mechanism research study of 12 revealed that it could make 20S CP disk fusion and aggregation. Further molecular docking results showed that there are hydrogen bonds between compounds 12, 17, and tobacco mosaic virus CP. The docking results are consistent with the antiviral activity. These compounds also displayed broad-spectrum fungicidal activities against 14 kinds of fungi, especially for Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. In this work, the synthesis, structure optimization, structure-activity relationship studies, and mode of action research of dehydrobufotenine alkaloids were carried out. It provides a reference for the development of the anti-plant virus agent and anti-plant pathogen agent from toad alkaloids.
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- Zhaoyong Tian
- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Energy Conservation in Chemical Process Integration and Resources Utilization, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Yang X, Li Y, Wang A. Research Advances in Potyviruses: From the Laboratory Bench to the Field. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2021; 59:1-29. [PMID: 33891829 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-020620-114550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Potyviruses (viruses in the genus Potyvirus, family Potyviridae) constitute the largest group of known plant-infecting RNA viruses and include many agriculturally important viruses that cause devastating epidemics and significant yield losses in many crops worldwide. Several potyviruses are recognized as the most economically important viral pathogens. Therefore, potyviruses are more studied than other groups of plant viruses. In the past decade, a large amount of knowledge has been generated to better understand potyviruses and their infection process. In this review, we list the top 10 economically important potyviruses and present a brief profile of each. We highlight recent exciting findings on the novel genome expression strategy and the biological functions of potyviral proteins and discuss recent advances in molecular plant-potyvirus interactions, particularly regarding the coevolutionary arms race. Finally, we summarize current disease control strategies, with a focus on biotechnology-based genetic resistance, and point out future research directions.
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- Xiuling Yang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada;
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- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada;
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- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario N5V 4T3, Canada;
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Ghosh D, M M, Chakraborty S. Impact of viral silencing suppressors on plant viral synergism: a global agro-economic concern. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:6301-6313. [PMID: 34423406 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11483-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Plant viruses are known for their devastating impact on global agriculture. These intracellular biotrophic pathogens can infect a wide variety of plant hosts all over the world. The synergistic association of plant viruses makes the situation more alarming. It usually promotes the replication, movement, and transmission of either or both the coexisting synergistic viral partners. Although plants elicit a robust antiviral immune reaction, including gene silencing, to limit these infamous invaders, viruses counter it by encoding viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs). Growing evidence also suggests that VSRs play a driving role in mediating the plant viral synergism. This review briefly discusses the evil impacts of mixed infections, especially synergism, and then comprehensively describes the emerging roles of VSRs in mediating the synergistic association of plant viruses. KEY POINTS: • Synergistic associations of plant viruses have devastating impacts on global agriculture. • Viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) play key roles in driving plant viral synergism.
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- Dibyendu Ghosh
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Ali Z, Mahfouz MM. CRISPR/Cas systems versus plant viruses: engineering plant immunity and beyond. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 186:1770-1785. [PMID: 35237805 PMCID: PMC8331158 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiab220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Molecular engineering of plant immunity to confer resistance against plant viruses holds great promise for mitigating crop losses and improving plant productivity and yields, thereby enhancing food security. Several approaches have been employed to boost immunity in plants by interfering with the transmission or lifecycles of viruses. In this review, we discuss the successful application of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein (Cas) (CRISPR/Cas) systems to engineer plant immunity, increase plant resistance to viruses, and develop viral diagnostic tools. Furthermore, we examine the use of plant viruses as delivery systems to engineer virus resistance in plants and provide insight into the limitations of current CRISPR/Cas approaches and the potential of newly discovered CRISPR/Cas systems to engineer better immunity and develop better diagnostics tools for plant viruses. Finally, we outline potential solutions to key challenges in the field to enable the practical use of these systems for crop protection and viral diagnostics.
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- Zahir Ali
- Laboratory for Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Laboratory for Genome Engineering and Synthetic Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, 4700 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Chang X, Wang F, Fang Q, Chen F, Yao H, Gatehouse AMR, Ye G. Virus-induced plant volatiles mediate the olfactory behaviour of its insect vectors. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2021; 44:2700-2715. [PMID: 33866575 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Plant viruses can manipulate their hosts to release odours that are attractive or repellent to their insect vectors. However, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs), either individually or as mixtures, which play a key role in the olfactory behaviour of insect vectors remains largely unknown. Our study focused on green rice leafhoppers (GRLHs) vectoring rice dwarf virus (RDV) revealed that RDV infection significantly induced the emission of (E)-β-caryophyllene and 2-heptanol by rice plants, which influenced the olfactory behaviour of both non-viruliferous and viruliferous GRLHs. (E)-β-caryophyllene attracted non-viruliferous GRLHs to settle on RDV-infected plants, but neither attracted nor repelled viruliferous GRLHs. In contrast, 2-heptanol repelled viruliferous GRLHs to settle on RDV-infected plants, but neither repelled nor attracted non-viruliferous GRLHs. Suppression of (E)-β-caryophyllene synthase OsCAS via CRISPR-Cas9 to generate oscas-1 plants enabled us to confirm the important role played by (E)-β-caryophyllene in modulating the virus-vector-host plant interaction. These novel results reveal the role of these virus-induced VOCs in modulating the behaviour of its GRLH insect vector and may facilitate the design of new strategies for disease control through manipulation of plant volatile emissions.
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- Xuefei Chang
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology & Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Fungal F8-Culture Filtrate Induces Tomato Resistance against Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Thailand Virus. Viruses 2021; 13:v13081434. [PMID: 34452299 PMCID: PMC8402638 DOI: 10.3390/v13081434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an important economic crop worldwide. However, tomato production is jeopardized by the devastating tomato yellow leaf curl disease caused by whitefly-transmitted begomoviruses (WTBs). In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of our previously developed plant antiviral immunity inducer, fungal F8-culture filtrate, on tomato to combat tomato yellow leaf curl Thailand virus (TYLCTHV), the predominant WTB in Taiwan. Our results indicated that F8-culture filtrate treatment induced strong resistance, did not reduce the growth of tomato, and induced prominent resistance against TYLCTHV both in the greenhouse and in the field. Among TYLCTHV-inoculated Yu-Nu tomato grown in the greenhouse, a greater percentage of plants treated with F8-culture filtrate (43-100%) were healthy-looking compared to the H2O control (0-14%). We found that TYLCTHV cannot move systemically only on the F8-culture filtrate pretreated healthy-looking plants. Tracking the expression of phytohormone-mediated immune maker genes revealed that F8-culture filtrate mainly induced salicylic acid-mediated plant immunity. Furthermore, callose depositions and the expression of the pathogen-induced callose synthase gene, POWDERY MILDEW RESISTANT 4 were only strongly induced by TYLCTHV on tomato pretreated with F8-culture filtrate. This study provides an effective way to induce tomato resistance against TYLCTHV.
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A single resistance factor to solve vineyard degeneration due to grapevine fanleaf virus. Commun Biol 2021; 4:637. [PMID: 34050254 PMCID: PMC8163887 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02164-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Grapevine fanleaf disease, caused by grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV), transmitted by the soil-borne nematode Xiphinema index, provokes severe symptoms and economic losses, threatening vineyards worldwide. As no effective solution exists so far to control grapevine fanleaf disease in an environmentally friendly way, we investigated the presence of resistance to GFLV in grapevine genetic resources. We discovered that the Riesling variety displays resistance to GFLV, although it is susceptible to X. index. This resistance is determined by a single recessive factor located on grapevine chromosome 1, which we have named rgflv1. The discovery of rgflv1 paves the way for the first effective and environmentally friendly solution to control grapevine fanleaf disease through the development of new GFLV-resistant grapevine rootstocks, which was hitherto an unthinkable prospect. Moreover, rgflv1 is putatively distinct from the virus susceptibility factors already described in plants.
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Geminivirus-Host Interactions: Action and Reaction in Receptor-Mediated Antiviral Immunity. Viruses 2021; 13:v13050840. [PMID: 34066372 PMCID: PMC8148220 DOI: 10.3390/v13050840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In plant−virus interactions, the plant immune system and virulence strategies are under constant pressure for dominance, and the balance of these opposing selection pressures can result in disease or resistance. The naturally evolving plant antiviral immune defense consists of a multilayered perception system represented by pattern recognition receptors (PRR) and resistance (R) proteins similarly to the nonviral pathogen innate defenses. Another layer of antiviral immunity, signaling via a cell surface receptor-like kinase to inhibit host and viral mRNA translation, has been identified as a virulence target of the geminivirus nuclear shuttle protein. The Geminiviridae family comprises broad-host range viruses that cause devastating plant diseases in a large variety of relevant crops and vegetables and hence have evolved a repertoire of immune-suppressing functions. In this review, we discuss the primary layers of the receptor-mediated antiviral immune system, focusing on the mechanisms developed by geminiviruses to overcome plant immunity.
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Venturuzzi AL, Rodriguez MC, Conti G, Leone M, Caro MDP, Montecchia JF, Zavallo D, Asurmendi S. Negative modulation of SA signaling components by the capsid protein of tobacco mosaic virus is required for viral long-distance movement. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:896-912. [PMID: 33837606 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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An important aspect of plant-virus interaction is the way viruses dynamically move over long distances and how plant immunity modulates viral systemic movement. Salicylic acid (SA), a well-characterized hormone responsible for immune responses against virus, is activated through different transcription factors including TGA and WRKY. In tobamoviruses, evidence suggests that capsid protein (CP) is required for long-distance movement, although its precise role has not been fully characterized yet. Previously, we showed that the CP of Tobacco Mosaic Virus (TMV)-Cg negatively modulates the SA-mediated defense. In this study, we analyzed the impact of SA-defense mechanism on the long-distance transport of a truncated version of TMV (TMV ∆CP virus) that cannot move to systemic tissues. The study showed that the negative modulation of NPR1 and TGA10 factors allows the long-distance transport of TMV ∆CP virus. Moreover, we observed that the stabilization of DELLA proteins promotes TMV ∆CP systemic movement. We also characterized a group of genes, part of a network modulated by CP, involved in TMV ∆CP long-distance transport. Altogether, our results indicate that CP-mediated downregulation of SA signaling pathway is required for the virus systemic movement, and this role of CP may be linked to its ability to stabilize DELLA proteins.
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- Andrea Laura Venturuzzi
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), CICVyA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De los Reseros y N. Repetto s/n, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Argentina
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Kim Y, Kim YJ, Paek KH. Temperature-specific vsiRNA confers RNAi-mediated viral resistance at elevated temperature in Capsicum annuum. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:1432-1448. [PMID: 33165515 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Resistance (R) gene-mediated resistance is a robust and efficient antiviral immune system in the plants. Thus, when R-mediated resistance was suppressed at elevated temperatures, resistance towards viruses was expected to be completely collapsed. Nonetheless, the multiplication of Tobacco mosaic virus pathotype P0 (TMV-P0) was inhibited, and TMV-P0 particles were only occasionally present in the systemic leaves of pepper plants (Capsicum annuum). RNAi-mediated RNA silencing is a well-known antiviral immune mechanism. At elevated temperatures, RNAi-mediated antiviral resistance was induced and virus-derived siRNAs (vsiRNAs) were dramatically increased. Through sRNA-sequencing (sRNA-Seq) analysis, we revealed that vsiRNAs derived from TMV-P0 were greatly increased. Intriguingly, virus-infected plants could select the temperature-specific vsiRNAs for antiviral resistance from the amplified vsiRNAs at elevated temperatures. Pre-application of these temperature-specific vsiRNAs endowed antiviral resistance of the plants. Therefore, plants sustain antiviral resistance by activating RNAi-mediated resistance, based on temperature-specific vsiRNAs at elevated temperatures.
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- Yunsik Kim
- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Citores L, Iglesias R, Ferreras JM. Antiviral Activity of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:80. [PMID: 33499086 PMCID: PMC7912582 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13020080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are rRNA N-glycosylases from plants (EC 3.2.2.22) that inactivate ribosomes thus inhibiting protein synthesis. The antiviral properties of RIPs have been investigated for more than four decades. However, interest in these proteins is rising due to the emergence of infectious diseases caused by new viruses and the difficulty in treating viral infections. On the other hand, there is a growing need to control crop diseases without resorting to the use of phytosanitary products which are very harmful to the environment and in this respect, RIPs have been shown as a promising tool that can be used to obtain transgenic plants resistant to viruses. The way in which RIPs exert their antiviral effect continues to be the subject of intense research and several mechanisms of action have been proposed. The purpose of this review is to examine the research studies that deal with this matter, placing special emphasis on the most recent findings.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, E-47011 Valladolid, Spain; (L.C.); (R.I.)
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Identification and Mapping of Tomato Genome Loci Controlling Tolerance and Resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10010179. [PMID: 33478073 PMCID: PMC7835962 DOI: 10.3390/plants10010179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) was identified in Israel during October 2014 in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum). These plants, carrying the durable resistance gene against tomato mosaic virus, Tm-22, displayed severe disease symptoms and losses to fruit yield and quality. These plants were found infected with a tobamovirus similar to that discovered earlier in Jordan. This study was designed to screen and identify tomato genotypes resistant or tolerant to ToBRFV. The identified resistance and tolerance traits were further characterized virologically and genetically. Finally, DNA markers linked to genes controlling these traits were developed as tools to expedite resistance breeding. To achieve these objectives, 160 genotypes were screened, resulting in the identification of an unexpectedly high number of tolerant genotypes and a single genotype resistant to the virus. A selected tolerant genotype and the resistant genotype were further analyzed. Analysis of genetic inheritance revealed that a single recessive gene controls tolerance whereas at least two genes control resistance. Allelic test between the tolerant and the resistant genotype revealed that these two genotypes share a locus controlling tolerance, mapped to chromosome 11. This locus displayed a strong association with the tolerance trait, explaining nearly 91% of its variation in segregating populations. This same locus displayed a statistically significant association with symptom levels in segregating populations based on the resistant genotype. However, in these populations, the locus was able to explain only ~41% of the variation in symptom levels, confirming that additional loci are involved in the genetic control of the resistance trait in this genotype. A locus on chromosome 2, at the region of the Tm-1 gene, was finally found to interact with the locus discovered on chromosome 11 to control resistance.
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Amari K, Huang C, Heinlein M. Potential Impact of Global Warming on Virus Propagation in Infected Plants and Agricultural Productivity. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:649768. [PMID: 33868349 PMCID: PMC8045756 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.649768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The increasing pace of global warming and climate instability will challenge the management of pests and diseases of cultivated plants. Several reports have shown that increases in environmental temperature can enhance the cell-to-cell and systemic propagation of viruses within their infected hosts. These observations suggest that earlier and longer periods of warmer weather may cause important changes in the interaction between viruses and their host's plants, thus posing risks of new viral diseases and outbreaks in agriculture and the wild. As viruses target plasmodesmata (PD) for cell-to-cell spread, these cell wall pores may play yet unknown roles in the temperature-sensitive regulation of intercellular communication and virus infection. Understanding the temperature-sensitive mechanisms in plant-virus interactions will provide important knowledge for protecting crops against diseases in a warmer climate.
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Tahmasebi A, Khahani B, Tavakol E, Afsharifar A, Shahid MS. Microarray analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to single and mixed infections with Cucumber mosaic virus and turnip viruses. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 27:11-27. [PMID: 33627959 PMCID: PMC7873207 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-021-00925-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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UNLABELLED Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) and Turnip crinkle virus (TCV) are important plant infecting viruses. In the present study, whole transcriptome alteration of Arabidopsis thaliana in response to CMV, TuMV and TCV, individual as well as mixed infections of CMV and TuMV/CMV and TCV were investigated using microarray data. In response to CMV, TuMV and TCV infections, a total of 2517, 3985 and 277 specific differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were up-regulated, while 2615, 3620 and 243 specific DEGs were down-regulated, respectively. The number of 1222 and 30 common DEGs were up-regulated during CMV and TuMV as well as CMV and TCV infections, while 914 and 24 common DEGs were respectively down-regulated. Genes encoding immune response mediators, signal transducer activity, signaling and stress response functions were among the most significantly upregulated genes during CMV and TuMV or CMV and TCV mixed infections. The NAC, C3H, C2H2, WRKY and bZIP were the most commonly presented transcription factor (TF) families in CMV and TuMV infection, while AP2-EREBP and C3H were the TF families involved in CMV and TCV infections. Moreover, analysis of miRNAs during CMV and TuMV and CMV and TCV infections have demonstrated the role of miRNAs in the down regulation of host genes in response to viral infections. These results identified the commonly expressed virus-responsive genes and pathways during plant-virus interaction which might develop novel antiviral strategies for improving plant resistance to mixed viral infections. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-021-00925-3.
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- Aminallah Tahmasebi
- Department of Agriculture, Minab Higher Education Center, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, 7916193145 Iran
- Plant Protection Research Group, University of Hormozgan, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Production, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Production, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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Torrance L, Talianksy ME. Potato Virus Y Emergence and Evolution from the Andes of South America to Become a Major Destructive Pathogen of Potato and Other Solanaceous Crops Worldwide. Viruses 2020; 12:v12121430. [PMID: 33322703 PMCID: PMC7764287 DOI: 10.3390/v12121430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The potato was introduced to Europe from the Andes of South America in the 16th century, and today it is grown worldwide; it is a nutritious staple food eaten by millions and underpins food security in many countries. Unknowingly, potato virus Y (PVY) was also introduced through trade in infected potato tubers, and it has become the most important viral pathogen of potato. Phylogenetic analysis has revealed the spread and emergence of strains of PVY, including strains causing economically important diseases in tobacco, tomato and pepper, and that the virus continues to evolve with the relatively recent emergence of new damaging recombinant strains. High-throughput, next-generation sequencing platforms provide powerful tools for detection, identification and surveillance of new PVY strains. Aphid vectors of PVY are expected to increase in incidence and abundance in a warmer climate, which will increase the risk of virus spread. Wider deployment of crop cultivars carrying virus resistance will be an important means of defence against infection. New cutting-edge biotechnological tools such as CRISPR and SIGS offer a means for rapid engineering of resistance in established cultivars. We conclude that in future, human activities and ingenuity should be brought to bear to control PVY and the emergence of new strains in key crops by increased focus on host resistance and factors driving virus evolution and spread.
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- Lesley Torrance
- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK;
- The School of Biology, University of St Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, UK
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK;
- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117997 Moscow, Russia
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Krause-Sakate R, Watanabe LFM, Gorayeb ES, da Silva FB, Alvarez DDL, Bello VH, Nogueira AM, de Marchi BR, Vicentin E, Ribeiro-Junior MR, Marubayashi JM, Rojas-Bertini CA, Muller C, Bueno RCODF, Rosales M, Ghanim M, Pavan MA. Population Dynamics of Whiteflies and Associated Viruses in South America: Research Progress and Perspectives. INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11120847. [PMID: 33260578 PMCID: PMC7760982 DOI: 10.3390/insects11120847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Simple Summary Whiteflies are one of the most important and widespread pests in the world. In South America, the currently most important species occurring are Bemisia afer,Trialeurodes vaporariorum, and the cryptic species Middle East-Asia Minor 1, Mediterranean, and New World, from Bemisia tabaci complex. The present review compiles information from several studies conducted in South America regarding these insects, providing data related to the dynamics and distribution of whiteflies, the associated viruses, and the management strategies to keep whiteflies under the economic damage threshold. Abstract By having an extensive territory and suitable climate conditions, South America is one of the most important agricultural regions in the world, providing different kinds of vegetable products to different regions of the world. However, such favorable conditions for plant production also allow the development of several pests, increasing production costs. Among them, whiteflies (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) stand out for their potential for infesting several crops and for being resistant to insecticides, having high rates of reproduction and dispersal, besides their efficient activity as virus vectors. Currently, the most important species occurring in South America are Bemisia afer, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, and the cryptic species Middle East-Asia Minor 1, Mediterranean, and New World, from Bemisia tabaci complex. In this review, a series of studies performed in South America were compiled in an attempt to unify the advances that have been developed in whitefly management in this continent. At first, a background of the current whitefly distribution in South American countries as well as factors affecting them are shown, followed by a background of the whitefly transmitted viruses in South America, addressing their location and association with whiteflies in each country. Afterwards, a series of management strategies are proposed to be implemented in South American fields, including cultural practices and biological and chemical control, finalizing with a section containing future perspectives and directions for further research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Renate Krause-Sakate
- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +55-14-3880-7487
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
- Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Forestal, Vicuña Mackena, 4860, Macul, Santiago 7820436, Chile; (C.A.R.-B.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Forestal, Vicuña Mackena, 4860, Macul, Santiago 7820436, Chile; (C.A.R.-B.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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- Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Forestal, Vicuña Mackena, 4860, Macul, Santiago 7820436, Chile; (C.A.R.-B.); (M.R.)
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- Department of Entomology, Institute of Plant Protection, The Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion 7505101, Israel;
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- Department of Plant Protection, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Julio de Mesquita Filho” (UNESP), Botucatu 18610-034, Brazil; (L.F.M.W.); (E.S.G.); (F.B.d.S.); (D.d.L.A.); (V.H.B.); (A.M.N.); (E.V.); (M.R.R.-J.); (J.M.M.); (R.C.O.d.F.B.); (M.A.P.)
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da Silva MF, Gonçalves MC, Brito MDS, Medeiros CN, Harakava R, Landell MGDA, Pinto LR. Sugarcane mosaic virus mediated changes in cytosine methylation pattern and differentially transcribed fragments in resistance-contrasting sugarcane genotypes. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241493. [PMID: 33166323 PMCID: PMC7652275 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) is the causal agent of sugarcane mosaic disease (SMD) in Brazil; it is mainly controlled by using resistant cultivars. Studies on the changes in sugarcane transcriptome provided the first insights about the molecular basis underlying the genetic resistance to SMD; nonetheless, epigenetic modifications such as cytosine methylation is also informative, considering its roles in gene expression regulation. In our previous study, differentially transcribed fragments (DTFs) were obtained using cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism by comparing mock- and SCMV-inoculated plants from two sugarcane cultivars with contrasting responses to SMD. In this study, the identification of unexplored DTFs was continued while the same leaf samples were used to evaluate SCMV-mediated changes in the cytosine methylation pattern by using methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism. This analysis revealed minor changes in cytosine methylation in response to SCMV infection, but distinct changes between the cultivars with contrasting responses to SMD, with higher hypomethylation events 24 and 72 h post-inoculation in the resistant cultivar. The differentially methylated fragments (DMFs) aligned with transcripts, putative promoters, and genomic regions, with a preponderant distribution within CpG islands. The transcripts found were associated with plant immunity and other stress responses, epigenetic changes, and transposable elements. The DTFs aligned with transcripts assigned to stress responses, epigenetic changes, photosynthesis, lipid transport, and oxidoreductases, in which the transcriptional start site is located in proximity with CpG islands and tandem repeats. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction results revealed significant upregulation in the resistant cultivar of aspartyl protease and VQ protein, respectively, selected from DMF and DTF alignments, suggesting their roles in genetic resistance to SMD and supporting the influence of cytosine methylation in gene expression. Thus, we identified new candidate genes for further validation and showed that the changes in cytosine methylation may regulate important mechanisms underlying the genetic resistance to SMD.
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- Marcel Fernando da Silva
- Biologia Aplicada à Agropecuária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias (FCAV) Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia, Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia da Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Crop Protection Research Centre, Instituto Biológico, São Paulo, Brazil
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Leone M, Zavallo D, Venturuzzi A, Asurmendi S. RdDM pathway components differentially modulate Tobamovirus symptom development. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 104:467-481. [PMID: 32813230 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-020-01051-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The crop yield losses induced by phytoviruses are mainly associated with the symptoms of the disease. DNA modifications as methylation can modulate the information coded by the sequence, process named epigenetics. Viral infection can change the expression patterns of different genes linked to defenses and symptoms. This work represents the initial step to expose the role of epigenetic process, in the production of symptoms associated with plants-virus interactions. Small RNAs (sRNAs) are important molecules for gene regulation in plants and play an essential role in plant-pathogen interactions. Researchers have evaluated the relationship between viral infections as well as the endogenous accumulation of sRNAs and the transcriptional changes associated with the production of symptoms, but little is known about a possible direct role of epigenetics, mediated by 24-nt sRNAs, in the induction of these symptoms. Using different RNA directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway mutants and a triple demethylase mutant; here we demonstrate that the disruption of RdDM pathway during viral infection produce alterations in the plant transcriptome and in consequence changes in plant symptoms. This study represents the initial step in exposing that DNA methylation directed by endogenous sRNAs has an important role, uncoupled to defense, in the production of symptoms associated with plant-virus interactions.
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- Melisa Leone
- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De Los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De Los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De Los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO), Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), De Los Reseros y N. Repetto S/N, Hurlingham, B1686IGC, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Cao Y, Zhou H, Zhou X, Li F. Control of Plant Viruses by CRISPR/Cas System-Mediated Adaptive Immunity. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:593700. [PMID: 33193268 PMCID: PMC7649272 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.593700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Plant diseases caused by invading plant viruses pose serious threats to agricultural production in the world, and the antiviral engineering initiated by molecular biotechnology has been an effective strategy to prevent and control plant viruses. Recent advances in clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated (Cas) system-mediated DNA or RNA editing/interference in plants make them very attractive tools applicable to the plant protection field. Here, we review the development of CRISPR/Cas systems and summarize their applications in controlling different plant viruses by targeting viral sequences or host susceptibility genes. We list some potential recessive resistance genes that can be utilized in antiviral breeding and emphasize the importance and promise of recessive resistance gene-based antiviral breeding to generate transgene-free plants without developmental defects. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities for the application of CRISPR/Cas techniques in the prevention and control of plant viruses in the field.
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- Yongsen Cao
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ibaba JD, Gubba A. High-Throughput Sequencing Application in the Diagnosis and Discovery of Plant-Infecting Viruses in Africa, A Decade Later. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E1376. [PMID: 33081084 PMCID: PMC7602839 DOI: 10.3390/plants9101376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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High-throughput sequencing (HTS) application in the field of plant virology started in 2009 and has proven very successful for virus discovery and detection of viruses already known. Plant virology is still a developing science in most of Africa; the number of HTS-related studies published in the scientific literature has been increasing over the years as a result of successful collaborations. Studies using HTS to identify plant-infecting viruses have been conducted in 20 African countries, of which Kenya, South Africa and Tanzania share the most published papers. At least 29 host plants, including various agricultural economically important crops, ornamentals and medicinal plants, have been used in viromics analyses and have resulted in the detection of previously known viruses and novel ones from almost any host. Knowing that the effectiveness of any management program requires knowledge on the types, distribution, incidence, and genetic of the virus-causing disease, integrating HTS and efficient bioinformatics tools in plant virology research projects conducted in Africa is a matter of the utmost importance towards achieving and maintaining sustainable food security.
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- Jacques Davy Ibaba
- Discipline of Plant Pathology, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Agriculture Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa;
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Zhang M, Ding X, Kang J, Gao Y, Wang Z, Wang Q. Marine Natural Product for Pesticide Candidate: Pulmonarin Alkaloids as Novel Antiviral and Anti-Phytopathogenic-Fungus Agents. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:11350-11357. [PMID: 32956590 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c04868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Plant diseases are seriously endangering agricultural production. The emergence of drug resistance has brought great challenges to the prevention and control of plant diseases. There is an urgent need for the emergence of new drug candidates. In this work, we achieved the efficient synthesis of pulmonarins A and B in 64% and 59% overall yield, respectively. Pulmonarins A and B were found to have good antiviral activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) for the first time. A series of pulmonarin derivatives were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their antiviral and fungicidal activities systematically. Most compounds displayed higher anti-TMV activities than commercial ribavirin. Compounds 6a, 6c, and 6n with better inactivation effects than ningnanmycin emerged as new antiviral candidates. We selected 6c for further antiviral mechanism research, which revealed that it could inhibit virus assembly by interacting with TMV coat protein (CP). The molecular docking results further confirmed that these compounds could interact with CP through hydrogen bonding. These compounds also displayed broad spectrum fungicidal activities. Especially compound 6u with prominent antifungal activity emerged as a new fungicidal candidate for further research. The current work provides a reference for understanding the application of pulmonarin alkaloids in plant protection.
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- Mingjun Zhang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Structure and Performance for Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Research Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Nehela Y, Killiny N. Revisiting the Complex Pathosystem of Huanglongbing: Deciphering the Role of Citrus Metabolites in Symptom Development. Metabolites 2020; 10:E409. [PMID: 33066072 PMCID: PMC7600524 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10100409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Huanglongbing (HLB), formerly known as citrus greening disease, is one of the most devastating bacterial diseases in citrus worldwide. HLB is caused by 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' bacterium and transmitted by Diaphorina citri. Both 'Ca. L. asiaticus' and its vector manipulate the host metabolism to fulfill their nutritional needs and/or to neutralize the host defense responses. Herein, we discuss the history of HLB and the complexity of its pathosystem as well as the geographical distribution of its pathogens and vectors. Recently, our recognition of physiological events associated with 'Ca. L. asiaticus' infection and/or D. citri-infestation has greatly improved. However, the roles of citrus metabolites in the development of HLB symptoms are still unclear. We believe that symptom development of HLB disease is a complicated process and relies on a multilayered metabolic network which is mainly regulated by phytohormones. Citrus metabolites play vital roles in the development of HLB symptoms through the modulation of carbohydrate metabolism, phytohormone homeostasis, antioxidant pathways, or via the interaction with other metabolic pathways, particularly involving amino acids, leaf pigments, and polyamines. Understanding how 'Ca. L. asiaticus' and its vector, D. citri, affect the metabolic pathways of their host is critical for developing novel, sustainable strategies for HLB management.
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- Yasser Nehela
- Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA;
- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Tanta University, Tanta 31511, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 700 Experiment Station Rd., Lake Alfred, FL 33850, USA;
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