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Zagier S, Alisawi ON, Al Fadhal F. Complete sequence of six segments of fig mosaic virus from Iraq. Microbiol Resour Announc 2024; 13:e0076323. [PMID: 38047648 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00763-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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Here, we report the complete sequence of six segments of the Iraqi isolate of fig mosaic virus (FMV) named Kufa in fig plants. The sequence lengths of the six segments were determined. The phylogeny showed that four segments were closely related to Iranian isolates.
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- Shrooq Zagier
- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kufa , Najaf, Iraq
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- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kufa , Najaf, Iraq
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- Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kufa , Najaf, Iraq
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Izhaki-Tavor LS, Yechezkel IG, Alter J, Dessau M. RNA Encapsulation Mode and Evolutionary Insights from the Crystal Structure of Emaravirus Nucleoprotein. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0501822. [PMID: 37039649 PMCID: PMC10269810 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.05018-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/12/2023] Open
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Enveloped RNA viruses are rare among plant viruses. Fimoviridae is a newly founded family of plant viruses within the Bunyavirales order that inflicts diverse crop losses worldwide. The fig mosaic virus (FMV), the representative member of the Fimoviridae family, was shown to be a causative agent for the fig mosaic disease. Like all bunyaviruses, FMV has a segmented, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) genome that is encapsulated by the viral nucleoprotein (N). Here, we present high-resolution crystal structures of FMV N in its RNA-free and RNA-bound forms, revealing a "paper fortune teller" structural transition between the two states. The tightly packed tetramer of FNV N is similar to the structures of other N proteins of different members of the Bunyavirales order. In its RNA-bound form, the tetramer reorganizes to adopt a more open state that allows the accommodation of the RNA. Despite the low sequence similarity to N proteins of animal-infecting bunyaviruses, there is a striking structural resemblance between FMV N and nucleoproteins from members of the Peribunyaviridae, an animal-infecting family of viruses. This structural homology implies that enveloped plant viruses and animal-infecting viruses might have a common ancestor from which they diverged. IMPORTANCE Most insect-born viruses circulate within the Animalia kingdom, whereas plant-infecting RNA viruses are cross-kingdom pathogens. Many plant-infecting viruses cause devastating crop damage that leads to food security endangerment. The evolutionary crossroads of interkingdom circulation and infection are poorly understood. Thus, we took the structural approach to understand the similarities and differences between interkingdom-infecting viruses and viruses that circulate within one kingdom of life. Using our structures of FMV N in its free form and in complex with a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA), we dissected the mechanism by which FMV N binds to the RNA and revealed the conformational changes associated with the binding. The resemblance of our structure to N proteins from members of the Peribunyaviridae family and their recently published ribonucleoprotein (RNP) pseudoatomic resolution assembly model suggests that the FMV genome is similarly encapsulated. Thus, our finding unveils yet another bridge by which plant- and animal-infecting viruses are interconnected.
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- Lee S. Izhaki-Tavor
- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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Fan X, Li C, Zhang Z, Ren F, Hu G, Shen H, Zhang B, Dong Y. Identification and Characterization of a Novel Emaravirus From Grapevine Showing Chlorotic Mottling Symptoms. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:694601. [PMID: 34163461 PMCID: PMC8215277 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.694601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A novel negative-sense, single-stranded (ss) RNA virus was identified in a “Shennong Jinhuanghou” (SJ) grapevine showing severe chlorotic mottling symptoms by integrating high-throughput sequencing (HTS) and conventional Sanger sequencing of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) products. The virus was provisionally named as “grapevine emaravirus A” (GEVA). GEVA had a genome comprising five genomic RNA segments, each containing a single open reading frame on the viral complementary strand and two untranslated regions with complementary 13- nt stretches at the 5′ and 3′ terminal ends. RNA1 (7,090 nt), RNA2 (2,097 nt), RNA3 (1,615 nt), and RNA4 (1,640 nt) encoded putative proteins P1–P4 that, based on their conserved motifs, were identified as the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, glycoprotein, nucleocapsid protein, and movement protein, respectively. However, the functional role of protein P5 encoded by RNA5 (1,308 nt) could not be determined. Phylogenetic trees constructed based on amino acids of P1 to P4, allocated GEVA in clade I, together with other species-related emaraviruses. These data support the proposal that GEVA is a representative member of a novel species in the genus Emaravirus of the family Fimoviridae. Moreover, when GEVA was graft-transmitted to SJ and “Beta” grapevines, all grafted plants showed the same symptoms, similar to those observed in the source of the inoculum. This is the first report to our knowledge of an emaravirus infecting grapevine and its possible association with chlorotic mottling symptoms.
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- Xudong Fan
- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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- Pomology Research Institute, Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gongzhuling, China
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- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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- National Center for Eliminating Viruses from Deciduous Fruit Trees, Research Institute of Pomology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Xingcheng, China
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Kubota K, Chiaki Y, Yanagisawa H, Yamasaki J, Horikawa H, Tsunekawa K, Morita Y. Novel degenerate primer sets for the detection and identification of emaraviruses reveal new chrysanthemum species. J Virol Methods 2020; 288:113992. [PMID: 33045282 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2020.113992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Emaraviruses are a genus of plant viruses that have been newly described in the past decade. These viruses, some of which are transmitted by eriophyid mites, are important pathogens of cereals, fruits, and ornamental trees worldwide. This study used sequence data for emaraviruses to design new degenerate primer sets that identify an extensive range of known and unknown emaraviruses. Sequence alignment of the amino acid and nucleotide sequences of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases for 11 accessions among nine emaraviruses confirmed the presence of seven conserved motifs (Pre-A, F, A, B, C, D, and E). Subsequently, new degenerate primers were designed based on motifs F, A, and B, which were the most conserved among the seven motifs. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction using these primers detected known emaraviruses more efficiently than previously known primers. These new primers enabled the identification of a partial nucleotide sequence of a putative novel emaravirus from chrysanthemum leaves showing mosaic or yellowish ringspot symptoms known to be associated with eriophyid mites, Paraphytoptus kikus. These sequences were specifically detected from the symptomatic leaves of a chrysanthemum, and the putative emaravirus was tentatively named chrysanthemum mosaic-associated virus.
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- Kenji Kubota
- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan.
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- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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- Kochi Agricultural Research Center, Hataeda, Nankoku, Kochi 783-0023, Japan
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- Aichi Agricultural Research Center, Sagamine, Yazako, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1193, Japan
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- Aichi Agricultural Research Center, Sagamine, Yazako, Nagakute, Aichi 480-1193, Japan
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- Kochi Agricultural Research Center, Hataeda, Nankoku, Kochi 783-0023, Japan
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Kubota K, Usugi T, Tomitaka Y, Shimomoto Y, Takeuchi S, Kadono F, Yanagisawa H, Chiaki Y, Tsuda S. Perilla Mosaic Virus Is a Highly Divergent Emaravirus Transmitted by Shevtchenkella sp. (Acari: Eriophyidae). PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2020; 110:1352-1361. [PMID: 32202482 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-01-20-0013-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa) is widely grown as an important vegetable or herb crop in Japan. Beginning around the year 2000, occurrences of severe mosaic symptoms on shiso were documented and gradually spread across Kochi Prefecture, one of four major shiso production areas in Japan. Next generation sequencing and cloning indicated the presence of a previously unknown virus related to the members of the genus Emaravirus, for which we proposed the name Perilla mosaic virus (PerMV). The genome of PerMV consists of 10 RNA segments, each encoding a single protein in the negative-sense orientation. Of these proteins, P1, P2, P3a, P3b, P4, and P5 show amino acid sequence similarities with those of known emaraviruses, whereas no similarities were found in P6a, P6b, P6c, and P7. Characteristics of the RNA segments as well as phylogenetic analysis of P1 to P4 indicate that PerMV is a distinct and highly divergent emaravirus. Electron microscopy observations and protein analyses corresponded to presence of an emaravirus. Transmission experiments demonstrated that an eriophyid mite, Shevtchenkella sp. (family Eriophyidae), transmits PerMV with a minimum 30-min acquisition access period. Only plants belonging to the genus Perilla tested positive for PerMV, and the plant-virus-vector interactions were evaluated. The nucleotide sequences reported here are available in the DDBJ/ENA/GenBank databases under accession numbers LC496090 to LC496099.
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- Kenji Kubota
- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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- Kyushu Okinawa Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Suya, Koshi, Kumamoto 861-1192, Japan
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- Kochi Agricultural Research Center, Hataeda, Nankoku, Kochi 783-0023, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Plant Science, Faculty of Bioscience and Applied Chemistry, Hosei University, Kajino-cho, Koganei, Tokyo 184-8584, Japan
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- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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- Central Region Agricultural Research Center, NARO, Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8666, Japan
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Samarfard S, McTaggart AR, Sharman M, Bejerman NE, Dietzgen RG. Viromes of Ten Alfalfa Plants in Australia Reveal Diverse Known Viruses and a Novel RNA Virus. Pathogens 2020; 9:pathogens9030214. [PMID: 32183134 PMCID: PMC7157637 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens9030214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Alfalfa plants in the field can display a range of virus-like symptoms, especially when grown over many years for seed production. Most known alfalfa viruses have RNA genomes, some of which can be detected using diagnostic assays, but many viruses of alfalfa are not well characterized. This study aims to identify the RNA and DNA virus complexes associated with alfalfa plants in Australia. To maximize the detection of RNA viruses, we purified double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) for high throughput sequencing and characterized the viromes of ten alfalfa samples that showed diverse virus-like symptoms. Using Illumina sequencing of tagged cDNA libraries from immune-captured dsRNA, we identified sequences of the single-stranded RNA viruses, alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), bean leafroll virus, a new emaravirus tentatively named alfalfa ringspot-associated virus, and persistent dsRNA viruses belonging to the families Amalgaviridae and Partitiviridae. Furthermore, rolling circle amplification and restriction enzyme digestion revealed the complete genome of chickpea chlorosis Australia virus, a mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae) previously reported only from chickpea and French bean that was 97% identical to the chickpea isolate. The sequence data also enabled the assembly of the first complete genome (RNAs 1–3) of an Australian AMV isolate from alfalfa.
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- Samira Samarfard
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia;
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland 4102, Australia;
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- Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Queensland 4102, Australia;
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- Instituto de Patología Vegetal–Centro de Investigaciones Agropecuarias–Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (IPAVE-CIAP-INTA), Córdoba 5020, Argentina;
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Unidad de Fitopatología y Modelización Agrícola, Córdoba 5020, Argentina
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-334-66503
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Chen Y, Dessau M, Rotenberg D, Rasmussen DA, Whitfield AE. Entry of bunyaviruses into plants and vectors. Adv Virus Res 2019; 104:65-96. [PMID: 31439153 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The majority of plant-infecting viruses are transmitted by arthropod vectors that deliver them directly into a living plant cell. There are diverse mechanisms of transmission ranging from direct binding to the insect stylet (non-persistent transmission) to persistent-propagative transmission in which the virus replicates in the insect vector. Despite this diversity in interactions, most arthropods that serve as efficient vectors have feeding strategies that enable them to deliver the virus into the plant cell without extensive damage to the plant and thus effectively inoculate the plant. As such, the primary virus entry mechanism for plant viruses is mediated by the biological vector. Remarkably, viruses that are transmitted in a propagative manner (bunyaviruses, rhabdoviruses, and reoviruses) have developed an ability to replicate in hosts from two kingdoms. Viruses in the order Bunyavirales are of emerging importance and with the advent of new sequencing technologies, we are getting unprecedented glimpses into the diversity of these viruses. Plant-infecting bunyaviruses are transmitted in a persistent, propagative manner must enter two unique types of host cells, plant and insect. In the insect phase of the virus life cycle, the propagative viruses likely use typical cellular entry strategies to traverse cell membranes. In this review, we highlight the transmission and entry strategies of three genera of plant-infecting bunyaviruses: orthotospoviruses, tenuiviruses, and emaraviruses.
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- Yuting Chen
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
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Yang C, Zhang S, Han T, Fu J, Di Serio F, Cao M. Identification and Characterization of a Novel Emaravirus Associated With Jujube ( Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) Yellow Mottle Disease. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1417. [PMID: 31293549 PMCID: PMC6603204 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A previously unreported disease affecting jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) trees was observed in China (Liaoning province) in 2015 and named jujube yellow mottle disease (JYMD), due to prevalent symptoms on the leaves. Diseased plants produced also malformed and discolored fruits. In an attempt to identify the possible causal agent of JYMD, high-throughput sequencing of small RNA libraries was performed and a novel virus, tentatively named jujube yellow mottle-associated virus (JYMaV), was identified and characterized. Six genomic RNA segments of JYMaV were completely sequenced. Each one contains a single open reading frame in the viral complementary strand and two untranslated regions with complementary 5' and 3' terminal ends, thus showing typical features of other negative-stranded RNA viruses. RNA1 (7.1 kb), RNA2 (2.2 kb) and RNA3 (1.2 kb) encode putative proteins that, based on their conserved motifs, have been identified as the RNA dependent RNA polymerase, the glycoprotein and the nucleocapsid protein, respectively. These proteins share significant sequence identity (52.1-70.4%) with proteins encoded by raspberry leaf blotch virus (RLBV). RNA4 (1.5 kb) and RNA5 (1.2 kb) code for two putative 30 K movement proteins also related to the homologous RLBV protein. The functional role of the protein encoded by JYMaV RNA6 remains unknown. These data together with the phylogenetic relationships of JYMaV with other recognized emaraviruses support the proposal that JYMaV is the representative member of a novel species in the genus Emaravirus. In agreement with this proposal, virus-like particles and double-membrane-bound bodies, similar to those previously reported for other emaraviruses, were observed by transmission electron microscopy in extracts and tissues from symptomatic leaves, respectively. A specific RT-PCR-based detection method has been developed and used in a preliminary field survey that provided results strongly supporting the close association of JYMaV with the novel disease.
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- Caixia Yang
- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Integrated Pest Management and Ecological Security, College of Life Science and Engineering, Shenyang University, Shenyang, China
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- National Citrus Engineering and Technology Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Integrated Pest Management and Ecological Security, College of Life Science and Engineering, Shenyang University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Integrated Pest Management and Ecological Security, College of Life Science and Engineering, Shenyang University, Shenyang, China
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- Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Bari, Italy
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- National Citrus Engineering and Technology Research Center, Citrus Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
- Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Shahmirzaie M, Safarnejad MR, Rakhshandehroo F, Safarpour H, Rabbani H, Zamanizadeh HR, Elbeaino T. Production of a polyclonal antiserum against recombinant nucleocapsid protein and its application for the detection of fig mosaic virus. J Virol Methods 2019; 265:22-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2018.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Kumar S, Subbarao BL, Hallan V. Molecular characterization of emaraviruses associated with Pigeonpea sterility mosaic disease. Sci Rep 2017; 7:11831. [PMID: 28928453 PMCID: PMC5605523 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-11958-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2016] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Sterility Mosaic Disease (SMD) of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millspaugh) is a complex disease due to various factors including the presence of a mixed infection. Comparison of dsRNA profile and small RNA (sRNA) deep sequencing analysis of samples from three locations revealed the presence of Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus-I and II (PPSMV-I and II) from Chevella and only PPSMV-II from Bengaluru and Coimbatore. PPSMV-I genome consisted of four while PPSMV-II encompassed six RNAs. The two viruses have modest sequence homology between their corresponding RNA 1-4 encoding RdRp, glycoprotein precursor, nucleocapsid and movement proteins and the corresponding orthologs of other emaraviruses. However, PPSMV-II is more related to Fig mosaic virus (FMV) than to PPSMV-I. ELISA based detection methodology was standardized to identify these two viruses, uniquely. Mite inoculation of sub-isolate Chevella sometimes resulted in few- to- many pigeonpea plants containing PPSMV-I alone. The study shows that (i) the N-terminal region of RdRp (SRD-1) of both the viruses contain "cap-snatching" endonuclease domain and a 13 AA cap binding site at the C-terminal, essential for viral cap-dependent transcription similar to the members of Bunyaviridae family and (ii) P4 is the movement protein and may belong to '30 K superfamily' of MPs.
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- Surender Kumar
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) Campus, Palampur, 176061, India
- Plant Virology Lab, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, HP, 176061, India
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- House # B-88, 3rd Ave, 6th Cross, Sainikpuri, Secunderabad, 500 094, Telangana, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (CSIR-IHBT) Campus, Palampur, 176061, India.
- Plant Virology Lab, Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, HP, 176061, India.
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Patil BL, Dangwal M, Mishra R. Variability of Emaravirus Species Associated with Sterility Mosaic Disease of Pigeonpea in India Provides Evidence of Segment Reassortment. Viruses 2017; 9:E183. [PMID: 28696402 PMCID: PMC5537675 DOI: 10.3390/v9070183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Sterility mosaic disease (SMD) of pigeonpea is a serious constraint for cultivation of pigeonpea in India and other South Asian countries. SMD of pigeonpea is associated with two distinct emaraviruses, Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus 1 (PPSMV-1) and Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus 2 (PPSMV-2), with genomes consisting of five and six negative-sense RNA segments, respectively. The recently published genome sequences of both PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2 are from a single location, Patancheru from the state of Telangana in India. However, here we present the first report of sequence variability among 23 isolates of PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2, collected from ten locations representing six states of India. Both PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2 are shown to be present across India and to exhibit considerable sequence variability. Variability of RNA3 sequences was higher than the RNA4 sequences for both PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2. Additionally, the sixth RNA segment (RNA6), previously reported to be associated with only PPSMV-2, is also associated with isolates of PPSMV-1. Multiplex reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) analyses show that PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2 frequently occur as mixed infections. Further sequence analyses indicated the presence of reassortment of RNA4 between isolates of PPSMV-1 and PPSMV-2.
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- Basavaprabhu L Patil
- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India.
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- ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, IARI, Pusa Campus, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Hassan M, Di Bello PL, Keller KE, Martin RR, Sabanadzovic S, Tzanetakis IE. A new, widespread emaravirus discovered in blackberry. Virus Res 2017; 235:1-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Zheng Y, Navarro B, Wang G, Wang Y, Yang Z, Xu W, Zhu C, Wang L, Serio FD, Hong N. Actinidia chlorotic ringspot-associated virus: a novel emaravirus infecting kiwifruit plants. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 18:569-581. [PMID: 27125218 PMCID: PMC6638214 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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By integrating next-generation sequencing (NGS), bioinformatics, electron microscopy and conventional molecular biology tools, a new virus infecting kiwifruit vines has been identified and characterized. Being associated with double-membrane-bound bodies in infected tissues and having a genome composed of RNA segments, each one containing a single open reading frame in negative polarity, this virus shows the typical features of members of the genus Emaravirus. Five genomic RNA segments were identified. Additional molecular signatures in the viral RNAs and in the proteins they encode, together with data from phylogenetic analyses, support the proposal of creating a new species in the genus Emaravirus to classify the novel virus, which is tentatively named Actinidia chlorotic ringspot-associated virus (AcCRaV). Bioassays showed that AcCRaV is mechanically transmissible to Nicotiana benthamiana plants which, in turn, may develop chlorotic spots and ringspots. Field surveys disclosed the presence of AcCRaV in four different species of kiwifruit vines in five different provinces of central and western China, and support the association of the novel virus with symptoms of leaf chlorotic ringspots in Actinidia. Data on the molecular features of small RNAs of 21-24 nucleotides, derived from AcCRaV RNAs targeted by host RNA silencing mechanisms, are also reported, and possible molecular pathways involved in their biogenesis are discussed.
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- Yazhou Zheng
- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNRBari70126Italy
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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- National Key Laboratory of AgromicrobiologyHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanHubei430070China
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Members of the genus Emaravirus are plant viruses transmitted by eriophyoid mites. The emaravirus genome consists of multiple, negative-sense, single-stranded RNA segments, that have been shown to be highly divergent. Recent studies have revealed that emaraviruses are associated with long-recognized diseases of world important crops such as fig mosaic disease or sterility mosaic disease of pigeon pea. Furthermore, along with the popularization of deep sequencing technologies, new putative members of emaraviruses have been reported year by year. This paper presents an overview of agricultural damages caused by emaraviruses worldwide and characteristics of their genomic RNAs and proteins. In addition, our research project to prevent a disease of a herb crop (shiso, Perilla frutescens) caused by Perilla mosaic virus, a putative emaravirus recently identified in Japan, is outlined.
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The evolution of emaraviruses is becoming more complex: seven segments identified in the causal agent of Rose rosette disease. Virus Res 2015; 210:241-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2015.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2015] [Revised: 08/08/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Lu Y, McGavin W, Cock PJA, Schnettler E, Yan F, Chen J, MacFarlane S. Newly identified RNAs of raspberry leaf blotch virus encoding a related group of proteins. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:3432-3439. [DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Yuwen Lu
- State Key laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable Control of Pest and Disease, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, PR China
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- The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research, Glasgow G61 1QH, UK
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- State Key laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable Control of Pest and Disease, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- State Key laboratory Breeding Base for Sustainable Control of Pest and Disease, Key Laboratory of Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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Ishikawa K, Miura C, Maejima K, Komatsu K, Hashimoto M, Tomomitsu T, Fukuoka M, Yusa A, Yamaji Y, Namba S. Nucleocapsid protein from fig mosaic virus forms cytoplasmic agglomerates that are hauled by endoplasmic reticulum streaming. J Virol 2015; 89:480-91. [PMID: 25320328 PMCID: PMC4301128 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02527-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Although many studies have demonstrated intracellular movement of viral proteins or viral replication complexes, little is known about the mechanisms of their motility. In this study, we analyzed the localization and motility of the nucleocapsid protein (NP) of Fig mosaic virus (FMV), a negative-strand RNA virus belonging to the recently established genus Emaravirus. Electron microscopy of FMV-infected cells using immunogold labeling showed that NPs formed cytoplasmic agglomerates that were predominantly enveloped by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, while nonenveloped NP agglomerates also localized along the ER. Likewise, transiently expressed NPs formed agglomerates, designated NP bodies (NBs), in close proximity to the ER, as was the case in FMV-infected cells. Subcellular fractionation and electron microscopic analyses of NP-expressing cells revealed that NBs localized in the cytoplasm. Furthermore, we found that NBs moved rapidly with the streaming of the ER in an actomyosin-dependent manner. Brefeldin A treatment at a high concentration to disturb the ER network configuration induced aberrant accumulation of NBs in the perinuclear region, indicating that the ER network configuration is related to NB localization. Dominant negative inhibition of the class XI myosins, XI-1, XI-2, and XI-K, affected both ER streaming and NB movement in a similar pattern. Taken together, these results showed that NBs localize in the cytoplasm but in close proximity to the ER membrane to form enveloped particles and that this causes passive movements of cytoplasmic NBs by ER streaming. IMPORTANCE Intracellular trafficking is a primary and essential step for the cell-to-cell movement of viruses. To date, many studies have demonstrated the rapid intracellular movement of viral factors but have failed to provide evidence for the mechanism or biological significance of this motility. Here, we observed that agglomerates of nucleocapsid protein (NP) moved rapidly throughout the cell, and we performed live imaging and ultrastructural analysis to identify the mechanism of motility. We provide evidence that cytoplasmic protein agglomerates were passively dragged by actomyosin-mediated streaming of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in plant cells. In virus-infected cells, NP agglomerates were surrounded by the ER membranes, indicating that NP agglomerates form the basis of enveloped virus particles in close proximity to the ER. Our work provides a sophisticated model of macromolecular trafficking in plant cells and improves our understanding of the formation of enveloped particles of negative-strand RNA viruses.
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- Kazuya Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Tatineni S, McMechan AJ, Wosula EN, Wegulo SN, Graybosch RA, French R, Hein GL. An eriophyid mite-transmitted plant virus contains eight genomic RNA segments with unusual heterogeneity in the nucleocapsid protein. J Virol 2014; 88:11834-45. [PMID: 25100845 PMCID: PMC4178757 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01901-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Eriophyid mite-transmitted, multipartite, negative-sense RNA plant viruses with membrane-bound spherical virions are classified in the genus Emaravirus. We report here that the eriophyid mite-transmitted Wheat mosaic virus (WMoV), an Emaravirus, contains eight genomic RNA segments, the most in a known negative-sense RNA plant virus. Remarkably, two RNA 3 consensus sequences, encoding the nucleocapsid protein, were found with 12.5% sequence divergence, while no heterogeneity was observed in the consensus sequences of additional genomic RNA segments. The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, glycoprotein precursor, nucleocapsid, and P4 proteins of WMoV exhibited limited sequence homology with the orthologous proteins of other emaraviruses, while proteins encoded by additional genomic RNA segments displayed no significant homology with proteins reported in GenBank, suggesting that the genus Emaravirus evolved further with a divergent octapartite genome. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that WMoV formed an evolutionary link between members of the Emaravirus genus and the family Bunyaviridae. Furthermore, genomic-length virus- and virus-complementary (vc)-sense strands of all WMoV genomic RNAs accumulated asymmetrically in infected wheat, with 10- to 20-fold more virus-sense genomic RNAs than vc-sense RNAs. These data further confirm the octapartite negative-sense polarity of the WMoV genome. In WMoV-infected wheat, subgenomic-length mRNAs of vc sense were detected for genomic RNAs 3, 4, 7, and 8 but not for other RNA species, suggesting that the open reading frames present in the complementary sense of genomic RNAs are expressed through subgenomic- or near-genomic-length vc-sense mRNAs. Importance: Wheat mosaic virus (WMoV), an Emaravirus, is the causal agent of High Plains disease of wheat and maize. In this study, we demonstrated that the genome of WMoV comprises eight negative-sense RNA segments with an unusual sequence polymorphism in an RNA encoding the nucleocapsid protein but not in the additional genomic RNA segments. WMoV proteins displayed weak or no homology with reported emaraviruses, suggesting that the genus Emaravirus further evolved with a divergent octapartite genome. The current study also examined the profile of WMoV RNA accumulation in wheat and provided evidence for the synthesis of subgenomic-length mRNAs of virus complementary sense. This is the first report to demonstrate that emaraviruses produce subgenomic-length mRNAs that are most likely utilized for genome expression. Importantly, this study facilitates the examination of gene functions and virus diversity and the development of effective diagnostic methods and management strategies for an economically important but poorly understood virus.
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- Satyanarayana Tatineni
- USDA Agricultural Research Service and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service and Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- USDA Agricultural Research Service and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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Elbeaino T, Digiaro M, Uppala M, Sudini H. Deep sequencing of pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus discloses five RNA segments related to emaraviruses. Virus Res 2014; 188:27-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.03.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2014] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Walia JJ, Willemsen A, Elci E, Caglayan K, Falk BW, Rubio L. Genetic variation and possible mechanisms driving the evolution of worldwide fig mosaic virus isolates. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2014; 104:108-14. [PMID: 24571394 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-13-0145-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Fig mosaic virus (FMV) is a multipartite negative-sense RNA virus infecting fig trees worldwide. FMV is transmitted by vegetative propagation and grafting of plant materials, and by the eriophyid mite Aceria ficus. In this work, the genetic variation and evolutionary mechanisms shaping FMV populations were characterized. Nucleotide sequences from four genomic regions (each within the genomic RNAs 1, 2, 3, and 4) from FMV isolates from different countries were determined and analyzed. FMV genetic variation was low, as is seen for many other plant viruses. Phylogenetic analysis showed some geographically distant FMV isolates which clustered together, suggesting long-distance migration. The extent of migration was limited, although varied, between countries, such that FMV populations of different countries were genetically differentiated. Analysis using several recombination algorithms suggests that genomes of some FMV isolates originated by reassortment of genomic RNAs from different genetically similar isolates. Comparison between nonsynonymous and synonymous substitutions showed selection acting on some amino acids; however, most evolved neutrally. This and neutrality tests together with the limited gene flow suggest that genetic drift plays an important role in shaping FMV populations.
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Yu C, Karlin DG, Lu Y, Wright K, Chen J, MacFarlane S. Experimental and bioinformatic evidence that raspberry leaf blotch emaravirus P4 is a movement protein of the 30K superfamily. J Gen Virol 2013; 94:2117-2128. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.053256-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Emaravirus is a recently described genus of negative-strand RNA plant viruses. Emaravirus P4 protein localizes to plasmodesmata, suggesting that it could be a viral movement protein (MP). In the current study, we showed that the P4 protein of raspberry leaf blotch emaravirus (RLBV) rescued the cell-to-cell movement of a defective potato virus X (PVX) that had a deletion mutation in the triple gene block 1 movement-associated protein. This demonstrated that RLBV P4 is a functional MP. Sequence analyses revealed that P4 is a distant member of the 30K superfamily of MPs. All MPs of this family contain two highly conserved regions predicted to form β-strands, namely β1 and β2. We explored by alanine mutagenesis the role of two residues of P4 (Ile106 and Asp127) located in each of these strands. We also made the equivalent substitutions in the 29K MP of tobacco rattle virus, another member of the 30K superfamily. All substitutions abolished the ability to complement PVX movement, except for the I106A substitution in the β1 region of P4. This region has been shown to mediate membrane association of 30K MPs; our results show that it is possible to make non-conservative substitutions of a well-conserved aliphatic residue within β1 without preventing the membrane association or movement function of P4.
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- Chulang Yu
- Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- Division of Structural Biology, Henry Wellcome Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK
- Department of Zoology, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
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- Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- James Hutton Institute, Cell and Molecular Sciences Group, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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- Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, PR China
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- James Hutton Institute, Cell and Molecular Sciences Group, Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA, UK
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Ishikawa K, Maejima K, Komatsu K, Netsu O, Keima T, Shiraishi T, Okano Y, Hashimoto M, Yamaji Y, Namba S. Fig mosaic emaravirus p4 protein is involved in cell-to-cell movement. J Gen Virol 2013; 94:682-686. [PMID: 23152372 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.047860-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2023] Open
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Fig mosaic virus (FMV), a member of the newly formed genus Emaravirus, is a segmented negative-strand RNA virus. Each of the six genomic FMV segments contains a single ORF: that of RNA4 encodes the protein p4. FMV-p4 is presumed to be the movement protein (MP) of the virus; however, direct experimental evidence for this is lacking. We assessed the intercellular distribution of FMV-p4 in plant cells by confocal laser scanning microscopy and we found that FMV-p4 was localized to plasmodesmata and to the plasma membrane accompanied by tubule-like structures. A series of experiments designed to examine the movement functions revealed that FMV-p4 has the capacity to complement viral cell-to-cell movement, prompt GFP diffusion between cells, and spread by itself to neighbouring cells. Altogether, our findings demonstrated that FMV-p4 shares several properties with other viral MPs and plays an important role in cell-to-cell movement.
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- Kazuya Ishikawa
- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Pathology, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Elbeaino T, Whitfield A, Sharma M, Digiaro M. Emaravirus-specific degenerate PCR primers allowed the identification of partial RNA-dependent RNA polymerase sequences of Maize red stripe virus and Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus. J Virol Methods 2012; 188:37-40. [PMID: 23219928 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.11.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 10/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/20/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Emaravirus is a recently established viral genus that includes two approved virus species: European mountain ash ringspot-associated virus (EMARaV) and Fig mosaic virus (FMV). Other described but unclassified viruses appear to share biological characteristics similar to emaraviruses, including segmented, negative-single stranded RNA genomes with enveloped virions approximately 80-200nm in diameter. Sequence analysis of emaravirus genomes revealed the presence of conserved amino acid sequences in the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene (RdRp) denoted as pre-motif A, motifs A and C. Degenerate oligonucleotide primers were developed to these conserved sequences and were shown to amplify in reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay (RT-PCR) DNA fragments of 276bp and 360bp in size. These primers efficiently detected emaraviruses with known sequences available in the database (FMV and EMARaV); they also detected viruses with limited sequence information such as Pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus (PPSMV) and Maize red stripe virus (MRSV). The degenerate primers designed on pre-motif A and motif A sequences successfully amplified the four species used as positive controls (276bp), whereas those of motifs A and C failed to detect only MRSV. The amino acid sequences obtained from PPSMV and MRSV shared the highest identity with those of two other tentative species of the Emaravirus genus, Rose rosette virus (RRV) (69%) and Redbud yellow ringspot virus (RYRV) (60%), respectively. The phylogenetic tree constructed with 92 amino acid-long portions of polypeptide putatively encoded by RNA1 of definitive and tentative emaravirus species clustered PPSMV and MRSV in two separate clades close to RRV and Raspberry leaf blotch virus (RLBV), respectively. The newly developed degenerate primers have proved their efficacy in amplifying new emaravirus-specific sequences; accordingly, they could be useful in identifying new emaravirus-like species in nature.
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- Toufic Elbeaino
- Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari, Via Ceglie 9, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
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Mielke-Ehret N, Mühlbach HP. Emaravirus: a novel genus of multipartite, negative strand RNA plant viruses. Viruses 2012; 4:1515-36. [PMID: 23170170 PMCID: PMC3499817 DOI: 10.3390/v4091515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2012] [Revised: 08/22/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ringspot symptoms in European mountain ash (Sorbus aucuparia L.), fig mosaic, rose rosette, raspberry leaf blotch, pigeonpea sterility mosaic (Cajanus cajan) and High Plains disease of maize and wheat were found to be associated with viruses that share several characteristics. They all have single-stranded multipartite RNA genomes of negative orientation. In some cases, double membrane-bound virus-like particles of 80 to 200 nm in diameter were found in infected tissue. Furthermore, at least five of these viruses were shown to be vectored by eriophyid mites. Sequences of European mountain ash ringspot-associated virus (EMARaV), Fig mosaic virus (FMV), rose rosette virus (RRV), raspberry leaf blotch virus (RLBV), pigeonpea sterility mosaic virus and High Plains virus strongly support their potential phylogenetic relationship. Therefore, after characterization of EMARaV, the novel genus Emaravirus was established, and FMV was the second virus species assigned to this genus. The recently sequenced RRV and RLBV are supposed to be additional members of this new group of plant RNA viruses.
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- Nicole Mielke-Ehret
- Biocentre Klein Flottbek, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, Hamburg 22609, Germany.
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