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Silvestri A, Bansal C, Rubio-Somoza I. After silencing suppression: miRNA targets strike back. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024:S1360-1385(24)00119-5. [PMID: 38811245 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Within the continuous tug-of-war between plants and microbes, RNA silencing stands out as a key battleground. Pathogens, in their quest to colonize host plants, have evolved a diverse arsenal of silencing suppressors as a common strategy to undermine the host's RNA silencing-based defenses. When RNA silencing malfunctions in the host, genes that are usually targeted and silenced by microRNAs (miRNAs) become active and can contribute to the reprogramming of host cells, providing an additional defense mechanism. A growing body of evidence suggests that miRNAs may act as intracellular sensors to enable a rapid response to pathogen threats. Herein we review how plant miRNA targets play a crucial role in immune responses against different pathogens.
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- Alessandro Silvestri
- Molecular Reprogramming and Evolution Laboratory, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Reprogramming and Evolution Laboratory, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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- Molecular Reprogramming and Evolution Laboratory, Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, 08193 Barcelona, Spain; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Barcelona 08001, Spain.
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Xu X, Lou Y, Liang K, Liu J, Wang Z, Chen B, Li W. The P2 nucleic acid binding protein of Sugarcane bacilliform virus is a viral pathogenic factor. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16982. [PMID: 38406282 PMCID: PMC10885806 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Background Saccharum spp. is the primary source of sugar and plays a significant role in global renewable bioenergy. Sugarcane bacilliform virus (SCBV) is one of the most important viruses infecting sugarcane, causing severe yield losses and quality degradation. It is of great significance to reveal the pathogenesis of SCBV and resistance breeding. However, little is known about the viral virulence factors or RNA silencing suppressors and the molecular mechanism of pathogenesis. Methods To systematically investigate the functions of the unknown protein P2 encoded by SCBV ORF2. Phylogenetic analysis was implemented to infer the evolutionary relationship between the P2 of SCBV and other badnaviruses. The precise subcellular localization of P2 was verified in the transient infiltrated Nicotiana benthamiana epidermal mesophyll cells and protoplasts using the Laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM). The post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) and transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) RNA silencing suppressor activity of P2 was analyzed, respectively. Furthermore, restriction digestion and RT-qPCR assays were conducted to verify the probable mechanism of P2 on repressing DNA methylation. To explore the pathogenicity of P2, a potato virus X-based viral vector was used to heterologously express SCBV P2 and the consequent H2O2 accumulation was detected by the 3,3'-diaminobenzidine (DAB) staining method. Results Phylogenetic analysis shows that SCBV has no obvious sequence similarity and low genetic relatedness to Badnavirus and Tungrovirus representatives. LSCM studies show that P2 is localized in both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Moreover, P2 is shown to be a suppressor of PTGS and TGS, which can not only repress ssRNA-induced gene silencing but also disrupt the host RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathway. In addition, P2 can trigger an oxidative burst and cause typical hypersensitive-like response (HLR) necrosis in systemic leaves of N. benthamiana when expressed by PVX. Overall, our results laid a foundation for deciphering the molecular mechanism of SCBV pathogenesis and made progress for resistance breeding.
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- Xiongbiao Xu
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi key Laboratory of Sugarcane biology, Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Canesugar Industry, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi key Laboratory of Sugarcane biology, Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Canesugar Industry, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi key Laboratory of Sugarcane biology, Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Canesugar Industry, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi key Laboratory of Sugarcane biology, Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Canesugar Industry, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi key Laboratory of Sugarcane biology, Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Canesugar Industry, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangxi key Laboratory of Sugarcane biology, Province and Ministry Co-sponsored Collaborative Innovation Center of Canesugar Industry, College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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- College of Life Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, China
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Leastro MO, Pallás V, Sánchez-Navarro JÁ. The capsid protein of citrus leprosis virus C shows a nuclear distribution and interacts with the nucleolar fibrillarin protein. Virus Res 2024; 340:199297. [PMID: 38070688 PMCID: PMC10758971 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2023.199297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Brevipalpus-transmitted viruses (BTVs) have a significant negative economic impact on the citrus industry in Central and South America. Until now, only a few studies have explored the intracellular distribution and interaction of BTVs-encoded proteins with host factors, particularly for cileviruses, the main BTV responsible for the Citrus Leprosis (CL) disease. This study describes the nuclear localization of citrus leprosis virus C (CiLV-C) capsid protein (p29) and its interaction with the fibrillarin (Fib2) within the nucleolar compartment and cell cytoplasm. Our results, obtained by computer predictions and laser scanning confocal microscopy analyses, including colocalization and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) approaches, revealed that a fraction of the p29 is localized in the nucleus and colocalizes with the Fib2 in both the nucleolus and cytosol. The nuclear localization of p29 correlated with a smaller nucleus size. Furthermore, co-immunoprecipitation (Co-IP) assays confirmed the interactions between p29 and Fib2. The implications of these findings for the functionalities of the cilevirus capsid protein are discussed.
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- Mikhail Oliveira Leastro
- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valencia 46022, Spain.
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valencia 46022, Spain
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- Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universitat Politècnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valencia 46022, Spain.
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Wang J, Hsu Y, Lee Y, Lin N. Importin α2 participates in RNA interference against bamboo mosaic virus accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana via NbAGO10a-mediated small RNA clearance. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2024; 25:e13422. [PMID: 38279848 PMCID: PMC10799208 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Karyopherins, the nucleocytoplasmic transporters, participate in multiple RNA silencing stages by transporting associated proteins into the nucleus. Importin α is a member of karyopherins and has been reported to facilitate virus infection via nuclear import of viral proteins. Unlike other RNA viruses, silencing of importin α2 (α2i) by virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) boosted the titre of bamboo mosaic virus (BaMV) in protoplasts, and inoculated and systemic leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. The enhanced BaMV accumulation in importin α2i plants was linked to reduced levels of RDR6-dependent secondary virus-derived small-interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs). Small RNA-seq revealed importin α2 silencing did not affect the abundance of siRNAs derived from host mRNAs but significantly reduced the 21 and 22 nucleotide vsiRNAs in BaMV-infected plants. Deletion of BaMV TGBp1, an RNA silencing suppressor, compromised importin α2i-mediated BaMV enhancement. Moreover, silencing of importin α2 upregulated NbAGO10a, a proviral protein recruited by TGBp1 for BaMV vsiRNAs clearance, but hindered the nuclear import of NbAGO10a. Taken together, these results indicate that importin α2 acts as a negative regulator of BaMV invasion by controlling the expression and nucleocytoplasmic shuttling of NbAGO10a, which removes vsiRNAs via the TGBp1-NbAGO10a-SDN1 pathway. Our findings reveal the hidden antiviral mechanism of importin α2 in countering BaMV infection in N. benthamiana.
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- Jiun‐Da Wang
- Institute of Plant and Microbial BiologyAcademia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
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- Graduate Institute of BiotechnologyNational Chung Hsing UniversityTaichungTaiwan
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- Department of BiotechnologyMing Chuan UniversityTaipeiTaiwan
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial BiologyAcademia SinicaTaipeiTaiwan
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Yan D, Han K, Lu Y, Peng J, Rao S, Wu G, Liu Y, Chen J, Zheng H, Yan F. The nanovirus U2 protein suppresses RNA silencing via three conserved cysteine residues. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2024; 25:e13394. [PMID: 37823358 PMCID: PMC10782648 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Nanoviruses have multipartite, circular, single-stranded DNA genomes and cause huge production losses in legumes and other crops. No viral suppressor of RNA silencing (VSR) has yet been reported from a member of the genus Nanovirus. Here, we demonstrate that the nanovirus U2 protein is a VSR. The U2 protein of milk vetch dwarf virus (MDV) suppressed the silencing of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene induced by single-stranded and double-stranded RNA, and the systemic spread of the GFP silencing signal. An electrophoretic mobility shift assay showed that the U2 protein was able to bind double-stranded 21-nucleotide small interfering RNA (siRNA). The cysteine residues at positions 43, 79 and 82 in the MDV U2 protein are critical to its nuclear localization, self-interaction and siRNA-binding ability, and were essential for its VSR activity. In addition, expression of the U2 protein via a potato virus X vector induced more severe necrosis symptoms in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. The U2 proteins of other nanoviruses also acted as VSRs, and the three conserved cysteine residues were indispensable for their VSR activity.
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- Dankan Yan
- College of Life SciencesFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro‐Products SafetyAnhui Academy of Agricultural SciencesHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
- Institute of Plant Protection and Agro‐Products SafetyAnhui Academy of Agricultural SciencesHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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- Institute of Plant ProtectionHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- College of Life SciencesFujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityFuzhouChina
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro‐Products, Institute of Plant VirologyNingbo UniversityNingboChina
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Kang H, Ga YJ, Kim SH, Cho YH, Kim JW, Kim C, Yeh JY. Small interfering RNA (siRNA)-based therapeutic applications against viruses: principles, potential, and challenges. J Biomed Sci 2023; 30:88. [PMID: 37845731 PMCID: PMC10577957 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-023-00981-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
Abstract
RNA has emerged as a revolutionary and important tool in the battle against emerging infectious diseases, with roles extending beyond its applications in vaccines, in which it is used in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since their development in the 1990s, RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics have demonstrated potential in reducing the expression of disease-associated genes. Nucleic acid-based therapeutics, including RNAi therapies, that degrade viral genomes and rapidly adapt to viral mutations, have emerged as alternative treatments. RNAi is a robust technique frequently employed to selectively suppress gene expression in a sequence-specific manner. The swift adaptability of nucleic acid-based therapeutics such as RNAi therapies endows them with a significant advantage over other antiviral medications. For example, small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are produced on the basis of sequence complementarity to target and degrade viral RNA, a novel approach to combat viral infections. The precision of siRNAs in targeting and degrading viral RNA has led to the development of siRNA-based treatments for diverse diseases. However, despite the promising therapeutic benefits of siRNAs, several problems, including impaired long-term protein expression, siRNA instability, off-target effects, immunological responses, and drug resistance, have been considerable obstacles to the use of siRNA-based antiviral therapies. This review provides an encompassing summary of the siRNA-based therapeutic approaches against viruses while also addressing the obstacles that need to be overcome for their effective application. Furthermore, we present potential solutions to mitigate major challenges.
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- Hara Kang
- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
- Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
- Research Institute for New Drug Development, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
- Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Incheon National University, Academy-Ro 119, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 22012, South Korea.
- KU Center for Animal Blood Medical Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-Ro, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 05029, South Korea.
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Adhab M, Zhang Y, Schoelz J. Transient expression of cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) P6-GFP complements a defective CaMV replicon to facilitate viral gene expression, replication and virion formation. Virology 2023; 587:109854. [PMID: 37556874 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2023.109854] [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: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/25/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
Abstract
Over the past decades, several studies have examined the subcellular localization of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) P6 protein by tagging it with GFP (P6-GFP). These investigations have been essential in the development of models for inclusion body formation, nuclear transport, and microfilament-associated intracellular movement of P6 inclusion bodies for delivery of virions to plasmodesmata. Although it was shown early on that the translational transactivation function of P6-GFP was comparable to wild type P6, it has not been possible to incorporate a P6-GFP gene into an infectious clone of CaMV. Consequently, it has not been possible to formally prove that a P6-GFP fusion is comparable in function to the unmodified P6 protein. Here we show that transient expression of P6-GFP can complement a defective CaMV replicon through gene expression, replication and encapsidation, which validates the relevance of P6-GFP subcellular localization studies for understanding the development of CaMV infections.
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- Mustafa Adhab
- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
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Adhab M, Zhang Y, Schoelz J. Transient expression of cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) P6-GFP complements a defective CaMV replicon to facilitate viral gene expression, replication and virion formation. Virology 2023; 587:109854. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2023.109854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Ebrahimi S, Eini O, Baßler A, Hanke A, Yildirim Z, Wassenegger M, Krczal G, Uslu VV. Beet Curly Top Iran Virus Rep and V2 Suppress Post-Transcriptional Gene Silencing via Distinct Modes of Action. Viruses 2023; 15:1996. [PMID: 37896771 PMCID: PMC10611197 DOI: 10.3390/v15101996] [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] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Beet curly top Iran virus (BCTIV) is a yield-limiting geminivirus belonging to the becurtovirus genus. The genome organization of BCTIV is unique such that the complementary strand of BCTIV resembles Mastrevirus, whereas the virion strand organization is similar to the Curtovirus genus. Geminiviruses are known to avoid the plant defense system by suppressing the RNA interference mechanisms both at the transcriptional gene silencing (TGS) and post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) levels. Multiple geminivirus genes have been identified as viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSR) but VSR activity remains mostly elusive in becurtoviruses. We found that BCTIV-V2 and -Rep could suppress specific Sense-PTGS mechanisms with distinct efficiencies depending on the nature of the silencing inducer and the target gene. Local silencing induced by GFP inverted repeat (IR) could not be suppressed by V2 but was partially reduced by Rep. Accordingly, we documented that Rep but not V2 could suppress systemic silencing induced by GFP-IR. In addition, we showed that the VSR activity of Rep was partly regulated by RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase 6 (RDR6), whereas the VSR activity of V2 was independent of RDR6. Domain mapping for Rep showed that an intact Rep protein was required for the suppression of PTGS. In summary, we showed that BCTIV-Rep and -V2 function as silencing suppressors with distinct modes of action.
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- Saeideh Ebrahimi
- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
- Department of Plant Protection, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 313, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 313, Iran
- Department of Phytopathology, Institute for Sugar Beet Research, 37079 Göttingen, Germany
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
- MAPS, COS, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
- MAPS, COS, Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Hoffmann G, López-González S, Mahboubi A, Hanson J, Hafrén A. Cauliflower mosaic virus protein P6 is a multivalent node for RNA granule proteins and interferes with stress granule responses during plant infection. THE PLANT CELL 2023; 35:3363-3382. [PMID: 37040611 PMCID: PMC10473198 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koad101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Biomolecular condensation is a multipurpose cellular process that viruses use ubiquitously during their multiplication. Cauliflower mosaic virus replication complexes are condensates that differ from those of most viruses, as they are nonmembranous assemblies that consist of RNA and protein, mainly the viral protein P6. Although these viral factories (VFs) were described half a century ago, with many observations that followed since, functional details of the condensation process and the properties and relevance of VFs have remained enigmatic. Here, we studied these issues in Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana benthamiana. We observed a large dynamic mobility range of host proteins within VFs, while the viral matrix protein P6 is immobile, as it represents the central node of these condensates. We identified the stress granule (SG) nucleating factors G3BP7 and UBP1 family members as components of VFs. Similarly, as SG components localize to VFs during infection, ectopic P6 localizes to SGs and reduces their assembly after stress. Intriguingly, it appears that soluble rather than condensed P6 suppresses SG formation and mediates other essential P6 functions, suggesting that the increased condensation over the infection time-course may accompany a progressive shift in selected P6 functions. Together, this study highlights VFs as dynamic condensates and P6 as a complex modulator of SG responses.
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- Gesa Hoffmann
- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
- Linnean Center for Plant Biology, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
- Linnean Center for Plant Biology, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, 90736 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, 90736 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
- Linnean Center for Plant Biology, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden
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Vermeulen A, Takken FLW, Sánchez-Camargo VA. Translation Arrest: A Key Player in Plant Antiviral Response. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1293. [PMID: 37372472 DOI: 10.3390/genes14061293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Plants evolved several mechanisms to protect themselves against viruses. Besides recessive resistance, where compatible host factors required for viral proliferation are absent or incompatible, there are (at least) two types of inducible antiviral immunity: RNA silencing (RNAi) and immune responses mounted upon activation of nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat (NLR) receptors. RNAi is associated with viral symptom recovery through translational repression and transcript degradation following recognition of viral double-stranded RNA produced during infection. NLR-mediated immunity is induced upon (in)direct recognition of a viral protein by an NLR receptor, triggering either a hypersensitive response (HR) or an extreme resistance response (ER). During ER, host cell death is not apparent, and it has been proposed that this resistance is mediated by a translational arrest (TA) of viral transcripts. Recent research indicates that translational repression plays a crucial role in plant antiviral resistance. This paper reviews current knowledge on viral translational repression during viral recovery and NLR-mediated immunity. Our findings are summarized in a model detailing the pathways and processes leading to translational arrest of plant viruses. This model can serve as a framework to formulate hypotheses on how TA halts viral replication, inspiring new leads for the development of antiviral resistance in crops.
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- Annemarie Vermeulen
- Molecular Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Plant Pathology, Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS), University of Amsterdam, 1098 XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Hoffmann G, Mahboubi A, Bente H, Garcia D, Hanson J, Hafrén A. Arabidopsis RNA processing body components LSM1 and DCP5 aid in the evasion of translational repression during Cauliflower mosaic virus infection. THE PLANT CELL 2022; 34:3128-3147. [PMID: 35511183 PMCID: PMC9338796 DOI: 10.1093/plcell/koac132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Viral infections impose extraordinary RNA stress, triggering cellular RNA surveillance pathways such as RNA decapping, nonsense-mediated decay, and RNA silencing. Viruses need to maneuver among these pathways to establish infection and succeed in producing high amounts of viral proteins. Processing bodies (PBs) are integral to RNA triage in eukaryotic cells, with several distinct RNA quality control pathways converging for selective RNA regulation. In this study, we investigated the role of Arabidopsis thaliana PBs during Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) infection. We found that several PB components are co-opted into viral factories that support virus multiplication. This pro-viral role was not associated with RNA decay pathways but instead, we established that PB components are helpers in viral RNA translation. While CaMV is normally resilient to RNA silencing, dysfunctions in PB components expose the virus to this pathway, which is similar to previous observations for transgenes. Transgenes, however, undergo RNA quality control-dependent RNA degradation and transcriptional silencing, whereas CaMV RNA remains stable but becomes translationally repressed through decreased ribosome association, revealing a unique dependence among PBs, RNA silencing, and translational repression. Together, our study shows that PB components are co-opted by the virus to maintain efficient translation, a mechanism not associated with canonical PB functions.
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- Gesa Hoffmann
- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala 75007, Sweden
- Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala 75007, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala 75007, Sweden
- Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala 75007, Sweden
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Comparative Plant Transcriptome Profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 and Camelina sativa var. Celine Infested with Myzus persicae Aphids Acquiring Circulative and Noncirculative Viruses Reveals Virus- and Plant-Specific Alterations Relevant to Aphid Feeding Behavior and Transmission. Microbiol Spectr 2022; 10:e0013622. [PMID: 35856906 PMCID: PMC9430646 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00136-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Evidence is accumulating that plant viruses alter host plant traits in ways that modify their insect vectors' behavior. These alterations often enhance virus transmission, which has led to the hypothesis that these effects are manipulations caused by viral adaptation. However, we lack a mechanistic understanding of the genetic basis of these indirect, plant-mediated effects on vectors, their dependence on the plant host, and their relation to the mode of virus transmission. Transcriptome profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana and Camelina sativa plants infected with turnip yellows virus (TuYV) or cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) and infested with the common aphid vector Myzus persicae revealed strong virus- and host-specific differences in gene expression patterns. CaMV infection caused more severe effects on the phenotype of both plant hosts than did TuYV infection, and the severity of symptoms correlated strongly with the proportion of differentially expressed genes, especially photosynthesis genes. Accordingly, CaMV infection modified aphid behavior and fecundity more strongly than did infection with TuYV. Overall, infection with CaMV, relying on the noncirculative transmission mode, tends to have effects on metabolic pathways, with strong potential implications for insect vector-plant host interactions (e.g., photosynthesis, jasmonic acid, ethylene, and glucosinolate biosynthetic processes), while TuYV, using the circulative transmission mode, alters these pathways only weakly. These virus-induced deregulations of genes that are related to plant physiology and defense responses might impact both aphid probing and feeding behavior on infected host plants, with potentially distinct effects on virus transmission. IMPORTANCE Plant viruses change the phenotype of their plant hosts. Some of the changes impact interactions of the plant with insects that feed on the plants and transmit these viruses. These modifications may result in better virus transmission. We examine here the transcriptomes of two plant species infected with two viruses with different transmission modes to work out whether there are plant species-specific and transmission mode-specific transcriptome changes. Our results show that both are the case.
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Fan L, He C, Gao D, Xu T, Xing F, Yan J, Zhan B, Li S, Wang H. Identification of Silencing Suppressor Protein Encoded by Strawberry Mottle Virus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:786489. [PMID: 35712581 PMCID: PMC9195133 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.786489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Strawberry mottle virus (SMoV) is associated with strawberry decline disease, causing losses to fruit yield and quality. In this study, using a screening system that enables detection of both local and systemic plant host (RNA silencing) defense responses, we found that Pro2Glu and P28, encoded by SMoV RNA2 genome, functioned to suppress local and systemic RNA silencing triggered by single- but not double-stranded GFP RNA. Subcellular localization assay revealed that both Pro2Glu and P28 were localized to nucleus and cytoplasm. The deletion of 11 amino acid residues at the C-terminus destabilized Pro2Glu protein, and the disruption of two conserved GW motifs deprived Pro2Glu of ability to suppress RNA silencing. Additionally, SMoV Pro2Glu and P28 enhanced the accumulation of potato virus X (PVX) in Nicotiana benthamiana 22 days post-infiltration, and P28 exacerbated significantly the symptoms of PVX. Collectively, these data indicate that the genome of SMoV RNA2 encodes two suppressors of RNA silencing. This is the first identification of a stramovirus suppressor of RNA silencing.
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- Lingjiao Fan
- Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of 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 of Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Jiang L, Chen J, Yang YZ, Li R, Li S, Wang ZQ, Jiang T. Functional analysis of a viral promoter from a strawberry vein banding virus isolate from China. Virol J 2022; 19:60. [PMID: 35361243 PMCID: PMC8974135 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-022-01778-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Promoters are important factors affecting gene expression in cells. The driven activities of viral promoters were generally assessed to screen available promoters for transgenic and research and biotech industries. In this study, we cloned a full-length promoter from a Chinese isolate of strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) and produced several deletion mutants for evaluation of applications in production of reporter proteins in stable transgenic plants. Methods The full-length promoter of SVBV (SP1) and its three deletion mutants (SP2, SP3, and SP4) were amplified using polymerase chain reaction. The effects of SVBV SP1, SP2, SP3, and SP4 on gene expression were evaluated using β-glucuronidase (GUS) and green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter genes. Results Transient expression assays showed that the SVBV SP1 promoter and its three deletion mutants all expressed the reporter genes, albeit at very different levels. Interestingly, transcriptional activity driven by the SP1 promoter was much higher than that of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. After stable transformation of the GUS gene into Nicotiana tabacum plants, SVBV SP1-driven transgene expression was approximately 2.6-fold higher than CaMV 35S promoter-driven transgene expression. In addition, GUS gene expression levels were enhanced by co-inoculation of the plants with the SP1 promoter-driven vector carrying the GUS gene and the vector expressing SVBV open reading frame (ORF) V or ORF VI. Conclusions The SVBV SP1 promoter from the Chinese isolate evaluated in this study could successfully drive transient and stable expression in plants, it was a stronger promoter than the CaMV 35S and FLt-US promoters and may be more useful for the production of stable transgenic plants. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12985-022-01778-2.
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- Lei Jiang
- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.,Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Vector Biology and Pathogen Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Huzhou University, Huzhou, 313000, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China. .,Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Crops, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China. .,Key Laboratory of Biology and Sustainable Management of Plant Diseases and Pests of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China.
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Jin L, Chen M, Xiang M, Guo Z. RNAi-Based Antiviral Innate Immunity in Plants. Viruses 2022; 14:v14020432. [PMID: 35216025 PMCID: PMC8875485 DOI: 10.3390/v14020432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Multiple antiviral immunities were developed to defend against viral infection in hosts. RNA interference (RNAi)-based antiviral innate immunity is evolutionarily conserved in eukaryotes and plays a vital role against all types of viruses. During the arms race between the host and virus, many viruses evolve viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) to inhibit antiviral innate immunity. Here, we reviewed the mechanism at different stages in RNAi-based antiviral innate immunity in plants and the counteractions of various VSRs, mainly upon infection of RNA viruses in model plant Arabidopsis. Some critical challenges in the field were also proposed, and we think that further elucidating conserved antiviral innate immunity may convey a broad spectrum of antiviral strategies to prevent viral diseases in the future.
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Pantaleo V, Masuta C. Diversity of viral RNA silencing suppressors and their involvement in virus-specific symptoms. Adv Virus Res 2022; 113:1-23. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2022.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kubina J, Geldreich A, Gales JP, Baumberger N, Bouton C, Ryabova LA, Grasser KD, Keller M, Dimitrova M. Nuclear export of plant pararetrovirus mRNAs involves the TREX complex, two viral proteins and the highly structured 5' leader region. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:8900-8922. [PMID: 34370034 PMCID: PMC8421220 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In eukaryotes, the major nuclear export pathway for mature mRNAs uses the dimeric receptor TAP/p15, which is recruited to mRNAs via the multisubunit TREX complex, comprising the THO core and different export adaptors. Viruses that replicate in the nucleus adopt different strategies to hijack cellular export factors and achieve cytoplasmic translation of their mRNAs. No export receptors are known in plants, but Arabidopsis TREX resembles the mammalian complex, with a conserved hexameric THO core associated with ALY and UIEF proteins, as well as UAP56 and MOS11. The latter protein is an orthologue of mammalian CIP29. The nuclear export mechanism for viral mRNAs has not been described in plants. To understand this process, we investigated the export of mRNAs of the pararetrovirus CaMV in Arabidopsis and demonstrated that it is inhibited in plants deficient in ALY, MOS11 and/or TEX1. Deficiency for these factors renders plants partially resistant to CaMV infection. Two CaMV proteins, the coat protein P4 and reverse transcriptase P5, are important for nuclear export. P4 and P5 interact and co-localise in the nucleus with the cellular export factor MOS11. The highly structured 5′ leader region of 35S RNAs was identified as an export enhancing element that interacts with ALY1, ALY3 and MOS11 in vitro.
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- Julie Kubina
- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Cell Biology & Plant Biochemistry, Biochemistry Centre, University of Regensburg, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Chesnais Q, Verdier M, Burckbuchler M, Brault V, Pooggin M, Drucker M. Cauliflower mosaic virus protein P6-TAV plays a major role in alteration of aphid vector feeding behaviour but not performance on infected Arabidopsis. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2021; 22:911-920. [PMID: 33993609 PMCID: PMC8295513 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Emerging evidence suggests that viral infection modifies host plant traits that in turn alter behaviour and performance of vectors colonizing the plants in a way conducive for transmission of both nonpersistent and persistent viruses. Similar evidence for semipersistent viruses like cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is scarce. Here we compared the effects of Arabidopsis infection with mild (CM) and severe (JI) CaMV isolates on the feeding behaviour (recorded by the electrical penetration graph technique) and fecundity of the aphid vector Myzus persicae. Compared to mock-inoculated plants, feeding behaviour was altered similarly on CM- and JI-infected plants, but only aphids on JI-infected plants had reduced fecundity. To evaluate the role of the multifunctional CaMV protein P6-TAV, aphid feeding behaviour and fecundity were tested on transgenic Arabidopsis plants expressing wild-type (wt) and mutant versions of P6-TAV. In contrast to viral infection, aphid fecundity was unchanged on all transgenic lines, suggesting that other viral factors compromise fecundity. Aphid feeding behaviour was modified on wt P6-CM-, but not on wt P6-JI-expressing plants. Analysis of plants expressing P6 mutants identified N-terminal P6 domains contributing to modification of feeding behaviour. Taken together, we show that CaMV infection can modify both aphid fecundity and feeding behaviour and that P6 is only involved in the latter.
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- Quentin Chesnais
- Virus Vection, SVQV, UMR 1131 INRAEUniversité de StrasbourgINRAE Centre Grand Est‐ColmarColmarFrance
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- Virus Vection, SVQV, UMR 1131 INRAEUniversité de StrasbourgINRAE Centre Grand Est‐ColmarColmarFrance
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- Virus Vection, SVQV, UMR 1131 INRAEUniversité de StrasbourgINRAE Centre Grand Est‐ColmarColmarFrance
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- Virus Vection, SVQV, UMR 1131 INRAEUniversité de StrasbourgINRAE Centre Grand Est‐ColmarColmarFrance
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- DEFENSIRNA, PHIM, INRAECIRADSupAgroIRDMUSEINRAE Centre Occitanie‐MontpellierMontferrier‐sur‐LezFrance
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- Virus Vection, SVQV, UMR 1131 INRAEUniversité de StrasbourgINRAE Centre Grand Est‐ColmarColmarFrance
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Insect Models of Innate Immunity, IBMCUniversité de StrasbourgInstitut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire2 allée Konrad Roentgen67084 Strasbourg cedexFrance
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Identification and Characterization of Plant-Interacting Targets of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Silencing Suppressor. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10010027. [PMID: 33401462 PMCID: PMC7823891 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10010027] [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: 09/29/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV; species Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus) is an economically important plant virus that infects multiple horticultural crops on a global scale. TSWV encodes a non-structural protein NSs that acts as a suppressor of host RNA silencing machinery during infection. Despite extensive structural and functional analyses having been carried out on TSWV NSs, its protein-interacting targets in host plants are still largely unknown. Here, we systemically investigated NSs-interacting proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana via affinity purification and mass spectrometry (AP-MS) analysis. Forty-three TSWV NSs-interacting candidates were identified in N. benthamiana. Gene Ontology (GO) and protein–protein interaction (PPI) network analyses were carried out on their closest homologs in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) and Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The results showed that NSs preferentially interacts with plant defense-related proteins such as calmodulin (CaM), importin, carbonic anhydrase and two heat shock proteins (HSPs): HSP70 and HSP90. As two major nodes in the PPI network, CaM and importin subunit α were selected for the further verification of their interactions with NSs via yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) screening. Our work suggests that the downstream signaling, transportation and/or metabolic pathways of host-NSs-interacting proteins may play critical roles in NSs-facilitated TSWV infection.
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Zhang CW, Liu Q, Zeng Q, Huang WT, Wang Q, Cheng YQ. p24 G1 Encoded by Grapevine Leafroll-Associated Virus 1 Suppresses RNA Silencing and Elicits Hypersensitive Response-Like Necrosis in Nicotiana Species. Viruses 2020; 12:E1111. [PMID: 33007975 PMCID: PMC7601950 DOI: 10.3390/v12101111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 1 (GLRaV-1) is a major pathogen associated with grapevine leafroll disease. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying GLRaV-1 interactions with plant cells are unclear. Using Agrobacterium infiltration-mediated RNA-silencing assays, we demonstrated that GLRaV-1 p24 protein (p24G1) acts as an RNA-silencing suppressor (RSS), inhibiting local and systemic RNA silencing. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that p24G1 binds double-stranded 21-nucleotide small interfering RNA (siRNA), and that siRNA binding is required but not sufficient for its RSS activity. p24G1 localizes in the nucleus and can self-interact through its amino acid 10 to 210 region. Dimerization is needed for p24G1 interaction with importin α1 before moving to the nucleus, but is not required for its siRNA binding and RSS activity. Expression of p24G1 from a binary pGD vector or potato virus X-based vector elicited a strong hypersensitive response in Nicotiana species, indicating that p24G1 may be a factor in pathogenesis. Furthermore, p24G1 function in pathogenesis required its RSS activity, dimerization and nuclear localization. In addition, the region of amino acids 122-139 played a crucial role in the nuclear import, siRNA binding, silencing suppression and pathogenic activity of p24G1. These results contribute to our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying GLRaV-1 infection.
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- Chen-Wei Zhang
- Department of Pomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (C.-W.Z.); (Q.L.); (Q.Z.); (W.-T.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Viticulture and Enology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Pomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (C.-W.Z.); (Q.L.); (Q.Z.); (W.-T.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Viticulture and Enology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Pomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (C.-W.Z.); (Q.L.); (Q.Z.); (W.-T.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Viticulture and Enology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Pomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (C.-W.Z.); (Q.L.); (Q.Z.); (W.-T.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Viticulture and Enology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
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- Department of Pomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (C.-W.Z.); (Q.L.); (Q.Z.); (W.-T.H.)
- Key Laboratory of Viticulture and Enology, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing 100083, China
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Sun Q, Zhuo T, Zhao T, Zhou C, Li Y, Wang Y, Li D, Yu J, Han C. Functional Characterization of RNA Silencing Suppressor P0 from Pea Mild Chlorosis Virus. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E7136. [PMID: 32992609 PMCID: PMC7582759 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21197136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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To counteract host antiviral RNA silencing, plant viruses encode numerous viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs). P0 proteins have been identified as VSRs in many poleroviruses. However, their suppressor function has not been fully characterized. Here, we investigated the function of P0 from pea mild chlorosis virus (PMCV) in the suppression of local and systemic RNA silencing via green fluorescent protein (GFP) co-infiltration assays in wild-type and GFP-transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana (line 16c). Amino acid deletion analysis showed that N-terminal residues Asn 2 and Val 3, but not the C-terminus residues from 230-270 aa, were necessary for PMCV P0 (P0PM) VSR activity. P0PM acted as an F-box protein, and triple LPP mutation (62LPxx79P) at the F-box-like motif abolished its VSR activity. In addition, P0PM failed to interact with S-phase kinase-associated protein 1 (SKP1), which was consistent with previous findings of P0 from potato leafroll virus. These data further support the notion that VSR activity of P0 is independent of P0-SKP1 interaction. Furthermore, we examined the effect of P0PM on ARGONAUTE1 (AGO1) protein stability, and co-expression analysis showed that P0PM triggered AGO1 degradation. Taken together, our findings suggest that P0PM promotes degradation of AGO1 to suppress RNA silencing independent of SKP1 interaction.
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- Qian Sun
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China;
- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Pest Monitoring and Green Management, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (T.Z.); (T.Z.); (C.Z.); (Y.L.); (Y.W.); (D.L.); (J.Y.)
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Huang CH, Foo MH, Raja JAJ, Tan YR, Lin TT, Lin SS, Yeh SD. A Conserved Helix in the C-Terminal Region of Watermelon Silver Mottle Virus Nonstructural Protein S Is Imperative For Protein Stability Affecting Self-Interaction, RNA Silencing Suppression, and Pathogenicity. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:637-652. [PMID: 31935338 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-10-19-0279-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In orthotospovirus, the nonstructural protein S (NSs) is the RNA-silencing suppressor (RSS) and pathogenicity determinant. Here, we demonstrate that a putative α-helix, designated H8, spanning amino acids 338 to 369 of the C-terminal region of the NSs protein, is crucial for self-interaction of watermelon silver mottle virus NSs protein and that the H8 affects RSS function. Co-immunoprecipitation, yeast two-hybrid, and bimolecular fluorescence complementation analyses revealed that the triple point mutation (TPM) of H8 amino acids Y338A, H350A, and F353A resulted in NSs protein self-interaction dysfunction. Transient expression of H8-deleted (ΔH8) and TPM NSs proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana plants by agroinfitration indicated that these proteins have weaker RSS activity and are far less stable than wild-type (WT) NSs. However, an electrophoretic mobility assay revealed that small interfering RNA (siRNA) binding ability of TPM NSs protein is not compromised. The pathogenicity assay of WT NSs protein expressed by the attenuated turnip mosaic virus vector restored severe symptoms in recombinant-infected N. benthamiana plants but not for ΔH8 or TPM proteins. Taken together, we conclude that the H8 helix in the C-terminal region of NSs protein is crucial for stabilizing NSs protein through self-interaction to maintain normal functions of RSS and pathogenicity, but not for NSs-siRNA binding activity.
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- Chung-Hao Huang
- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
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Cauliflower Mosaic Virus TAV, a Plant Virus Protein That Functions like Ribonuclease H1 and is Cytotoxic to Glioma Cells. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 2020:7465242. [PMID: 32258141 PMCID: PMC7102451 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7465242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 12/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Recent comparisons between plant and animal viruses reveal many common principles that underlie how all viruses express their genetic material, amplify their genomes, and link virion assembly with replication. Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) is not infectious for human beings. Here, we show that CaMV transactivator/viroplasmin protein (TAV) shares sequence similarity with and behaves like the human ribonuclease H1 (RNase H1) in reducing DNA/RNA hybrids detected with S9.6 antibody in HEK293T cells. We showed that TAV is clearly expressed in the cytosol and in the nuclei of transiently transfected human cells, similar to its distribution in plants. TAV also showed remarkable cytotoxic effects in U251 human glioma cells in vitro. These characteristics pave the way for future analysis on the use of the plant virus protein TAV, as an alternative to human RNAse H1 during gene therapy in human cells.
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Jay F, Vitel M, Brioudes F, Louis M, Knobloch T, Voinnet O. Chemical enhancers of posttranscriptional gene silencing in Arabidopsis. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 25:1078-1090. [PMID: 31164480 PMCID: PMC6800516 DOI: 10.1261/rna.068627.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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RNAi mediated by small-interfering RNAs (siRNAs) operates via transcriptional (TGS) and posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS). In Arabidopsis thaliana, TGS relies on DICER-LIKE-3 (DCL3)-dependent 24-nt siRNAs loaded into AGO4-clade ARGONAUTE effector proteins. PTGS operates via DCL4-dependent 21-nt siRNAs loaded into AGO1-clade proteins. We set up and validated a medium-throughput, semi-automatized procedure enabling chemical screening, in a 96-well in vitro format, of Arabidopsis transgenic seedlings expressing an inverted-repeat construct from the phloem companion cells. The ensuing quantitative PTGS phenotype was exploited to identify molecules, which, upon topical application, either inhibit or enhance siRNA biogenesis/activities. The vast majority of identified modifiers were enhancers, among which Sortin1, Isoxazolone, and [5-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)furan-2-yl]-piperidine-1-ylmethanethione (DFPM) provided the most robust and consistent results, including upon their application onto soil-grown plants in which their effect was nonautonomous and long lasting. The three molecules increased the RNAi potency of the inverted-repeat construct, in large part by enhancing 21-nt siRNA accumulation and loading into AGO1, and concomitantly reducing AGO4 and DCL3 levels in planta. A similar, albeit not identical effect, was observed on 22-nt siRNAs produced from a naturally occurring inverted-repeat locus, demonstrating that the molecules also enhance endogenous PTGS. In standardized assays conducted in seedling extracts, the three enhancers selectively increased DCL4-mediated processing of in vitro-synthesized double-stranded RNAs, indicating the targeting of a hitherto unknown PTGS component probably independent of the DCL4-cofactor DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA-BINDING 4 (DRB4). This study establishes the proof-of-concept that RNAi efficacy can be modulated by chemicals in a whole organism. Their potential applications and the associated future research are discussed.
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- Florence Jay
- Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Bayer S.A.S., Biochemistry and New Technology, 69263 Lyon Cedex 09, France
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- Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Bayer S.A.S., Biochemistry and New Technology, 69263 Lyon Cedex 09, France
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- Bayer S.A.S., Biochemistry and New Technology, 69263 Lyon Cedex 09, France
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- Department of Biology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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Diao P, Zhang Q, Sun H, Ma W, Cao A, Yu R, Wang J, Niu Y, Wuriyanghan H. miR403a and SA Are Involved in NbAGO2 Mediated Antiviral Defenses Against TMV Infection in Nicotiana benthamiana. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:E526. [PMID: 31336929 PMCID: PMC6679004 DOI: 10.3390/genes10070526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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RNAi (RNA interference) is an important defense response against virus infection in plants. The core machinery of the RNAi pathway in plants include DCL (Dicer Like), AGO (Argonaute) and RdRp (RNA dependent RNA polymerase). Although involvement of these RNAi components in virus infection responses was demonstrated in Arabidopsis thaliana, their contribution to antiviral immunity in Nicotiana benthamiana, a model plant for plant-pathogen interaction studies, is not well understood. In this study, we investigated the role of N. benthamiana NbAGO2 gene against TMV (Tomato mosaic virus) infection. Silencing of NbAGO2 by transient expression of an hpRNA construct recovered GFP (Green fluorescent protein) expression in GFP-silenced plant, demonstrating that NbAGO2 participated in RNAi process in N. benthamiana. Expression of NbAGO2 was transcriptionally induced by both MeSA (Methylsalicylate acid) treatment and TMV infection. Down-regulation of NbAGO2 gene by amiR-NbAGO2 transient expression compromised plant resistance against TMV infection. Inhibition of endogenous miR403a, a predicted regulatory microRNA of NbAGO2, reduced TMV infection. Our study provides evidence for the antiviral role of NbAGO2 against a Tobamovirus family virus TMV in N. benthamiana, and SA (Salicylic acid) mediates this by induction of NbAGO2 expression upon TMV infection. Our data also highlighted that miR403a was involved in TMV defense by regulation of target NbAGO2 gene in N. Benthamiana.
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- Pengfei Diao
- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Forage and Endemic Crop Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010070, China.
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Kalyandurg PB, Tahmasebi A, Vetukuri RR, Kushwaha SK, Lezzhov AA, Solovyev AG, Grenville-Briggs LJ, Savenkov EI. Efficient RNA silencing suppression activity of Potato Mop-Top Virus 8K protein is driven by variability and positive selection. Virology 2019; 535:111-121. [PMID: 31299487 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Previously, we investigated the evolution of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV) ORFs. Results indicate that positive selection acts exclusively on an ORF encoding the 8K protein, a weak viral suppressor of RNA silencing (VSR). However, how the extraordinary variability contributes to 8K-mediated RNA silencing suppression remains unknown. Here, we characterized the RNA silencing suppression activity of the 8K protein from seven diverse isolates. We show that 8K encoded by isolate P1 exhibits stronger RNA silencing suppression activity than the 8K protein from six other isolates. Mutational analyses revealed that Ser-50 is critical for these differences. By comparing small RNA profiles we found a lower abundance of siRNAs with U residue at the 5'-terminus after expression of the P1 8K compared to expression of 8K from isolate P125, an isolate with weak VSR activity. These results provide new clues as to the role of positive selection in shaping activities of VSRs.
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- Pruthvi B Kalyandurg
- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden; Plant Virology Research Centre, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia; Department of Virology Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden
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- Department of Plant Biology, Uppsala BioCenter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Linnean Center for Plant Biology, Uppsala, Sweden.
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RNA-Targeted Antiviral Immunity: More Than Just RNA Silencing. Trends Microbiol 2019; 27:792-805. [PMID: 31213342 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2019.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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RNA silencing is a fundamental, evolutionarily conserved mechanism that regulates gene expression in eukaryotes. It also functions as a primary immune defense in microbes, such as viruses in plants. In addition to RNA silencing, RNA decay and RNA quality-control pathways are also two ancestral forms of intrinsic antiviral immunity, and the three RNA-targeted pathways may operate cooperatively for their antiviral function. Plant viruses encode viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) to suppress RNA silencing and facilitate virus infection. In response, plants may activate a counter-counter-defense mechanism to cope with VSR-mediated RNA silencing suppression. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of RNA silencing, RNA decay, and RNA quality control in antiviral defense, and highlight the mechanisms by which viruses compromise RNA-targeted immunity for their infection and survival in plants.
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Huang X, Yu R, Li W, Geng L, Jing X, Zhu C, Liu H. Identification and characterisation of a glycine-rich RNA-binding protein as an endogenous suppressor of RNA silencing from Nicotiana glutinosa. PLANTA 2019; 249:1811-1822. [PMID: 30840177 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-019-03122-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION This study shows that NgRBP suppresses both local and systemic RNA silencing induced by sense- or double-stranded RNA, and the RNA binding activity is essential for its function. To counteract host defence, many plant viruses encode viral suppressors of RNA silencing targeting various stages of RNA silencing. There is increasing evidence that the plants also encode endogenous suppressors of RNA silencing (ESR) to regulate this pathway. In this study, using Agrobacterium infiltration assays, we characterized NgRBP, a glycine-rich RNA-binding protein from Nicotiana glutinosa, as an ESR. Our results indicated that NgRBP suppressed both local and systemic RNA silencing induced by sense- or double-stranded RNA. We also demonstrated that NgRBP could promote Potato Virus X (PVX) infection in N. benthamiana. NgRBP knockdown by virus-induced gene silencing enhanced PVX and Cucumber mosaic virus resistance in N. glutinosa. RNA immunoprecipitation and electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that NgRBP bound to GFP mRNA, dsRNA rather than siRNA. These findings provide the evidence that NgRBP acts as an ESR and the RNA affinity of NgRBP plays the key role in its ESR activity. NgRBP responds to multiple signals such as ABA, MeJA, SA, and Tobacco mosaic virus infection. Therefore, it could participate in the regulation of gene expression under specific conditions.
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- Xu Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Immunology, Taishan Medical University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, Shandong, China.
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Lukhovitskaya N, Ryabova LA. Cauliflower mosaic virus transactivator protein (TAV) can suppress nonsense-mediated decay by targeting VARICOSE, a scaffold protein of the decapping complex. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7042. [PMID: 31065034 PMCID: PMC6504953 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43414-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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During pathogenesis, viruses hijack the host cellular machinery to access molecules and sub-cellular structures needed for infection. We have evidence that the multifunctional viral translation transactivator/viroplasmin (TAV) protein from Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) can function as a suppressor of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). TAV interacts specifically with a scaffold protein of the decapping complex VARICOSE (VCS) in the yeast two-hybrid system, and co-localizes with components of the decapping complex in planta. Notably, plants transgenic for TAV accumulate endogenous NMD-elicited mRNAs, while decay of AU-rich instability element (ARE)-signal containing mRNAs are not affected. Using an agroinfiltration-based transient assay we confirmed that TAV specifically stabilizes mRNA containing a premature termination codon (PTC) in a VCS-dependent manner. We have identified a TAV motif consisting of 12 of the 520 amino acids in the full-length sequence that is critical for both VCS binding and the NMD suppression effect. Our data suggest that TAV can intercept NMD by targeting the decapping machinery through the scaffold protein VARICOSE, indicating that 5'-3' mRNA decapping is a late step in NMD-related mRNA degradation in plants.
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- Nina Lukhovitskaya
- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- Division of Virology, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1QP, UK
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- Institut de biologie moléculaire des plantes, CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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RNA Interference: A Natural Immune System of Plants to Counteract Biotic Stressors. Cells 2019; 8:cells8010038. [PMID: 30634662 PMCID: PMC6356646 DOI: 10.3390/cells8010038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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During plant-pathogen interactions, plants have to defend the living transposable elements from pathogens. In response to such elements, plants activate a variety of defense mechanisms to counteract the aggressiveness of biotic stressors. RNA interference (RNAi) is a key biological process in plants to inhibit gene expression both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally, using three different groups of proteins to resist the virulence of pathogens. However, pathogens trigger an anti-silencing mechanism through the expression of suppressors to block host RNAi. The disruption of the silencing mechanism is a virulence strategy of pathogens to promote infection in the invaded hosts. In this review, we summarize the RNA silencing pathway, anti-silencing suppressors, and counter-defenses of plants to viral, fungal, and bacterial pathogens.
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Lu QY, Yang L, Huang J, Zheng L, Sun X. Identification and subcellular location of an RNA silencing suppressor encoded by mulberry crinkle leaf virus. Virology 2019; 526:45-51. [PMID: 30342301 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2018.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mulberry crinkle leaf virus (MCLV) is a novel geminivirus recently identified from the woody plant mulberry (Morus alba L.). Little is known about the functions of the proteins encoded by the MCLV genome. Here, all the MCLV-encoded proteins were examined for the ability to suppress gene silencing by an agroinfiltration assay in combination with northern blot analysis of green fluorescent protein (GFP) mRNA and western blot analysis. Of the six proteins, only one protein, V3, which has been predicted to play a role in viral movement, was found to suppress the gene silencing induced by a sense GFP gene in Nicotiana benthamiana 16c. The minimal amino acid sequence of V3 that maintains suppressor activity was also determined by constructing truncated mutants lacking different lengths of the amino acid sequences at the N- or C-terminus of the V3 protein. The results showed that the 94 N-terminal amino acid residues of V3 are sufficient to maintain V3 suppressor activity. In addition, the subcellular location of the V3 protein was investigated by confocal laser scanning microscopy after the expression of a V3-RFP fused protein in leaf epidermal cells of N. benthamiana. The results indicated that the V3 protein localized not only to the cytoplasm but also to the nucleus of N. benthamiana, implying that V3 can shuttle between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Deletion mutant analysis indicated that a putative nuclear localization signal (NLS) between aa 118-134 might be responsible for the nuclear distribution of the V3 protein. Given the importance of RNA silencing in plant-virus interactions, the identification of a silencing suppressor of MCLV should be valuable in understanding the pathogenicity and molecular biology of this virus.
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- Quan-You Lu
- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Silkworm and Mulberry Genetic Improvement, Ministry of Agriculture, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Sericultural Biology and Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, Jiangsu, China
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Yang D, Xu X, Zhao H, Yang S, Wang X, Zhao D, Diao Q, Hou C. Diverse Factors Affecting Efficiency of RNAi in Honey Bee Viruses. Front Genet 2018; 9:384. [PMID: 30254665 PMCID: PMC6141667 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2018.00384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Infection and transmission of honey bee viruses pose a serious threat to the pollination services of crops and wild plants, which plays a vital role in agricultural economy and ecology. RNA interference (RNAi) is an effective defense mechanism against commonly occurring viral infections of animals and plants. However, recent studies indicate that the effects of RNAi on the honey bee can induce additional impacts and might not always be effective in suppressing the virus. Moreover, the RNAi responses differed in relation to the developmental stage of the insect and the target tissue used, even though the same method of delivery was used. These results indicate that further analysis and field experiments should be performed to characterize the varying effectiveness of RNAi-based methods for treating honey bee viral infections. In this review, we provide an overview of the current knowledge and the recent progress in RNAi-based anti-viral treatments for honey bees, focusing in particular highlight the role of the dsRNA-delivery method used and its effect on RNAi efficiency and demonstrate the potential practical value of this tool for controlling the virus. We conclude studying the gene function and disease control of honey bee by RNAi technology requires a complex consideration from physiology, genetics to environment.
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- Dahe Yang
- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Animal Conservation and Resource Utilization, Guangdong Public Laboratory of Wild Animal Conservation and Utilization, Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Beijing, China
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Yang X, Ren Y, Sun S, Wang D, Zhang F, Li D, Li S, Zhou X. Identification of the Potential Virulence Factors and RNA Silencing Suppressors of Mulberry Mosaic Dwarf-Associated Geminivirus. Viruses 2018; 10:E472. [PMID: 30177616 PMCID: PMC6163789 DOI: 10.3390/v10090472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Plant viruses encode virulence factors or RNA silencing suppressors to reprogram plant cellular processes or to fine-tune host RNA silencing-mediated defense responses. In a previous study, Mulberry mosaic dwarf-associated virus (MMDaV), a novel, highly divergent geminivirus, has been identified from a Chinese mulberry tree showing mosaic and dwarfing symptoms, but the functions of its encoded proteins are unknown. In this study, all seven proteins encoded by MMDaV were screened for potential virulence and RNA silencing suppressor activities. We found that V2, RepA, and Rep affect the pathogenicity of a heterologous potato virus X. We showed that V2 could inhibit local RNA silencing and long-distance movement of the RNA silencing signal, but not short-range spread of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) silencing signal in Nicotiana benthamiana 16c plants. In addition, V2 localized to both subnuclear foci and the cytoplasm. Deletion mutagenesis of V2 showed that the basic motif from amino acids 61 to 76 was crucial for V2 to form subnuclear foci and for suppression of RNA silencing. Although the V2 protein encoded by begomoviruses or a curtovirus has been shown to have silencing suppressor activity, this is the first identification of an RNA silencing suppressor from a woody plant-infecting geminivirus.
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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.
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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 100193, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, 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 100193, 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 100193, 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 100193, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology and Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Soil Microbiology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, 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 100193, 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 100193, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang, China.
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Leisner SM, Schoelz JE. Joining the Crowd: Integrating Plant Virus Proteins into the Larger World of Pathogen Effectors. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2018; 56:89-110. [PMID: 29852091 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080417-050151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The first bacterial and viral avirulence ( avr) genes were cloned in 1984. Although virus and bacterial avr genes were physically isolated in the same year, the questions associated with their characterization after discovery were very different, and these differences had a profound influence on the narrative of host-pathogen interactions for the past 30 years. Bacterial avr proteins were subsequently shown to suppress host defenses, leading to their reclassification as effectors, whereas research on viral avr proteins centered on their role in the viral infection cycle rather than their effect on host defenses. Recent studies that focus on the multifunctional nature of plant virus proteins have shown that some virus proteins are capable of suppression of the same host defenses as bacterial effectors. This is exemplified by the P6 protein of Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), a multifunctional plant virus protein that facilitates several steps in the infection, including modulation of host defenses. This review highlights the modular structure and multifunctional nature of CaMV P6 and illustrates its similarities to other, well-established pathogen effectors.
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- Scott M Leisner
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA;
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Feng M, Zuo D, Jiang X, Li S, Chen J, Jiang L, Zhou X, Jiang T. Identification of Strawberry vein banding virus encoded P6 as an RNA silencing suppressor. Virology 2018; 520:103-110. [PMID: 29843054 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2018.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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RNA silencing is a common mechanism that plays a key role in antiviral defense. To overcome host defense responses, plant viruses encode silencing-suppressor proteins to target one or several key steps in the silencing machinery. Here, we report that the P6 protein encoded by Strawberry vein banding virus (SVBV) is an RNA silencing suppressor through Agrobacterium-mediated co-infiltration assays. SVBV P6 protein can suppress green fluorescent protein (GFP) gene silencing induced by single-stranded RNA but not by double-stranded RNA. The P6 protein can also inhibit systemic silencing of GFP through interfering the systemic spread of GFP silencing signal. Subcellular localization study indicated that P6 protein formed irregular bodies and distributed in both cytoplasm and nucleus of Nicotiana benthamiana cells. Furthermore, deletion analysis indicated that a nuclear localization signal (NLS, aa 402-426) in the P6 protein is responsible for the silencing suppression efficiency. In addition, expression of the P6 protein via a Potato virus X (PVX)-based vectors induced more severe mosaic symptoms in N. benthamiana leaves, and transgenic N. benthamiana plants expressing P6 showed obvious vein yellowing as well as severe mosaic symptoms in leaves. Taken together, our results demonstrates that SVBV P6 is a suppressor of RNA silencing, possibly acting at a upstream step for dsRNA generation.
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- Mingfeng Feng
- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of 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 100193, People's Republic of China
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- School of Plant Protection, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, People's Republic of China.
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Pooggin MM, Ryabova LA. Ribosome Shunting, Polycistronic Translation, and Evasion of Antiviral Defenses in Plant Pararetroviruses and Beyond. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:644. [PMID: 29692761 PMCID: PMC5902531 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Viruses have compact genomes and usually translate more than one protein from polycistronic RNAs using leaky scanning, frameshifting, stop codon suppression or reinitiation mechanisms. Viral (pre-)genomic RNAs often contain long 5′-leader sequences with short upstream open reading frames (uORFs) and secondary structure elements, which control both translation initiation and replication. In plants, viral RNA and DNA are targeted by RNA interference (RNAi) generating small RNAs that silence viral gene expression, while viral proteins are recognized by innate immunity and autophagy that restrict viral infection. In this review we focus on plant pararetroviruses of the family Caulimoviridae and describe the mechanisms of uORF- and secondary structure-driven ribosome shunting, leaky scanning and reinitiation after translation of short and long uORFs. We discuss conservation of these mechanisms in different genera of Caulimoviridae, including host genome-integrated endogenous viral elements, as well as in other viral families, and highlight a multipurpose use of the highly-structured leader sequence of plant pararetroviruses in regulation of translation, splicing, packaging, and reverse transcription of pregenomic RNA (pgRNA), and in evasion of RNAi. Furthermore, we illustrate how targeting of several host factors by a pararetroviral effector protein can lead to transactivation of viral polycistronic translation and concomitant suppression of antiviral defenses. Thus, activation of the plant protein kinase target of rapamycin (TOR) by the Cauliflower mosaic virus transactivator/viroplasmin (TAV) promotes reinitiation of translation after long ORFs on viral pgRNA and blocks antiviral autophagy and innate immunity responses, while interaction of TAV with the plant RNAi machinery interferes with antiviral silencing.
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- Mikhail M Pooggin
- INRA, UMR Biologie et Génétique des Interactions Plante-Parasite, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, UPR 2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Maayan Y, Pandaranayaka EPJ, Srivastava DA, Lapidot M, Levin I, Dombrovsky A, Harel A. Using genomic analysis to identify tomato Tm-2 resistance-breaking mutations and their underlying evolutionary path in a new and emerging tobamovirus. Arch Virol 2018; 163:1863-1875. [PMID: 29582165 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3819-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In September 2014, a new tobamovirus was discovered in Israel that was able to break Tm-2-mediated resistance in tomato that had lasted 55 years. The virus was isolated, and sequencing of its genome showed it to be tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a new tobamovirus recently identified in Jordan. Previous studies on mutant viruses that cause resistance breaking, including Tm-2-mediated resistance, demonstrated that this phenotype had resulted from only a few mutations. Identification of important residues in resistance breakers is hindered by significant background variation, with 9-15% variability in the genomic sequences of known isolates. To understand the evolutionary path leading to the emergence of this resistance breaker, we performed a comprehensive phylogenetic analysis and genomic comparison of different tobamoviruses, followed by molecular modeling of the viral helicase. The phylogenetic location of the resistance-breaking genes was found to be among host-shifting clades, and this, together with the observation of a relatively low mutation rate, suggests that a host shift contributed to the emergence of this new virus. Our comparative genomic analysis identified twelve potential resistance-breaking mutations in the viral movement protein (MP), the primary target of the related Tm-2 resistance, and nine in its replicase. Finally, molecular modeling of the helicase enabled the identification of three additional potential resistance-breaking mutations.
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- Yonatan Maayan
- Department of Vegetable and Field Crop Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crop Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crop Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crop Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crop Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Weed Research, Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel
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- Department of Vegetable and Field Crop Research, Institute of Plant Sciences, Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Center, 68 HaMaccabim Road, P.O. Box 15159, 7505101, Rishon LeZion, Israel.
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Single amino acid in V2 encoded by TYLCV is responsible for its self-interaction, aggregates and pathogenicity. Sci Rep 2018; 8:3561. [PMID: 29476063 PMCID: PMC5824789 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-21446-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The V2 protein encoded by Begomovirus is essential for virus infection and is involved in multiple functions, such as virus movement and suppression of the host defence response. In this study, we reported that V2 encoded by the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), which is one of the most devastating tomato-infecting begomoviruses, could interact with itself and a S71A mutation of V2 (V2S71A) abolished its self-interaction. Fluorescence results showed that V2 localized primarily in the cytoplasm and around the nucleus. Site-directed mutagenesis V2S71A had the similar subcellular localization, but V2S71A formed fewer large aggregates in the cytoplasm compared to wild-type V2, whereas the level of aggregates came to a similar after treatment with MG132, which indicates that the S71A mutation might affect 26S proteasome-mediated degradation of V2 aggregates. Meanwhile, heterologous expression of V2S71A from a Potato virus X vector induced mild symptoms compared to wild-type V2, delay of virus infection associated with mild symptoms was observed in plants inoculated with TYLCV-S71A, which indicates that the amino acid on position 71 is also involved in the pathogenicity of V2. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first to state that the S71A mutation of V2 encoded by TYLCV affects the self-interaction, aggregate formation and pathogenicity of V2.
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Geldreich A, Haas G, Kubina J, Bouton C, Tanguy M, Erhardt M, Keller M, Ryabova L, Dimitrova M. Formation of large viroplasms and virulence of Cauliflower mosaic virus in turnip plants depend on the N-terminal EKI sequence of viral protein TAV. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0189062. [PMID: 29253877 PMCID: PMC5734791 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) TAV protein (TransActivator/Viroplasmin) plays a pivotal role during the infection cycle since it activates translation reinitiation of viral polycistronic RNAs and suppresses RNA silencing. It is also the major component of cytoplasmic electron-dense inclusion bodies (EDIBs) called viroplasms that are particularly evident in cells infected by the virulent CaMV Cabb B-JI isolate. These EDIBs are considered as virion factories, vehicles for CaMV intracellular movement and reservoirs for CaMV transmission by aphids. In this study, focused on different TAV mutants in vivo, we demonstrate that three physically separated domains collectively participate to the formation of large EDIBs: the N-terminal EKI motif, a sequence of the MAV domain involved in translation reinitiation and a C-terminal region encompassing the zinc finger. Surprisingly, EKI mutant TAVm3, corresponding to a substitution of the EKI motif at amino acids 11-13 by three alanines (AAA), which completely abolished the formation of large viroplasms, was not lethal for CaMV but highly reduced its virulence without affecting the rate of systemic infection. Expression of TAVm3 in a viral context led to formation of small irregularly shaped inclusion bodies, mild symptoms and low levels of viral DNA and particles accumulation, despite the production of significant amounts of mature capsid proteins. Unexpectedly, for CaMV-TAVm3 the formation of viral P2-containing electron-light inclusion body (ELIB), which is essential for CaMV aphid transmission, was also altered, thus suggesting an indirect role of the EKI tripeptide in CaMV plant-to-plant propagation. This important functional contribution of the EKI motif in CaMV biology can explain the strict conservation of this motif in the TAV sequences of all CaMV isolates.
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- Angèle Geldreich
- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes, CNRS UPR2357, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Schoelz JE, Leisner S. Setting Up Shop: The Formation and Function of the Viral Factories of Cauliflower mosaic virus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1832. [PMID: 29163571 PMCID: PMC5670102 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Similar to cells, viruses often compartmentalize specific functions such as genome replication or particle assembly. Viral compartments may contain host organelle membranes or they may be mainly composed of viral proteins. These compartments are often termed: inclusion bodies (IBs), viroplasms or viral factories. The same virus may form more than one type of IB, each with different functions, as illustrated by the plant pararetrovirus, Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV). CaMV forms two distinct types of IBs in infected plant cells, those composed mainly of the viral proteins P2 (which are responsible for transmission of CaMV by insect vectors) and P6 (required for viral intra-and inter-cellular infection), respectively. P6 IBs are the major focus of this review. Much of our understanding of the formation and function of P6 IBs comes from the analyses of their major protein component, P6. Over time, the interactions and functions of P6 have been gradually elucidated. Coupled with new technologies, such as fluorescence microscopy with fluorophore-tagged viral proteins, these data complement earlier work and provide a clearer picture of P6 IB formation. As the activities and interactions of the viral proteins have gradually been determined, the functions of P6 IBs have become clearer. This review integrates the current state of knowledge on the formation and function of P6 IBs to produce a coherent model for the activities mediated by these sophisticated virus-manufacturing machines.
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- James E. Schoelz
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, United States
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Chiliveri SC, Aute R, Rai U, Deshmukh MV. DRB4 dsRBD1 drives dsRNA recognition in Arabidopsis thaliana tasi/siRNA pathway. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:8551-8563. [PMID: 28575480 PMCID: PMC5737894 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkx481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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In Arabidopsis thaliana, endogenous trans-acting and exogenous siRNA pathways are initiated by the interaction of DRB4 with trigger dsRNA. Further, DCL4:DRB4 complex cleaves the dsRNA into 21 bp siRNA. Understanding molecular determinants and mechanistic details of dsRNA recognition by DRB4 is vital for inducing long-term RNAi-mediated gene regulation in plants. Here, we present solution structures of individual and concatenated DRB4 dsRBDs and demonstrate modes of dsRNA binding by employing NMR, ITC and site-specific mutagenesis. While both dsRBDs adopt the canonical α−β−β−β−α fold, key structural differences and ms-μs dynamics located at the RNA binding region were observed for dsRBD1. These features favor dsRBD1 to orient itself and make stronger tripartite contact with dsRNA, a feature missing in dsRBD2. Additionally, the inter-domain orientation induced by the linker restricts the mobility of dsRBD2, resulting in the steric hindrance of α1 helix in dsRBD2, and leads in further reduction of its dsRNA binding activity. Our study deciphers functional roles of DRB4 domains by showing that dsRBD1 drives the tasiRNA/siRNA pathway. Furthermore, we identify a potential role of the C-terminal region of DRB4 in protein:protein interaction as it possesses six PxxP motifs, binds to Zn2+ and contains a small structural domain.
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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- CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR - Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007, India
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Fusaro AF, Barton DA, Nakasugi K, Jackson C, Kalischuk ML, Kawchuk LM, Vaslin MFS, Correa RL, Waterhouse PM. The Luteovirus P4 Movement Protein Is a Suppressor of Systemic RNA Silencing. Viruses 2017; 9:v9100294. [PMID: 28994713 PMCID: PMC5691645 DOI: 10.3390/v9100294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 10/04/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The plant viral family Luteoviridae is divided into three genera: Luteovirus, Polerovirus and Enamovirus. Without assistance from another virus, members of the family are confined to the cells of the host plant's vascular system. The first open reading frame (ORF) of poleroviruses and enamoviruses encodes P0 proteins which act as silencing suppressor proteins (VSRs) against the plant's viral defense-mediating RNA silencing machinery. Luteoviruses, such as barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV (BYDV-PAV), however, have no P0 to carry out the VSR role, so we investigated whether other proteins or RNAs encoded by BYDV-PAV confer protection against the plant's silencing machinery. Deep-sequencing of small RNAs from plants infected with BYDV-PAV revealed that the virus is subjected to RNA silencing in the phloem tissues and there was no evidence of protection afforded by a possible decoy effect of the highly abundant subgenomic RNA3. However, analysis of VSR activity among the BYDV-PAV ORFs revealed systemic silencing suppression by the P4 movement protein, and a similar, but weaker, activity by P6. The closely related BYDV-PAS P4, but not the polerovirus potato leafroll virus P4, also displayed systemic VSR activity. Both luteovirus and the polerovirus P4 proteins also showed transient, weak local silencing suppression. This suggests that systemic silencing suppression is the principal mechanism by which the luteoviruses BYDV-PAV and BYDV-PAS minimize the effects of the plant's anti-viral defense.
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- Adriana F Fusaro
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- Plant Industry Division, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
- Department of Virology (M.F.S.V.), Department of Genetics (R.L.C.) and Institute of Medical Biochemistry (A.F.F.), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, Brazil.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Quincy, FL 32351, USA.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB T1J4B1, Canada.
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- Department of Virology (M.F.S.V.), Department of Genetics (R.L.C.) and Institute of Medical Biochemistry (A.F.F.), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, Brazil.
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- Plant Industry Division, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
- Department of Virology (M.F.S.V.), Department of Genetics (R.L.C.) and Institute of Medical Biochemistry (A.F.F.), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro 21941-590, Brazil.
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
- Plant Industry Division, CSIRO, P.O. Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
- School of Earth, Environmental and Biological sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia.
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Li S, Castillo-González C, Yu B, Zhang X. The functions of plant small RNAs in development and in stress responses. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 90:654-670. [PMID: 27943457 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.13444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Revised: 11/29/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Like metazoans, plants use small regulatory RNAs (sRNAs) to direct gene expression. Several classes of sRNAs, which are distinguished by their origin and biogenesis, exist in plants. Among them, microRNAs (miRNAs) and trans-acting small interfering RNAs (ta-siRNAs) mainly inhibit gene expression at post-transcriptional levels. In the past decades, plant miRNAs and ta-siRNAs have been shown to be essential for numerous developmental processes, including growth and development of shoots, leaves, flowers, roots and seeds, among others. In addition, miRNAs and ta-siRNAs are also involved in the plant responses to abiotic and biotic stresses, such as drought, temperature, salinity, nutrient deprivation, bacteria, virus and others. This review summarizes the roles of miRNAs and ta-siRNAs in plant physiology and development.
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- Shengjun Li
- Center for Plant Science Innovation and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0660, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics & Institute of Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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- Center for Plant Science Innovation and School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, 68588-0660, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics & Institute of Plant Genomics and Biotechnology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA
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Zhang X, Zhang X, Wu K, Liu Z, Li D, Qu F. Incomplete DRB4-dependence of the DCL4-mediated antiviral defense. Sci Rep 2016; 6:39244. [PMID: 27982092 PMCID: PMC5159819 DOI: 10.1038/srep39244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The double-stranded RNA-binding protein DRB4 of Arabidopsis was shown previously to contribute to the DICER-LIKE 4 (DCL4)-mediated biogenesis of viral small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs) of 21 nucleotides (nt) in size. However, it is unclear whether all 21-nt vsiRNAs are dependent on this DRB4-DCL4 partnership. To resolve this question, we generated dcl2drb4 and dcl4drb4 double knockout mutants, and subjected them to infections with CPB-CC-PDS, a turnip crinkle virus mutant capable of inducing silencing of the PHYTOENE DESATURASE gene. The dcl2drb4 double knockouts caused a far smaller loss of antiviral silencing than dcl2dcl4. In addition, although both drb4 and dcl4 single mutants permitted a consistent (but small) increase in viral RNA levels, the drb4 mutant correlated with a less pronounced reduction of 21-nt vsiRNAs. Therefore, a substantial subset of DCL4 antiviral activity is DRB4-independent, and may involve other DRB proteins that compensate for loss of DRB4.
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- Xiaofeng Zhang
- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/ Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China.,Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, USA.,Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology/ Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, China
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/ Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China.,Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, USA
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/ Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China
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- Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences/ Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Agro-Biotechnology, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio, USA
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Bejerman N, Mann KS, Dietzgen RG. Alfalfa dwarf cytorhabdovirus P protein is a local and systemic RNA silencing supressor which inhibits programmed RISC activity and prevents transitive amplification of RNA silencing. Virus Res 2016; 224:19-28. [PMID: 27543392 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2016.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Revised: 08/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Plants employ RNA silencing as an innate defense mechanism against viruses. As a counter-defense, plant viruses have evolved to express RNA silencing suppressor proteins (RSS), which target one or more steps of the silencing pathway. In this study, we show that the phosphoprotein (P) encoded by the negative-sense RNA virus alfalfa dwarf virus (ADV), a species of the genus Cytorhabdovirus, family Rhabdoviridae, is a suppressor of RNA silencing. ADV P has a relatively weak local RSS activity, and does not prevent siRNA accumulation. On the other hand, ADV P strongly suppresses systemic RNA silencing, but does not interfere with the short-distance spread of silencing, which is consistent with its lack of inhibition of siRNA accumulation. The mechanism of suppression appears to involve ADV P binding to RNA-induced silencing complex proteins AGO1 and AGO4 as shown in protein-protein interaction assays when ectopically expressed. In planta, we demonstrate that ADV P likely functions by inhibiting miRNA-guided AGO1 cleavage and prevents transitive amplification by repressing the production of secondary siRNAs. As recently described for lettuce necrotic yellows cytorhabdovirus P, but in contrast to other viral RSS known to disrupt AGO activity, ADV P sequence does not contain any recognizable GW/WG or F-box motifs, which suggests that cytorhabdovirus P proteins may use alternative motifs to bind to AGO proteins.
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- Nicolás Bejerman
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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Hedil M, Kormelink R. Viral RNA Silencing Suppression: The Enigma of Bunyavirus NSs Proteins. Viruses 2016; 8:v8070208. [PMID: 27455310 PMCID: PMC4974542 DOI: 10.3390/v8070208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Bunyaviridae is a family of arboviruses including both plant- and vertebrate-infecting representatives. The Tospovirus genus accommodates plant-infecting bunyaviruses, which not only replicate in their plant host, but also in their insect thrips vector during persistent propagative transmission. For this reason, they are generally assumed to encounter antiviral RNA silencing in plants and insects. Here we present an overview on how tospovirus nonstructural NSs protein counteracts antiviral RNA silencing in plants and what is known so far in insects. Like tospoviruses, members of the related vertebrate-infecting bunyaviruses classified in the genera Orthobunyavirus, Hantavirus and Phlebovirus also code for a NSs protein. However, for none of them RNA silencing suppressor activity has been unambiguously demonstrated in neither vertebrate host nor arthropod vector. The second part of this review will briefly describe the role of these NSs proteins in modulation of innate immune responses in mammals and elaborate on a hypothetical scenario to explain if and how NSs proteins from vertebrate-infecting bunyaviruses affect RNA silencing. If so, why this discovery has been hampered so far.
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- Marcio Hedil
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
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Weinheimer I, Haikonen T, Ala-Poikela M, Moser M, Streng J, Rajamäki ML, Valkonen JPT. Viral RNase3 Co-Localizes and Interacts with the Antiviral Defense Protein SGS3 in Plant Cells. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159080. [PMID: 27391019 PMCID: PMC4938523 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV; family Closteroviridae) encodes a Class 1 RNase III endoribonuclease (RNase3) that suppresses post-transcriptional RNA interference (RNAi) and eliminates antiviral defense in sweetpotato plants (Ipomoea batatas). For RNAi suppression, RNase3 cleaves double-stranded small interfering RNAs (ds-siRNA) and long dsRNA to fragments that are too short to be utilized in RNAi. However, RNase3 can suppress only RNAi induced by sense RNA. Sense-mediated RNAi involves host suppressor of gene silencing 3 (SGS3) and RNA–dependent RNA polymerase 6 (RDR6). In this study, subcellular localization and host interactions of RNase3 were studied in plant cells. RNase3 was found to interact with SGS3 of sweetpotato and Arabidopsis thaliana when expressed in leaves, and it localized to SGS3/RDR6 bodies in the cytoplasm of leaf cells and protoplasts. RNase3 was also detected in the nucleus. Co-expression of RNase3 and SGS3 in leaf tissue enhanced the suppression of RNAi, as compared with expression of RNase3 alone. These results suggest additional mechanisms needed for efficient RNase3-mediated suppression of RNAi and provide new information about the subcellular context and phase of the RNAi pathway in which RNase3 realizes RNAi suppression.
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- Isabel Weinheimer
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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Schoelz JE, Angel CA, Nelson RS, Leisner SM. A model for intracellular movement of Cauliflower mosaic virus: the concept of the mobile virion factory. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:2039-48. [PMID: 26687180 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The genomes of many plant viruses have a coding capacity limited to <10 proteins, yet it is becoming increasingly clear that individual plant virus proteins may interact with several targets in the host for establishment of infection. As new functions are uncovered for individual viral proteins, virologists have realized that the apparent simplicity of the virus genome is an illusion that belies the true impact that plant viruses have on host physiology. In this review, we discuss our evolving understanding of the function of the P6 protein of Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), a process that was initiated nearly 35 years ago when the CaMV P6 protein was first described as the 'major inclusion body protein' (IB) present in infected plants. P6 is now referred to in most articles as the transactivator (TAV)/viroplasmin protein, because the first viral function to be characterized for the Caulimovirus P6 protein beyond its role as an inclusion body protein (the viroplasmin) was its role in translational transactivation (the TAV function). This review will discuss the currently accepted functions for P6 and then present the evidence for an entirely new function for P6 in intracellular movement.
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- James E Schoelz
- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- The Division of Plant Biology, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK 73401, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
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Dunoyer P, Brosnan CA, Schott G, Wang Y, Jay F, Alioua A, Himber C, Voinnet O. Retraction: ‘An endogenous, systemic
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i pathway in plants’. EMBO J 2015; 34:2596. [DOI: 10.15252/embj.201570040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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