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Plchová H, Moravec T, Čeřovská N, Pobořilová Z, Dušek J, Kratochvílová K, Navrátil O, Kundu JK. A GoldenBraid-Compatible Virus-Based Vector System for Transient Expression of Heterologous Proteins in Plants. Viruses 2022; 14:1099. [PMID: 35632840 PMCID: PMC9146717 DOI: 10.3390/v14051099] [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: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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We have developed a Potato virus X (PVX)-based vector system compatible with the GoldenBraid 2.0 (GB) cloning strategy to transiently express heterologous proteins or peptides in plants for biotechnological purposes. This vector system consists of three domestication vectors carrying three GB parts-the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter with PVX upstream of the second subgenomic promoter of the PVX coat protein (PVX CP SGP), nopaline synthase (NOS) terminator with PVX downstream of the first PVX CP SGP and the gene of interest (GOI). The full-length PVX clone carrying the sequence encoding a green fluorescent protein (GFP) as GOI was incorporated into the binary GB vector in a one-step reaction of three GB parts using the four-nucleotide GB standard syntax. We investigated whether the obtained vector named GFP/pGBX enables systemic PVX infection and expression of GFP in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. We show that this GB-compatible vector system can be used for simple and efficient assembly of PVX-based expression constructs and that it meets the current need for interchange of standard biological parts used in different expression systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Helena Plchová
- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
- Department of Plant Protection, Czech University of Life Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, 12843 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
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- Laboratory of Virology, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Institute of Experimental Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 16500 Prague, Czech Republic; (H.P.); (N.Č.); (Z.P.); (J.D.); (K.K.); (O.N.)
- Plant Virus and Vector Interactions, Centre for Plant Virus Research, Crop Research Institute, 16106 Prague, Czech Republic
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Abrahamian P, Hammond RW, Hammond J. Plant Virus-Derived Vectors: Applications in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology. Annu Rev Virol 2020; 7:513-535. [PMID: 32520661 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-010720-054958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Major advances in our understanding of plant viral genome expression strategies and the interaction of a virus with its host for replication and movement, induction of disease, and resistance responses have been made through the generation of infectious molecules from cloned viral sequences. Autonomously replicating viral vectors derived from infectious clones have been exploited to express foreign genes in plants. Applications of virus-based vectors include the production of human/animal therapeutic proteins in plant cells and the specific study of plant biochemical processes, including those that confer resistance to pathogens. Additionally, virus-induced gene silencing, which is RNA mediated and triggered through homology-dependent RNA degradation mechanisms, has been exploited as an efficient method to study the functions of host genes in plants and to deliver small RNAs to insects. New and exciting strategies for vector engineering, delivery, and applications of plant virus-based vectors are the subject of this review.
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- Peter Abrahamian
- Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA
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- Molecular Plant Pathology Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA
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- Floral and Nursery Plants Research Unit, United States National Arboretum, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, Maryland 20705, USA;
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Brewer HC, Hird DL, Bailey AM, Seal SE, Foster GD. A guide to the contained use of plant virus infectious clones. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2018; 16:832-843. [PMID: 29271098 PMCID: PMC5867029 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plant virus infectious clones are important tools with wide-ranging applications in different areas of biology and medicine. Their uses in plant pathology include the study of plant-virus interactions, and screening of germplasm as part of prebreeding programmes for virus resistance. They can also be modified to induce transient plant gene silencing (Virus Induced Gene Silencing - VIGS) and as expression vectors for plant or exogenous proteins, with applications in both plant pathology and more generally for the study of plant gene function. Plant viruses are also increasingly being investigated as expression vectors for in planta production of pharmaceutical products, known as molecular farming. However, plant virus infectious clones may pose a risk to the environment due to their ability to reconstitute fully functional, transmissible viruses. These risks arise from both their inherent pathogenicity and the effect of any introduced genetic modifications. Effective containment measures are therefore required. There has been no single comprehensive review of the biosafety considerations for the contained use of genetically modified plant viruses, despite their increasing importance across many biological fields. This review therefore explores the biosafety considerations for working with genetically modified plant viruses in contained environments, with focus on plant growth facilities. It includes regulatory frameworks, risk assessment, assignment of biosafety levels, facility features and working practices. The review is based on international guidance together with information provided by plant virus researchers.
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- Natural Resources InstituteUniversity of GreenwichChatham MaritimeKentUK
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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Zhang H, Wang L, Hunter D, Voogd C, Joyce N, Davies K. A Narcissus mosaic viral vector system for protein expression and flavonoid production. PLANT METHODS 2013; 9:28. [PMID: 23849589 PMCID: PMC3728148 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4811-9-28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND With the explosive numbers of sequences generated by next generation sequencing, the demand for high throughput screening to understand gene function has grown. Plant viral vectors have been widely used as tools in down-regulating plant gene expression. However, plant viral vectors can also express proteins in a very efficient manner and, therefore, can also serve as a valuable tool for characterizing proteins and their functions in metabolic pathways in planta. RESULTS In this study, we have developed a Gateway®-based high throughput viral vector cloning system from Narcissus Mosaic Virus (NMV). Using the reporter genes of GFP and GUS, and the plant genes PAP1 (an R2R3 MYB which activates the anthocyanin pathway) and selenium-binding protein 1 (SeBP), we show that NMV vectors and the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana can be used for efficient protein expression, protein subcellular localization and secondary metabolite production. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that not only can the plant viral vector system be employed for protein work but also can potentially be amenable to producing valuable secondary metabolites on a large scale, as the system does not require plant regeneration from seed or calli, which are stages where certain secondary metabolites can interfere with development.
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- Huaibi Zhang
- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR), Private Bag 11600 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR), Private Bag 11600 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR), Private Bag 11600 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- PFR, Private Bag Private Bag 92169, Auckland 1142 New Zealand
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- PFR, Private Bag 4704 Christchurch, New Zealand
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- The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited (PFR), Private Bag 11600 Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Larsen JS, Curtis WR. RNA viral vectors for improved Agrobacterium-mediated transient expression of heterologous proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana cell suspensions and hairy roots. BMC Biotechnol 2012; 12:21. [PMID: 22559055 PMCID: PMC3403893 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-12-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant cell suspensions and hairy root cultures represent scalable protein expression platforms. Low protein product titers have thus far limited the application of transient protein expression in these hosts. The objective of this work was to overcome this limitation by harnessing A. tumefaciens to deliver replicating and non-replicating RNA viral vectors in plant tissue co-cultures. RESULTS Replicating vectors derived from Potato virus X (PVX) and Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) were modified to contain the reporter gene β-glucuronidase (GUS) with a plant intron to prevent bacterial expression. In cell suspensions, a minimal PVX vector retaining only the viral RNA polymerase gene yielded 6.6-fold more GUS than an analogous full-length PVX vector. Transient co-expression of the minimal PVX vector with P19 of Tomato bushy stunt virus or HC-Pro of Tobacco etch virus to suppress post-transcriptional gene silencing increased GUS expression by 44 and 83%, respectively. A non-replicating vector containing a leader sequence from Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV-HT) modified for enhanced translation led to 70% higher transient GUS expression than a control treatment. In hairy roots, a TRV vector capable of systemic movement increased GUS accumulation by 150-fold relative to the analogous PVX vector. Histochemical staining for GUS in TRV-infected hairy roots revealed the capacity for achieving even higher productivity per unit biomass. CONCLUSIONS For the first time, replicating PVX vectors and a non-replicating CPMV-HT vector were successfully applied toward transient heterologous protein expression in cell suspensions. A replicating TRV vector achieved transient GUS expression levels in hairy roots more than an order of magnitude higher than the highest level previously reported with a viral vector delivered by A. tumefaciens.
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- Jeffrey S Larsen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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Liu Z, Kearney CM. An efficient Foxtail mosaic virus vector system with reduced environmental risk. BMC Biotechnol 2010; 10:88. [PMID: 21162736 PMCID: PMC3022558 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-10-88] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Plant viral vectors offer high-yield expression of pharmaceutical and commercially important proteins with a minimum of cost and preparation time. The use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens has been introduced to deliver the viral vector as a transgene to each plant cell via a simple, nonsterile infiltration technique called "agroinoculation". With agroinoculation, a full length, systemically moving virus is no longer necessary for excellent protein yield, since the viral transgene is transcribed and replicates in every infiltrated cell. Viral genes may therefore be deleted to decrease the potential for accidental spread and persistence of the viral vector in the environment. RESULTS In this study, both the coat protein (CP) and triple gene block (TGB) genetic segments were eliminated from Foxtail mosaic virus to create the "FECT" vector series, comprising a deletion of 29% of the genome. This viral vector is highly crippled and expresses little or no marker gene within the inoculated leaf. However, when co-agroinoculated with a silencing suppressor (p19 or HcPro), FECT expressed GFP at 40% total soluble protein in the tobacco host, Nicotiana benthamiana. The modified FoMV vector retained the full-length replicase ORF, the TGB1 subgenomic RNA leader sequence and either 0, 22 or 40 bases of TGB1 ORF (in vectors FECT0, FECT22 and FECT40, respectively). As well as N. benthamiana, infection of legumes was demonstrated. Despite many attempts, expression of GFP via syringe agroinoculation of various grass species was very low, reflecting the low Agrobacterium-mediated transformation rate of monocots. CONCLUSIONS The FECT/40 vector expresses foreign genes at a very high level, and yet has a greatly reduced biohazard potential. It can form no virions and can effectively replicate only in a plant with suppressed silencing.
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- Zun Liu
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, One Bear Place #7388, Waco, TX, 76798 USA
- Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114 USA
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Sudarshana MR, Plesha MA, Uratsu SL, Falk BW, Dandekar AM, Huang TK, McDonald KA. A chemically inducible cucumber mosaic virus amplicon system for expression of heterologous proteins in plant tissues. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2006; 4:551-9. [PMID: 17309729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2006.00202.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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A novel cucumber mosaic virus inducible viral amplicon (CMViva) expression system has been developed that allows for tightly regulated chemically inducible expression of heterologous genes in plant hosts. Transient production of recombinant alpha(1)-antitrypsin (rAAT), a human blood protein, was demonstrated in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. The highest production levels were obtained by co-infiltrating leaves with Agrobacterium tumefaciens cells containing CMViva carrying the AAT gene and A. tumefaciens cells carrying a binary vector constitutively expressing the gene silencing suppressor p19. Accumulation of up to thirty-fold more rAAT was observed in leaves (24 mg per 100 g leaf tissue) when compared with the expression levels observed using the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter. Significantly, 70% of the rAAT produced using the CMViva expression system was found to be biologically active, a 170-fold increase in functional protein compared with the CaMV 35S expression system.
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- Mysore R Sudarshana
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of California at Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA
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