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Kumar J, Alok A, Steffenson BJ, Kianian S. A geminivirus crosses the monocot-dicot boundary and acts as a viral vector for gene silencing and genome editing. J Adv Res 2024; 61:35-45. [PMID: 37730118 PMCID: PMC11258672 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2023.09.013] [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: 07/24/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Members of the family Geminiviridae have been reported to infect either a monocot plant or a dicot plant, but not both. This study reports a geminivirus, Wheat Dwarf India Virus (WDIV), first identified in wheat, that is capable of infecting both monocot and dicot plants and acting as a viral vector. OBJECTIVES This study was aimed at developing a broad host range viral vector system for reverse genetics and genome editing. METHODS Here we used a wheat isolate of WDIV and Ageratum yellow leaf curl betasatellite (AYLCB) for infectivity assays and vector development. We performed Agrobacterium-mediated inoculation of WDIV and AYLCB in wheat, oat, barley, corn, soybean, and tobacco. To examine the potential of WDIV to act as a viral vector, we modified the WDIV genome and cloned DNA fragments of the phytoene desaturase (PDS) genes from wheat and tobacco, separately. For gene editing experiments, tobacco lines expressing Cas9 were infiltrated with a WDIV-based vector carrying gRNA targeting the PDS gene. RESULTS About 80 to 90% of plants inoculated with infectious clones of WDIV alone or WDIV together with AYLCB showed mild symptoms, whereas some plants showed more prominent symptoms. WDIV and AYLCB were detected in the systemically infected leaves of all the plant species. Furthermore, the inoculation of the WDIV vector carrying PDS fragments induced silencing of the PDS gene in both wheat and tobacco plants. We also observed high-efficiency genome editing in the Cas9-expressing tobacco plants that were inoculated with WDIV vector-carrying gRNA. CONCLUSION Detection of WDIV in naturally infected wheat, barley, and sugarcane in the field and its ability to systemically infect wheat, oat, barley, corn, soybean, and tobacco under laboratory conditions, provides compelling evidence that WDIV is the first geminivirus identified with the capability of infecting both monocot and dicot plant species. The wide host range of WDIV can be exploited for developing a single vector system for high-throughput genome editing in many plant species.
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- Jitendra Kumar
- Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, United States
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- USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory, Saint Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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Varma A, Singh MK. The Role of Satellites in the Evolution of Begomoviruses. Viruses 2024; 16:970. [PMID: 38932261 PMCID: PMC11209209 DOI: 10.3390/v16060970] [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: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Begomoviruses have emerged as destructive pathogens of crops, particularly in the tropics and subtropics, causing enormous economic losses and threatening food security. Epidemics caused by begomoviruses have even spread in regions and crops that were previously free from these viruses. The most seriously affected crops include cassava; cotton; grain legumes; and cucurbitaceous, malvaceous, and solanaceous vegetables. Alphasatellites, betasatellites, and deltasatellites are associated with the diseases caused by begomoviruses, but begomovirus-betasatellite complexes have played significant roles in the evolution of begomoviruses, causing widespread epidemics in many economically important crops throughout the world. This article provides an overview of the evolution, distribution, and approaches used by betasatellites in the suppression of host plant defense responses and increasing disease severity.
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- Anupam Varma
- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India;
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Kamal H, Zafar MM, Razzaq A, Parvaiz A, Ercisli S, Qiao F, Jiang X. Functional role of geminivirus encoded proteins in the host: Past and present. Biotechnol J 2024; 19:e2300736. [PMID: 38900041 DOI: 10.1002/biot.202300736] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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During plant-pathogen interaction, plant exhibits a strong defense system utilizing diverse groups of proteins to suppress the infection and subsequent establishment of the pathogen. However, in response, pathogens trigger an anti-silencing mechanism to overcome the host defense machinery. Among plant viruses, geminiviruses are the second largest virus family with a worldwide distribution and continue to be production constraints to food, feed, and fiber crops. These viruses are spread by a diverse group of insects, predominantly by whiteflies, and are characterized by a single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genome coding for four to eight proteins that facilitate viral infection. The most effective means to managing these viruses is through an integrated disease management strategy that includes virus-resistant cultivars, vector management, and cultural practices. Dynamic changes in this virus family enable the species to manipulate their genome organization to respond to external changes in the environment. Therefore, the evolutionary nature of geminiviruses leads to new and novel approaches for developing virus-resistant cultivars and it is essential to study molecular ecology and evolution of geminiviruses. This review summarizes the multifunctionality of each geminivirus-encoded protein. These protein-based interactions trigger the abrupt changes in the host methyl cycle and signaling pathways that turn over protein normal production and impair the plant antiviral defense system. Studying these geminivirus interactions localized at cytoplasm-nucleus could reveal a more clear picture of host-pathogen relation. Data collected from this antagonistic relationship among geminivirus, vector, and its host, will provide extensive knowledge on their virulence mode and diversity with climate change.
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- Hira Kamal
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication, School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, The Women University Multan, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey
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- Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication, School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Sanya, China
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- Sanya Institute of Breeding and Multiplication, School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Sanya, China
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Torralba B, Blanc S, Michalakis Y. Reassortments in single-stranded DNA multipartite viruses: Confronting expectations based on molecular constraints with field observations. Virus Evol 2024; 10:veae010. [PMID: 38384786 PMCID: PMC10880892 DOI: 10.1093/ve/veae010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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Single-stranded DNA multipartite viruses, which mostly consist of members of the genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae, and all members of the family Nanoviridae, partly resolve the cost of genomic integrity maintenance through two remarkable capacities. They are able to systemically infect a host even when their genomic segments are not together in the same host cell, and these segments can be separately transmitted by insect vectors from host to host. These capacities potentially allow such viruses to reassort at a much larger spatial scale, since reassortants could arise from parental genotypes that do not co-infect the same cell or even the same host. To assess the limitations affecting reassortment and their implications in genome integrity maintenance, the objective of this review is to identify putative molecular constraints influencing reassorted segments throughout the infection cycle and to confront expectations based on these constraints with empirical observations. Trans-replication of the reassorted segments emerges as the major constraint, while encapsidation, viral movement, and transmission compatibilities appear more permissive. Confronting the available molecular data and the resulting predictions on reassortments to field population surveys reveals notable discrepancies, particularly a surprising rarity of interspecific natural reassortments within the Nanoviridae family. These apparent discrepancies unveil important knowledge gaps in the biology of ssDNA multipartite viruses and call for further investigation on the role of reassortment in their biology.
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- Babil Torralba
- PHIM, Université Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Avenue du Campus d’Agropolis - ZAC de Baillarguet, Montpellier 34980, France
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- PHIM, Université Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Avenue du Campus d’Agropolis - ZAC de Baillarguet, Montpellier 34980, France
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- MIVEGEC, Université Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 911, Avenue Agropolis, Montpellier 34394, France
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Breves SS, Silva FA, Euclydes NC, Saia TFF, Jean-Baptiste J, Andrade Neto ER, Fontes EPB. Begomovirus-Host Interactions: Viral Proteins Orchestrating Intra and Intercellular Transport of Viral DNA While Suppressing Host Defense Mechanisms. Viruses 2023; 15:1593. [PMID: 37515277 PMCID: PMC10384534 DOI: 10.3390/v15071593] [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: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Begomoviruses, which belong to the Geminiviridae family, are intracellular parasites transmitted by whiteflies to dicotyledonous plants thatsignificantly damage agronomically relevant crops. These nucleus-replicating DNA viruses move intracellularly from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and then, like other plant viruses, cause disease by spreading systemically throughout the plant. The transport proteins of begomoviruses play a crucial role in recruiting host components for the movement of viral DNA within and between cells, while exhibiting functions that suppress the host's immune defense. Pioneering studies on species of the Begomovirus genus have identified specific viral transport proteins involved in intracellular transport, cell-to-cell movement, and systemic spread. Recent research has primarily focused on viral movement proteins and their interactions with the cellular host transport machinery, which has significantly expanded understanding on viral infection pathways. This review focuses on three components within this context: (i) the role of viral transport proteins, specifically movement proteins (MPs) and nuclear shuttle proteins (NSPs), (ii) their ability to recruit host factors for intra- and intercellular viral movement, and (iii) the suppression of antiviral immunity, with a particular emphasis on bipartite begomoviral movement proteins.
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- Sâmera S Breves
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology/Bioagro, National Institute of Science and Technology in Plant-Pest Interactions, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa 36570.000, MG, Brazil
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Kumar S, Gupta N, Chakraborty S. Geminiviral betasatellites: critical viral ammunition to conquer plant immunity. Arch Virol 2023; 168:196. [PMID: 37386317 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05776-9] [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: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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Geminiviruses have mastered plant cell modulation and immune invasion to ensue prolific infection. Encoding a relatively small number of multifunctional proteins, geminiviruses rely on satellites to efficiently re-wire plant immunity, thereby fostering virulence. Among the known satellites, betasatellites have been the most extensively investigated. They contribute significantly to virulence, enhance virus accumulation, and induce disease symptoms. To date, only two betasatellite proteins, βC1, and βV1, have been shown to play a crucial role in virus infection. In this review, we offer an overview of plant responses to betasatellites and counter-defense strategies deployed by betasatellites to overcome those responses.
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- Sunil Kumar
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110067, India.
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Multiple begomoviruses infecting soybean; a case study in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Biologia (Bratisl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01290-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nasim A, Rashid MAR, Hussain K, Al-Shahwan IM, Al-Saleh MA. Interaction estimation of pathogenicity determinant protein βC1 encoded by Cotton leaf curl Multan Betasatellite with Nicotiana benthamiana Nuclear Transport Factor 2. PeerJ 2022; 10:e14281. [PMID: 36405014 PMCID: PMC9673767 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.14281] [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: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Begomovirus is one of the most devastating pathogens that can cause more than 90% yield loss in various crop plants. The pathogenicity determinant βC1, located on the betasatellite associated with monopartite begomoviruses, alters the host signaling mechanism to enhance the viral disease phenotype by undermining the host immunity. The understanding of its interacting proteins in host plants to develop disease symptoms such as curly leaves, enations, vein swelling, and chlorosis is crucial to enhance the disease resistance in crop plants. The current study was designed to reveal the contribution of βC1 in disease pathogenicity and to unveil potential interacting partners of βC1 protein in the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana. Methods The βC1 gene was cloned in pGKBT7 and used as bait against the cDNA library of N. benthamiana and its pathogenesis was tested against the healthy plant and the plants infiltrated with empty vectors. The yeast two-hybrid-based screening was performed to find the interacting factors. Successful interacting proteins were screened and evaluated in various steps and confirmed by sequence analysis. The three-dimensional structure of the Nuclear Transport Factor 2 (NTF2) protein was predicted, and in-silico protein-protein interaction was evaluated. Furthermore, protein sequence alignment and molecular phylogenetic analysis were carried out to identify its homologues in other related families. In-silico analyses were performed to validate the binding affinity of βC1 protein with NTF2. The 3D model was predicted by using I-TASSER and then analyzed by SWISS MODEL-Workspace, RAMPAGE, and Verify 3D. The interacting amino acid residues of βC1 protein with NTF2 were identified by using PyMOL and Chimera. Results The agroinfiltrated leaf samples developed severe phenotypic symptoms of virus infection. The yeast-two-hybrid study identified the NTF2 as a strong interacting partner of the βC1. The NTF2 in Solanaceae and Nicotiana was found to be evolved from the Brassica and Gossypium species. The in-silico interaction studies showed a strong binding affinity with releasing energy value of -730.6 KJ/mol, and the involvement of 10 amino acids from the middle portion towards the C-terminus and five amino acid residues from the middle portion of βC1 to interact with six amino acids of NTF2. The study not only provided an insight into the molecular mechanism of pathogenicity but also put the foundation stone to develop the resistance genotypes for commercial purposes and food security.
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- Ammara Nasim
- Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan,Plant Protection Department, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Protection Department, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Plant Protection Department, College of Food Sciences and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Gui X, Liu C, Qi Y, Zhou X. Geminiviruses employ host DNA glycosylases to subvert DNA methylation-mediated defense. Nat Commun 2022; 13:575. [PMID: 35102164 PMCID: PMC8803994 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28262-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that plays important roles in gene regulation and transposon silencing. Active DNA demethylation has evolved to counterbalance DNA methylation at many endogenous loci. Here, we report that active DNA demethylation also targets viral DNAs, tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV) and its satellite tomato yellow leaf curl China betasatellite (TYLCCNB), to promote their virulence. We demonstrate that the βC1 protein, encoded by TYLCCNB, interacts with a ROS1-like DNA glycosylase in Nicotiana benthamiana and with the DEMETER (DME) DNA glycosylase in Arabidopsis thaliana. The interaction between βC1 and DME facilitates the DNA glycosylase activity to decrease viral DNA methylation and promote viral virulence. These findings reveal that active DNA demethylation can be regulated by a viral protein to subvert DNA methylation-mediated defense.
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- Xiaojian Gui
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- 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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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
- Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
- Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- 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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Devendran R, Namgial T, Reddy KK, Kumar M, Zarreen F, Chakraborty S. Insights into the multifunctional roles of geminivirus-encoded proteins in pathogenesis. Arch Virol 2022; 167:307-326. [PMID: 35079902 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05338-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Geminiviruses are a major threat to agriculture in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Geminiviruses have small genome with limited coding capacity. Despite this limitation, these viruses have mastered hijacking the host cellular metabolism for their survival. To compensate for the small size of their genome, geminiviruses encode multifunctional proteins. In addition, geminiviruses associate themselves with satellite DNA molecules which also encode proteins that support the virus in establishing successful infection. Geminiviral proteins recruit multiple host factors, suppress the host defense, and manipulate host metabolism to establish infection. We have updated the knowledge accumulated about the proteins of geminiviruses and their satellites in the context of pathogenesis in a single review. We also discuss their interactions with host factors to provide a mechanistic understanding of the infection process.
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- Ragunathan Devendran
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
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Sahu AK, Sanan-Mishra N. Interaction between βC1 of satellite and coat protein of Chili leaf curl virus plays a crucial role in suppression of host RNA silencing. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:8329-8342. [PMID: 34651252 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11624-0] [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: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The monopartite Chili leaf curl virus (ChiLCV) and its β-satellite (ChiLCB) have been found to co-exist in infected plants. The ability of βC1 protein to suppress RNA silencing was investigated using an in-house developed in-planta reversal of silencing assay, using Nicotiana tabacum lines harboring green fluorescent protein (GFP) silenced by short hairpin GFP (ShGFP). Transient expression of recombinant βC1 complemented and increased the suppressor activity of ChiLCV coat protein (CP), and this was confirmed by molecular analysis. In silico analysis followed by a yeast two-hybrid screen-identified ChiLCV-CP as the interacting partner of the ChiLCB-βC1 protein. Subcellular localization through confocal analysis revealed that when βC1 and ChiLCV-CP were co-present, the fluorescence was localized in the cytoplasm indicating that nuclear localization of both proteins was obstructed. The cytoplasmic compartmentalization of the two viral suppressors of RNA silencing may be responsible for the enhanced suppression of the host gene silencing. This study presents evidence on the interaction of ChiLCV-CP and βC1 proteins and indicates that ChiLCB may support the ChiLCV in overcoming host gene silencing to cause Chili leaf curl disease. KEY POINTS: • CP of ChiLCV and βC1 of ChiLCB contain RNA silencing suppression activity • The RNA silencing suppression activity of ChiLCB-βC1 complements that of ChiLCV-CP • There is a direct interaction between ChiLCB-βC1 and ChiLCV-CP.
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- Anurag Kumar Sahu
- Plant RNAi Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant RNAi Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
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Dokka N, Mahajan MM, Sahu B, Marathe A, Singh HK, Sivalingam PN. Molecular analysis, infectivity and host range of Tomato leaf curl Karnataka virus associated with Corchorus yellow vein mosaic betasatellite. Virus Res 2021; 303:198521. [PMID: 34314770 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2021.198521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Severe leaf curl disease of tomato (ToLCD) was noticed recently in the central parts of India and is an emerging threat to the cultivation of tomato. The genomic components of the begomovirus isolate, DNA A and betasatellite associated with ToLCD were cloned by rolling circle amplification method and sequenced. The sequence analysis revealed that the DNA A (2766 nt) of this isolate had the nucleotide identity of >91% with other strains of Tomato leaf curl Karnataka virus (ToLCKV), hence this isolate is proposed as a strain of ToLCKV, named as ToLCKV-Raipur. Similarly, the betasatellite molecule (1355 nt) had the highest identity of 91.1% with Corchorus yellow vein mosaic betasatellite (CoYVMB) and named as CoYVMB-Raipur. The full-length dimerized clones of these two genomic components were agroinoculated on natural (tomato), experimental (Nicotiana benthamiana) hosts and other 20 plant species belong to six different families. The severe leaf curl symptoms appeared only in the hosts, N. benthamiana, and in tomato inoculated with ToLCKV-Raipur alone and ToLCKV-Raipur with CoYVMB-Raipur after 8 and 16-18 days inoculation, respectively. This isolate was also transmissible to healthy tomato plants by whitefly from the tomato plant agroinoculated with ToLCKV-Raipur alone and with CoYVMB-Raipur and produced symptoms within 14-16 days after inoculation. Interestingly, this isolate infects horse gram and chilli by whitefly transmission and both the hosts showed positive for DNA A alone but not for betasatellite. Quantification of the genomic components of this isolate with the agroinoculated N. benthamiana samples by qRT-PCR results showed that the quantity of ToLCKV-Raipur was enhanced by three-fold while inoculated with CoYVMB-Raipur compared to ToLCKV-Raipur alone inoculated plants. However, CoYVMB-Raipur did not enhance the levels of ToLCKV-Raipur in the agroinoculated tomato plants. This is the first evidence of the natural co-occurrence of ToLCKV with betasatellite, CoYVMB causing ToLCD.
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- Narasimham Dokka
- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 493225, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 493225, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 493225, India
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- ICAR-National Institute of Biotic Stress Management, Baronda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 493225, India
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492012, India
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Iqbal Z, Sattar MN, Khurshid M. Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite as a Tool to Study the Localization of Geminiviruses in Plants. Mol Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893321010076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hu T, Song Y, Wang Y, Zhou X. Functional analysis of a novel βV1 gene identified in a geminivirus betasatellite. SCIENCE CHINA. LIFE SCIENCES 2020; 63:688-696. [PMID: 32107688 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1654-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Betasatellites (DNA β) are circular ssDNA molecules that are associated with monopartite geminiviruses and exert a positive effect on the viral infection. Betasatellites encode one protein, named βC1, on the complementary strand; βC1 functions as a pathogenicity factor and RNA silencing suppressor. In this report, we describe the identification of another betasatellite-encoded protein, βVl, which also contributes to symptom development. The βVl open reading frame can be found on the viral strand of approximately 40% of reported betasatellite sequences, and is conserved in position and sequence. The presence of the βVl transcript was observed in plants infected with Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYTCCNV) along with its associated betasatellite Tomato yellow leaf curl China betasatellite (TYTCCNB). Mutant viruses unable to produce βVl showed reduced virulence and decreased viral load. Ectopic expression of the TYTCCNB-PV1 gene in Nicotiana benthamiana plants from a PVX-based vector resulted in leaf mosaic and chlorosis. We further demonstrated that the βVl protein could elicit hypersensitive response (HR)-type cell death in N. benthamiana leaves. Our results uncover a novel betasatellite-encoded protein that contributes to the virus infection, and this discover gives us a more complete view of the plant-geminivirus interaction landscape.
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- Tao Hu
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
- 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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Biswas KK, Bhattacharyya UK, Palchoudhury S, Balram N, Kumar A, Arora R, Sain SK, Kumar P, Khetarpal RK, Sanyal A, Mandal PK. Dominance of recombinant cotton leaf curl Multan-Rajasthan virus associated with cotton leaf curl disease outbreak in northwest India. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0231886. [PMID: 32320461 PMCID: PMC7176085 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD), caused by whitefly (Bemisiatabaci) transmitted single-stranded DNA viruses belonging to the Genus, Begomovirus (family, Geminiviridae) in association with satellite molecules; is responsible for major economic losses in cotton in three northwest (NW) Indian states Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan. Annual CLCuD incidences during 2012 to 2014 were estimated to be 37.5%, 63.6%, and 38.8% respectively. Cotton leaves were collected from symptomatic plants annually for three years and subjected to DNA isolation, followed by rolling circle amplification (RCA), cloning, and DNA sequencing of apparently full-length begomoviral genomes and associated betasatellites and alphasatellites. Among the thirteen CLCuD-begomoviral genomes recovered, eight were identified as Cotton leaf curl Multan virus-Rajasthan (CLCuMuV-Ra), one as -Pakistan (PK) and another as -Faisalabad (Fai), whereas, three were as Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala (CLCuKoV-Bu), indicating that CLCuMuV-Ra was the most prevalent begomovirus species. Five of the eight CLCuMuV-Ra sequences were found to be recombinants. The CLCuMuV-Ra- associated satellites consisted of Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB), and Gossypium darwinii symptomless alphasatellite (GDarSLA), and Croton yellow vein mosaic alphasatellite (CrYVMoA). The second most abundant helper virus species, CLCuKoV-Bu, was associated with CLCuMB and GDarSLA.
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- Kajal Kumar Biswas
- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Advanced Centre for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Haryana, India
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- Regional Research Station, Punjab Agricultural University, Punjab, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Haryana, India
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- Agricultural Research Station, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agriculture University, Rajasthan, India
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- Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions, Bangkok, Thailand
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Ismayil A, Yang M, Haxim Y, Wang Y, Li J, Han L, Wang Y, Zheng X, Wei X, Nagalakshmi U, Hong Y, Hanley-Bowdoin L, Liu Y. Cotton leaf curl Multan virus βC1 Protein Induces Autophagy by Disrupting the Interaction of Autophagy-Related Protein 3 with Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:1124-1135. [PMID: 32051213 PMCID: PMC7145496 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/08/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Autophagy plays an important role in plant-pathogen interactions. Several pathogens including viruses induce autophagy in plants, but the underpinning mechanism remains largely unclear. Furthermore, in virus-plant interactions, viral factor(s) that induce autophagy have yet to be identified. Here, we report that the βC1 protein of Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB) interacts with cytosolic glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPC), a negative autophagic regulator, to induce autophagy in Nicotiana benthamiana CLCuMuB βC1 bound to GAPCs and disrupted the interaction between GAPCs and autophagy-related protein 3 (ATG3). A mutant βC1 protein (βC13A) in which I45, Y48, and I53 were all substituted with Ala (A), had a dramatically reduced binding capacity with GAPCs, failed to disrupt the GAPCs-ATG3 interactions and failed to induce autophagy. Furthermore, mutant virus carrying βC13A showed increased symptoms and viral DNA accumulation associated with decreased autophagy in plants. These results suggest that CLCuMuB βC1 activates autophagy by disrupting GAPCs-ATG3 interactions.
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- Asigul Ismayil
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Biology and The Genome Center, College of Biological Sciences, University of California at Davis, California 95616
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- Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, 310036 Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, Tsinghua-Peking Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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Kulshrestha S, Bhardwaj A, Vanshika. Geminiviruses: Taxonomic Structure and Diversity in Genomic Organization. Recent Pat Biotechnol 2019; 14:86-98. [PMID: 31793424 DOI: 10.2174/1872208313666191203100851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Geminiviridae is one of the best-characterized and hence, one of the largest plant-virus families with the highest economic importance. Its members characteristically have a circular ssDNA genome within the encapsidation of twinned quasi-icosaheadral virions (18-38 nm size-range). OBJECTIVE Construction of a narrative review on geminiviruses, to have a clearer picture of their genomic structure and taxonomic status. METHODS A thorough search was conducted for papers and patents regarding geminiviruses, where relevant information was used to study their genomic organization, diversity and taxonomic structure. RESULTS Geminiviruses have been classified into nine genera (viz., genus Begomovirus, Mastrevirus, Curtovirus, Topocuvirus, Becurtovirus, Turncurtovirus, Capulavirus, Eragrovirus and Grablovirus) having distinct genomic organizations, host ranges and insect vectors. Genomic organization of all genera generally shows the presence of 4-6 ORFs encoding for various proteins. For now, Citrus chlorotic dwarf-associated virus (CCDaV), Camellia chlorotic dwarf-associated virus (CaCDaV) and few other geminiviruses are still unassigned to any genera. The monopartite begomoviruses (and few mastreviruses) have been found associated with aplhasatellites and betasatellites (viz., ~1.3 kb circular ssDNA satellites). Recent reports suggest that deltasatellites potentially reduce the accumulation of helper-Begomovirus species in host plants. Some patents have revealed the methods to generate transgenic plants resistant to geminiviruses. CONCLUSION Geminiviruses rapidly evolve and are a highly diverse group of plant-viruses. However, research has shown new horizons in tackling the acute begomoviral diseases in plants by generating a novel bio-control methodology in which deltasatellites can be used as bio-control agents and generate transgenic plants resistant to geminiviruses.
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- Saurabh Kulshrestha
- School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, Solan (H.P.), India
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- School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, Solan (H.P.), India
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- School of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, Solan (H.P.), India
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Kamal H, Minhas FUAA, Tripathi D, Abbasi WA, Hamza M, Mustafa R, Khan MZ, Mansoor S, Pappu HR, Amin I. βC1, pathogenicity determinant encoded by Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite, interacts with calmodulin-like protein 11 (Gh-CML11) in Gossypium hirsutum. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0225876. [PMID: 31794580 PMCID: PMC6890265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Begomoviruses interfere with host plant machinery to evade host defense mechanism by interacting with plant proteins. In the old world, this group of viruses are usually associated with betasatellite that induces severe disease symptoms by encoding a protein, βC1, which is a pathogenicity determinant. Here, we show that βC1 encoded by Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB) requires Gossypium hirsutum calmodulin-like protein 11 (Gh-CML11) to infect cotton. First, we used the in silico approach to predict the interaction of CLCuMB-βC1 with Gh-CML11. A number of sequence- and structure-based in-silico interaction prediction techniques suggested a strong putative binding of CLCuMB-βC1 with Gh-CML11 in a Ca+2-dependent manner. In-silico interaction prediction was then confirmed by three different experimental approaches: The Gh-CML11 interaction was confirmed using CLCuMB-βC1 in a yeast two hybrid system and pull down assay. These results were further validated using bimolecular fluorescence complementation system showing the interaction in cytoplasmic veins of Nicotiana benthamiana. Bioinformatics and molecular studies suggested that CLCuMB-βC1 induces the overexpression of Gh-CML11 protein and ultimately provides calcium as a nutrient source for virus movement and transmission. This is the first comprehensive study on the interaction between CLCuMB-βC1 and Gh-CML11 proteins which provided insights into our understating of the role of βC1 in cotton leaf curl disease.
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- Hira Kamal
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Nilore, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States of America
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Mubin M, Ijaz S, Nahid N, Hassan M, Younus A, Qazi J, Nawaz-Ul-Rehman MS. Journey of begomovirus betasatellite molecules: from satellites to indispensable partners. Virus Genes 2019; 56:16-26. [PMID: 31773493 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-019-01716-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Betasatellites are a group of circular, single-stranded DNA molecules that are frequently found to be associated with monopartite begomoviruses of the family Geminiviridae. Betasatellites require their helper viruses for replication, movement, and encapsidation and they are often essential for induction of typical disease symptoms. The βC1 protein encoded by betasatellites is multifunctional that participates in diverse cellular events. It interferes with several cellular processes like normal development, chloroplasts, and innate immune system of plants. Recent research has indicated βC1 protein interaction with cellular proteins and its involvement in modulation of the host's cell cycle and symptom determination. This article focuses on the functional mechanisms of βC1 and its interactions with other viral and host proteins.
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- Muhammad Mubin
- Virology Lab, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Virology Lab, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, GC University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Virology Lab, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Laser Matter Interaction and Nano-sciences Lab, Department of Physics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Frequent occurrence of Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in tomato leaf curl disease affected tomato in Oman. Sci Rep 2019; 9:16634. [PMID: 31719590 PMCID: PMC6851148 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53106-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Next generation sequencing (NGS) of DNAs amplified by rolling circle amplification from 6 tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants with leaf curl symptoms identified a number of monopartite begomoviruses, including Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), and a betasatellite (Tomato leaf curl betasatellite [ToLCB]). Both TYLCV and ToLCB have previously been identified infecting tomato in Oman. Surprisingly the NGS results also suggested the presence of the bipartite, legume-adapted begomovirus Mungbean yellow mosaic Indian virus (MYMIV). The presence of MYMIV was confirmed by cloning and Sanger sequencing from four of the six plants. A wider analysis by PCR showed MYMIV infection of tomato in Oman to be widespread. Inoculation of plants with full-length clones showed the host range of MYMIV not to extend to Nicotiana benthamiana or tomato. Inoculation to N. benthamiana showed TYLCV to be capable of maintaining MYMIV in both the presence and absence of the betasatellite. In tomato MYMIV was only maintained by TYLCV in the presence of the betasatellite and then only at low titre and efficiency. This is the first identification of TYLCV with ToLCB and the legume adapted bipartite begomovirus MYMIV co-infecting tomato. This finding has far reaching implications. TYLCV has spread around the World from its origins in the Mediterranean/Middle East, in some instances, in live tomato planting material. The results here may suggest that begomoviruses which do not commonly infect tomato, such as MYMIV, could be spread as a passenger of TYLCV in tomato.
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Gnanasekaran P, KishoreKumar R, Bhattacharyya D, Vinoth Kumar R, Chakraborty S. Multifaceted role of geminivirus associated betasatellite in pathogenesis. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2019; 20:1019-1033. [PMID: 31210029 PMCID: PMC6589721 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Begomoviruses have emerged as a group of plant pathogens that cause devastating diseases in a wide range of crops in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Betasatellites, the circular single-stranded DNA molecules with the size of almost half of that of the associated helper begomoviruses, are often essential for the production of typical disease symptoms in several virus-host systems. Association of betasatellites with begomoviruses results in more severe symptoms in the plants and affects the yield of numerous crops leading to huge agroeconomic losses. βC1, the only protein encoded by betasatellites, plays a multifaceted role in the successful establishment of infection. This protein counteracts the innate defence mechanisms of the host, like RNA silencing, ubiquitin-proteasome system and defence responsive hormones. In the last two decades, the molecular aspect of betasatellite pathogenesis has attracted much attention from the researchers worldwide, and reports have shown that βC1 protein aggravates the helper begomovirus disease complex by modulating specific host factors. This review discusses the molecular aspects of the pathogenesis of betasatellites, including various βC1-host factor interactions and their effects on the suppression of defence responses of the plants.
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- Prabu Gnanasekaran
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi110 067India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi110 067India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi110 067India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi110 067India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life SciencesJawaharlal Nehru UniversityNew Delhi110 067India
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Kamal H, Minhas FUAA, Farooq M, Tripathi D, Hamza M, Mustafa R, Khan MZ, Mansoor S, Pappu HR, Amin I. In silico Prediction and Validations of Domains Involved in Gossypium hirsutum SnRK1 Protein Interaction With Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite Encoded βC1. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:656. [PMID: 31191577 PMCID: PMC6546731 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) caused by viruses of genus Begomovirus is a major constraint to cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) production in many cotton-growing regions of the world. Symptoms of the disease are caused by Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB) that encodes a pathogenicity determinant protein, βC1. Here, we report the identification of interacting regions in βC1 protein by using computational approaches including sequence recognition, and binding site and interface prediction methods. We show the domain-level interactions based on the structural analysis of G. hirsutum SnRK1 protein and its domains with CLCuMB-βC1. To verify and validate the in silico predictions, three different experimental approaches, yeast two hybrid, bimolecular fluorescence complementation and pull down assay were used. Our results showed that ubiquitin-associated domain (UBA) and autoinhibitory sequence (AIS) domains of G. hirsutum-encoded SnRK1 are involved in CLCuMB-βC1 interaction. This is the first comprehensive investigation that combined in silico interaction prediction followed by experimental validation of interaction between CLCuMB-βC1 and a host protein. We demonstrated that data from computational biology could provide binding site information between CLCuD-associated viruses/satellites and new hosts that lack known binding site information for protein-protein interaction studies. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Hira Kamal
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Mondal D, Mandal S, Shil S, Sahana N, Pandit GK, Choudhury A. Genome wide molecular evolution analysis of begomoviruses reveals unique diversification pattern in coat protein gene of Old World and New World viruses. Virusdisease 2019; 30:74-83. [PMID: 31143834 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-019-00524-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Begomoviruses (Family-Geminiviridae) are plant infecting single stranded DNA viruses known to evolve very fast. Here, we have analysed the DNA-A sequences of 302 begomoviruses reported as 'type isolates' from different countries following the list of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses till 2017. Phylogenetic analysis was performed which revealed two major evolutionarily distinct groups namely Old World (OW) and New World (NW) viruses. Our work present evidence that cp gene has varied degree of diversification among the viruses reported from NW and OW. The NW viruses are more conserved in their cp gene sequences than that of OW viruses irrespective of host plant families. Further analysis reveals that cp gene differs in its recombination pattern among OW and NW viruses whereas rep gene is highly recombination prone in both OW and NW viruses. The sequence conservation in cp gene in NW viruses is a result of meagre recombination and subsequent low substitution rate in comparison to OW viruses. Our results demonstrated that the cp gene in NW viruses is less likely to possess nuclear localisation sequences than OW cp gene. Further we present evidence that the NW-cp is under the influence of strong purifying selection. We propose that the precoat protein (pcp) gene present exclusively in the 5' of cp gene in OW viruses is highly diversified and strong positive selection working on pcp gene might be attributing largely to the diversity of OW-cp gene.
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- Debayan Mondal
- 1Department of Biochemistry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal India
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- 1Department of Biochemistry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal India
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- Regional Research Centre, ICAR-CPCRI, Mohitnagar, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 735102 India
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- 1Department of Biochemistry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal India
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- 1Department of Biochemistry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal India
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- 3Soil Microbiology Laboratory, Regional Research Station, Terai Zone, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Coochbehar, West Bengal India
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Sarwar MW, Riaz A, Nahid N, Al Qahtani A, Ahmed N, Nawaz-Ul-Rehman MS, Younus A, Mubin M. Homology modeling and docking analysis of ßC1 protein encoded by Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite with different plant flavonoids. Heliyon 2019; 5:e01303. [PMID: 30899831 PMCID: PMC6407081 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 12/26/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Cotton leaf curl Multan virus (CLCuMuV) belonging to begomoviruses (Family Geminiviridae) can infect cotton and many other agricultural crops. Betasatellite associated with CLCuMuV i.e., cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB) is a small circular single-stranded deoxyribose nucleic acid (ssDNA) molecule that is essential for CLCuMuV to induce disease symptoms. Betasatellite molecule contains a ßC1 gene encoding for a pathogenicity determinant multifunctional protein, which extensively interacts with host plant machinery to cause virus infection. In this study the interaction of ßC1 with selected plant flavonoids has been studied. The study was focused on sequence analysis, three-dimensional structural modeling and docking analysis of ßC1 protein of CLCuMuB. Sequence analysis and physicochemical properties showed that ßC1 is negatively charged protein having more hydrophilic regions and is not very stable. Three-dimensional model of this protein revealed three helical, four beta pleated sheets and four coiled regions. The score of docking experiments using flavonoids as ligand indicated that plant flavonoids robinetinidol-(4alpha,8)-gallocatechin, quercetin 7-O-beta-D-glucoside, swertianolin, 3',4',5-trihydroxy-3-methoxyflavon-7-olate, agathisflavone, catiguanin B, 3',4',5,6-tetrahydroxy-3,7-dimethoxyflavone, quercetin-7-O-[alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl(1->6)-beta-D-galactopyranoside], prunin 6″-O-gallate and luteolin 7-O-beta-D-glucosiduronic acid have strong binding with active site of ßC1 protein. The results obtained from this study clearly indicate that flavonoids are involved in defense against the virus infection, as these molecules binds to the active site of ßC1 protein. This information might be interesting to study plant defense mechanism based on the special compounds produced by the plants.
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- Muhammad Waseem Sarwar
- Virology Lab, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Virology Lab, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Bioinformatics and Biotechnology Department, GC University Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Research Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Virology Lab, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Virology Lab, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Laser Matter Interaction and Nano-sciences Lab, Department of Physics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Virology Lab, Centre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Conflon D, Granier M, Tiendrébéogo F, Gentit P, Peterschmitt M, Urbino C. Accumulation and transmission of alphasatellite, betasatellite and tomato yellow leaf curl virus in susceptible and Ty-1-resistant tomato plants. Virus Res 2018; 253:124-134. [PMID: 29908896 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) are frequently associated with alphasatellites and betasatellites in the Old World. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus, one of the most damaging begomovirus species worldwide, was recently found associated with betasatellites in the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Middle East region. Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV)/betasatellite associations were shown to increase TYLCV virulence in experimental conditions. The sustainability of TYLCV/satellite associations in tomato was assessed here by estimating accumulation levels of satellites in comparison to TYLCV, vector transmission efficiency, and by testing how far the popular Ty-1 resistance gene used in most TYLCV-resistant tomato cultivars in the Mediterranean Basin is effective against betasatellites. Three satellites previously isolated from okra in Burkina Faso-of the species Cotton leaf curl Gezira betasatellite, Cotton leaf curl Gezira alphasatellite and Okra leaf curl Burkina Faso alphasatellite-were shown to accumulate at levels similar to, or higher than, the helper virus TYLCV-Mld in tomato plants from 32 to 150 days post inoculation (dpi). Cotton leaf curl Gezira betasatellite (CLCuGB) reduced TYLCV-Mld accumulation whereas alphasatellites did not. Transmission tests were performed with B. tabaci from plants infected with TYLCV-Mld/CLCuGB- or TYLCV-Mld/Okra leaf curl Burkina Faso alphasatellite. At 32 dpi, both satellites were transmitted to more than 50% of TYLCV-infected test plants. Betasatellite transmission, tested further with 150 dpi source plants was successful in more than 30% of TYLCV-infected test plants. Ty-1 resistant tomato plants co-infected with TYLCV (-Mld or -IL) and CLCuGB exhibited mild leaf curling and mosaic symptoms at the early stage of infection associated with a positive effect on TYLCV-IL accumulation, while resistant plants infected with TYLCV only, were asymptomatic. Together with previous experimental studies, these results further emphasize the potential risk of betasatellites to tomato cultivation, including with Ty-1 resistant cultivars.
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- Déborah Conflon
- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BGPI, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BGPI, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Virologie et de Biotechnologies Végétales (LVBV), INERA, 01 BP 476, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso; Laboratoire Mixte International Patho-Bios, IRD-INERA, 01 BP 476, Ouagadougou 01, Burkina Faso
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- ANSES, Plant Health Laboratory, Unité de Bactériologie, Virologie et détection des OGM, 7 rue Jean Dixméras, 49044, Angers Cedex 01, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BGPI, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, F-34398, Montpellier, France; BGPI, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
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Iqbal Z, Shafiq M, Ali I, Mansoor S, Briddon RW. Maintenance of Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite by Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus-Analysis by Mutation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:2208. [PMID: 29312431 PMCID: PMC5744040 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.02208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Accepted: 12/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Viruses of the genus Begomovirus (family Geminiviridae) are economically important phytopathogens that are transmitted plant-to-plant by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. Most Old World (OW) begomoviruses are monopartite and many of these interact with symptoms and host range determining betasatellites. Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) is one of only a few OW begomoviruses with a bipartite genome (components known as DNA A and DNA B). Four genes [AV2, coat protein (CP), transcriptional-activator protein (TrAP), and AC4] of ToLCNDV were mutated and the effects of the mutations on infectivity, symptoms and the ability to maintain Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB) were investigated. Infectivity and virus/betasatellite DNA titer were assessed by Southern blot hybridization, PCR, and quantitative PCR. The results showed TrAP of ToLCNDV to be essential for maintenance of CLCuMuB and AV2 to be important only in the presence of the DNA B. AC4 was found to be important for the maintenance of CLCuMuB in the presence of, but indispensable in the absence of, the DNA B. Rather than being required for maintenance, the CP was shown to possibly interfere with maintenance of the betasatellite. The findings show that the interaction between a bipartite begomovirus and a betasatellite is more complex than just trans-replication. Clearly, multiple levels of interactions are present and such associations can cause additional significant losses to crops although the interaction may not be stable.
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- Zafar Iqbal
- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Tahir MN, Hameed A, Amin I, Mansoor S. Characterization of a Begomovirus-Betasatellite Complex, Producing Defective Molecules in Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea L.), a New Host for Begomovirus and Betasatellite Complex in Pakistan. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2017; 33:514-521. [PMID: 29018315 PMCID: PMC5624494 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.nt.01.2017.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Spinach is a vegetable crop which is widely grown over a large area especially in Punjab province of Pakistan. Leaf curling and enations on spinach plant collected shown to be associated with the begomovirus Pedilanthus leaf curl virus (PeLCV) and Shahdadpur strain of Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMBSha). Defective molecules of half and quarter size derived from monopartite begomoviruses are usually generated by the deletion of virion-sense sequences. Characterization of defective molecules of PeLCV from spinach revealed that the molecules of half the size are derived from the deletion of complementary-sense genes while quarter size molecule appears to have evolved by further deletion. This is the first report of the begomovirus-betasatellite complex on spinach and unusual defective molecules derived from deletion of complementary-sense genes in Pakistan.
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- Muhammad Nouman Tahir
- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
- Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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Zubair M, Zaidi SSEA, Shakir S, Amin I, Mansoor S. An Insight into Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite, the Most Important Component of Cotton Leaf Curl Disease Complex. Viruses 2017; 9:E280. [PMID: 28961220 PMCID: PMC5691632 DOI: 10.3390/v9100280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is one of the most economically important diseases and is a constraint to cotton production in major producers, Pakistan and India. CLCuD is caused by monopartite plant viruses belonging to the family Geminiviridae (genus Begomovirus), in association with an essential, disease-specific satellite, Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB) belonging to a newly-established family Tolecusatellitidae (genus Betasatellite). CLCuMuB has a small genome (ca. 1350 nt) with a satellite conserved region, an adenine-rich region and a single gene that encodes for a multifunctional βC1 protein. CLCuMuB βC1 protein has a major role in pathogenicity and symptom determination, and alters several host cellular functions like autophagy, ubiquitination, and suppression of gene silencing, to assist CLCuD infectivity. Efficient trans-replication ability of CLCuMuB with several monopartite and bipartite begomoviruses, is also associated with the rapid evolution and spread of CLCuMuB. In this article we comprehensively reviewed the role of CLCuMuB in CLCuD, focusing on the βC1 functions and its interactions with host proteins.
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- Muhammad Zubair
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, 45650 Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, 45650 Islamabad, Pakistan.
- AgroBioChem Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, 5030 Gembloux, Belgium.
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Boyce Thompson Institute, 533 Tower Rd, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Moriones E, Praveen S, Chakraborty S. Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus: An Emerging Virus Complex Threatening Vegetable and Fiber Crops. Viruses 2017; 9:E264. [PMID: 28934148 PMCID: PMC5691616 DOI: 10.3390/v9100264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2017] [Revised: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae) represents an important constraint to tomato production, as it causes the most predominant and economically important disease affecting tomato in the Indian sub-continent. However, in recent years, ToLCNDV has been fast extending its host range and spreading to new geographical regions, including the Middle East and the western Mediterranean Basin. Extensive research on the genome structure, protein functions, molecular biology, and plant-virus interactions of ToLCNDV has been conducted in the last decade. Special emphasis has been given to gene silencing suppression ability in order to counteract host plant defense responses. The importance of the interaction with DNA alphasatellites and betasatellites in the biology of the virus has been demonstrated. ToLCNDV genetic variability has been analyzed, providing new insights into the taxonomy, host adaptation, and evolution of this virus. Recombination and pseudorecombination have been shown as motors of diversification and adaptive evolution. Important progress has also been made in control strategies to reduce disease damage. This review highlights these various achievements in the context of the previous knowledge of begomoviruses and their interactions with plants.
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- Enrique Moriones
- Subtropical and Mediterranean Horticulture Institute "La Mayora" (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, La Mayora Experimental Station, 29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain.
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- Advanced Center for Plant Virology, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India.
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 110 067, India.
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Ahmad A, Zia-Ur-Rehman M, Hameed U, Qayyum Rao A, Ahad A, Yasmeen A, Akram F, Bajwa KS, Scheffler J, Nasir IA, Shahid AA, Iqbal MJ, Husnain T, Haider MS, Brown JK. Engineered Disease Resistance in Cotton Using RNA-Interference to Knock down Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala and Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite Expression. Viruses 2017; 9:E257. [PMID: 28906473 PMCID: PMC5618023 DOI: 10.3390/v9090257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 08/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cotton leaf curl virus disease (CLCuD) is caused by a suite of whitefly-transmitted begomovirus species and strains, resulting in extensive losses annually in India and Pakistan. RNA-interference (RNAi) is a proven technology used for knockdown of gene expression in higher organisms and viruses. In this study, a small interfering RNA (siRNA) construct was designed to target the AC1 gene of Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala (CLCuKoV-Bu) and the βC1 gene and satellite conserved region of the Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB). The AC1 gene and CLCuMB coding and non-coding regions function in replication initiation and suppression of the plant host defense pathway, respectively. The construct, Vβ, was transformed into cotton plants using the Agrobacterium-mediated embryo shoot apex cut method. Results from fluorescence in situ hybridization and karyotyping assays indicated that six of the 11 T₁ plants harbored a single copy of the Vβ transgene. Transgenic cotton plants and non-transgenic (susceptible) test plants included as the positive control were challenge-inoculated using the viruliferous whitefly vector to transmit the CLCuKoV-Bu/CLCuMB complex. Among the test plants, plant Vβ-6 was asymptomatic, had the lowest amount of detectable virus, and harbored a single copy of the transgene on chromosome six. Absence of characteristic leaf curl symptom development in transgenic Vβ-6 cotton plants, and significantly reduced begomoviral-betasatellite accumulation based on real-time polymerase chain reaction, indicated the successful knockdown of CLCuKoV-Bu and CLCuMB expression, resulting in leaf curl resistant plants.
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- Aftab Ahmad
- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAGS), University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAGS), University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Jamie Whitten Delta States Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Stoneville, MS 38776, USA.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAGS), University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
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- Center of Excellence in Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab, 87 W Canal Bank Road, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore 53700, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAGS), University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan.
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
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Zaidi SS, Martin DP, Amin I, Farooq M, Mansoor S. Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus: a widespread bipartite begomovirus in the territory of monopartite begomoviruses. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2017; 18:901-911. [PMID: 27553982 PMCID: PMC6638225 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.12481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2016] [Revised: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 08/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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UNLABELLED Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) is an exceptional Old World bipartite begomovirus. On the Indian subcontinent, a region in which monopartite DNA satellite-associated begomoviruses with mostly narrow geographical ranges predominate, it is widespread, with a geographical range also including the Far East, Middle East, North Africa and Europe. The success of ToLCNDV probably derives from its broad host range and highly flexible genomic configuration: its DNA-A component is capable of productively interacting with, and trans-replicating, diverse DNA-B components and betasatellites. An understanding of the capacity of ToLCNDV to infect a variety of hosts and spread across a broad and ecologically variable geographical range could illuminate the potential economic threats associated with similar begomoviral invasions. Towards this end, we used available ToLCNDV sequences to reconstruct the history of ToLCNDV spread. TAXONOMY Family Geminiviridae, Genus Begomovirus. ToLCNDV is a bipartite begomovirus. Following the revised begomovirus taxonomic criteria of 91% and 94% nucleotide identity for species and strain demarcation, respectively, ToLCNDV is a distinct species with two strains: ToLCNDV and ToLCNDV-Spain. HOST RANGE The primary cultivated host of ToLCNDV is tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), but the virus is also known to infect 43 other plant species from a range of families, including Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Solanaceae, Malvaceae and Fabaceae. DISEASE SYMPTOMS Typical symptoms of ToLCNDV infection in its various hosts include leaf curling, vein thickening, puckering, purpling/darkening of leaf margins, leaf area reduction, internode shortening and severe stunting.
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- Syed Shan‐E‐Ali Zaidi
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringJhang RoadFaisalabad. PO Box 577, Pakistan
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- Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, Division of Computational BiologyUniversity of Cape TownAnzio RdObservatoryCape Town, 7925, South Africa
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringJhang RoadFaisalabad. PO Box 577, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringJhang RoadFaisalabad. PO Box 577, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringJhang RoadFaisalabad. PO Box 577, Pakistan
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Brown JK, Ur-Rehman MZ, Avelar S, Chingandu N, Hameed U, Haider S, Ilyas M. Molecular diagnostic development for begomovirus-betasatellite complexes undergoing diversification: A case study. Virus Res 2017; 241:29-41. [PMID: 28438632 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2017] [Accepted: 04/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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At least five begomoviral species that cause leaf curl disease of cotton have emerged recently in Asia and Africa, reducing fiber quality and yield. The potential for the spread of these viruses to other cotton-vegetable growing regions throughout the world is extensive, owing to routine, global transport of alternative hosts of the leaf curl viruses, especially ornamentals. The research reported here describes the design and validation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers undertaken to facilitate molecular detection of the two most-prevalent leaf curl-associated begomovirus-betasatellite complexes in the Indian Subcontinent and Africa, the Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus-Burewala strain and Cotton leaf curl Gezira virus, endemic to Asia and Africa, respectively. Ongoing genomic diversification of these begomoviral-satellite complexes was evident based on nucleotide sequence alignments, and analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms, both factors that created new challenges for primer design. The additional requirement for species and strain-specific, and betasatellite-specific primer design, imposes further constraints on primer design and validation due to the large number of related species and strains extant in 'core leaf curl virus complex', now with expanded distribution in south Asia, the Pacific region, and Africa-Arabian Peninsula that have relatively highly conserved coding and non-coding regions, which precludes much of the genome-betasatellite sequence when selecting primer 'targets'. Here, PCR primers were successfully designed and validated for detection of cloned viral genomes and betasatellites for representative 'core leaf curl' strains and species, distant relatives, and total DNA isolated from selected plant species. The application of molecular diagnostics to screen plant imports prior to export or release from ports of entry is expected to greatly reduce the likelihood of exotic leaf curl virus introductions that could dramatically affect the production of cotton as well as vegetable and ornamental crop hosts.
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- Judith K Brown
- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Plant Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Sattar MN, Iqbal Z, Tahir MN, Ullah S. The Prediction of a New CLCuD Epidemic in the Old World. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:631. [PMID: 28469604 PMCID: PMC5395620 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD), the most complex disease of cotton, is a major limiting biotic factor to worldwide cotton productivity. Several whitefly-transmitted monopartite begomoviruses causing CLCuD have been characterized and designated as CLCuD-associated begomoviruses. Despite of being reported over 100 years ago in Africa, CLCuD became economically pandemic causing massive losses to cotton production in Pakistan and India during past couple of decades. In Asia, cotton has faced two major epidemics during this period viz. "Multan epidemic" and "Burewala epidemic." The "Multan epidemic" era was 1988-1999 after which the virus remained calm until 2002 when "Burewala epidemic" broke into the cotton fields in Indo-Pak subcontinent, till 2013-2014. However, both the epidemics were caused by monopartite begomovirus complex. Similarly in Africa, Cotton leaf curl Gezira virus with associated DNA-satellites causes CLCuD. Quite recently, in the Old World (both Asia and Africa), bipartite begomoviruses have started appearing in the areas under cotton cultivation. Under such aggravated circumstances, it seems we are heading toward another epidemic of CLCuD in the Old World. Here we articulate the causes and potential emergence of the third epidemic of CLCuD in Asia. The current situation of CLCuD in Asia and Africa is also discussed.
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- Muhammad N. Sattar
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, King Faisal UniversityAl-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
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- Akhuwat-Faisalabad Institute of Research, Science and TechnologyFaisalabad, Pakistan
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- University College of Agriculture, University of SargodhaSargodha, Pakistan
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Shahid MS, Pudashini BJ, Khatri-Chhetri GB, Briddon RW, Natsuaki KT. Molecular characterization of a distinct monopartite begomovirus associated with betasatellites and alphasatellites infecting Pisum sativum in Nepal. Virus Genes 2017; 53:300-306. [PMID: 28012011 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-016-1424-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Pea (Pisum sativum) plants exhibiting leaf distortion, yellowing, stunted growth and reduction in leaf size from Rampur, Nepal were shown to be infected by a begomovirus in association with betasatellites and alphasatellites. The begomovirus associated with the disease showed only low levels of nucleotide sequence identity (<91%) to previously characterized begomoviruses. This finding indicates that the pea samples were infected with an as yet undescribed begomovirus for which the name Pea leaf distortion virus (PLDV) is proposed. Two species of betasatellite were identified in association with PLDV. One group of sequences had high (>78%) nucleotide sequence identity to isolates of Ludwigia leaf distortion betasatellite (LuLDB), and the second group had less than 78% to all other betasatellite sequences. This showed PLDV to be associated with either LuLDB or a previously undescribed betasatellite for which the name Pea leaf distortion betasatellite is proposed. Two types of alphasatellites were identified in the PLDV-infected pea plants. The first type showed high levels of sequence identity to Ageratum yellow vein alphasatellite, and the second type showed high levels of identity to isolates of Sida yellow vein China alphasatellite. These are the first begomovirus, betasatellites and alphasatellites isolated from pea.
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- M S Shahid
- Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod, 123, Muscat, Oman.
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- Department of International Agricultural Development, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
- Kisankalagi Unnat Biu-Bijan Karyakram Improved Seed for Farmers Program (KUBK-ISFP), District, Seed Coordinator, Janakinagar-3 Rupandehi, Butwal, Nepal
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, 44209, Nepal
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of International Agricultural Development, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, 156-8502, Japan
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Kulshreshtha A, Roshan P, Sharma D, Hallan V. Molecular characterization of a new begomovirus infecting Mirabilis jalapa in northern India. Arch Virol 2017; 162:2163-2167. [PMID: 28342034 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3330-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Begomoviruses are whitefly-transmitted single-stranded DNA viruses that are responsible for considerable economic losses. A begomovirus, alphasatellite and betasatellite were characterized in a Mirabilis jalapa plant exhibiting severe leaf curling and mottling symptoms. The complete viral genome shared highest sequence identity of 87% with pedilanthus leaf curl virus (AM712436), reported from Pakistan. Additionally, the viral genome was 84% identical to that of chilli leaf curl India virus (KX951415) and 83% identical to that of tobacco curly shoot virus (GU1999584), which were previously reported to infect M. jalapa in India and China, respectively. Based on the ICTV criterion for begomovirus species demarcation (≥91% sequence identity for the complete genome), the virus represents a new species, for which we propose the name Mirabilis leaf curl virus. The alphasatellite and betasatellite sequences were similar to the corresponding sequences of ageratum yellow vein India alphasatellite (KU852743; 99% identity) and tomato leaf curl Patna betasatellite (HQ180394; 86% identity) sequences, respectively. This report describes a new begomovirus-satellite disease complex in M. jalapa.
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- Aditya Kulshreshtha
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India.,CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India.,CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India
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- CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India. .,CSIR-IHBT, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, 176061, India.
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Sofonea MT, Alizon S, Michalakis Y. Exposing the diversity of multiple infection patterns. J Theor Biol 2017; 419:278-289. [PMID: 28193485 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Natural populations often have to cope with genetically distinct parasites that can coexist, or not, within the same hosts. Theoretical models addressing the evolution of virulence have considered two within host infection outcomes, namely superinfection and coinfection. The field somehow became limited by this dichotomy that does not correspond to an empirical reality as other infection patterns, namely sets of within-host infection outcomes, are possible. We indeed formally prove there are over one hundred different infection patterns solely for recoverable chronic infections caused by two genetically distinct horizontally-transmitted microparasites. We afterwards highlight eight infection patterns using an explicit modelling of within-host dynamics that captures a large range of ecological interactions, five of which have been neglected so far. To clarify the terminology related to multiple infections, we introduce terms describing these new relevant patterns and illustrate them with existing biological systems. These infection patterns constitute a new framework for linking within-host and between-host dynamics, which is a requirement to forward our understanding of the epidemiology and the evolution of parasites.
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- Mircea T Sofonea
- Laboratoire MIVEGEC (UMR CNRS 5290, IRD 224, UM), 911 avenue Agropolis, B.P. 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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- Laboratoire MIVEGEC (UMR CNRS 5290, IRD 224, UM), 911 avenue Agropolis, B.P. 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratoire MIVEGEC (UMR CNRS 5290, IRD 224, UM), 911 avenue Agropolis, B.P. 64501, 34394 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Abdel-Sala AM, Mujaddad-U M, El-Saghir SM. Genetic Diversity, Natural Host Range and Molecular Pathogenesis of Begomovirus-associated Betasatellites in Egypt. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.3923/ijv.2017.29.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jia Q, Liu N, Xie K, Dai Y, Han S, Zhao X, Qian L, Wang Y, Zhao J, Gorovits R, Xie D, Hong Y, Liu Y. CLCuMuB βC1 Subverts Ubiquitination by Interacting with NbSKP1s to Enhance Geminivirus Infection in Nicotiana benthamiana. PLoS Pathog 2016; 12:e1005668. [PMID: 27315204 PMCID: PMC4912122 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Viruses interfere with and usurp host machinery and circumvent defense responses to create a suitable cellular environment for successful infection. This is usually achieved through interactions between viral proteins and host factors. Geminiviruses are a group of plant-infecting DNA viruses, of which some contain a betasatellite, known as DNAβ. Here, we report that Cotton leaf curl Multan virus (CLCuMuV) uses its sole satellite-encoded protein βC1 to regulate the plant ubiquitination pathway for effective infection. We found that CLCuMu betasatellite (CLCuMuB) βC1 interacts with NbSKP1, and interrupts the interaction of NbSKP1s with NbCUL1. Silencing of either NbSKP1s or NbCUL1 enhances the accumulation of CLCuMuV genomic DNA and results in severe disease symptoms in plants. βC1 impairs the integrity of SCFCOI1 and the stabilization of GAI, a substrate of the SCFSYL1 to hinder responses to jasmonates (JA) and gibberellins (GA). Moreover, JA treatment reduces viral accumulation and symptoms. These results suggest that CLCuMuB βC1 inhibits the ubiquitination function of SCF E3 ligases through interacting with NbSKP1s to enhance CLCuMuV infection and symptom induction in plants.
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- Qi Jia
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Institute of Virology and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Sciences and Genetics in Agriculture, Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Research Centre for Plant RNA Signaling, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinformatics, Center for Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Zaidi SSEA, Shafiq M, Amin I, Scheffler BE, Scheffler JA, Briddon RW, Mansoor S. Frequent Occurrence of Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus in Cotton Leaf Curl Disease Affected Cotton in Pakistan. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0155520. [PMID: 27213535 PMCID: PMC4877078 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is the major biotic constraint to cotton production on the Indian subcontinent, and is caused by monopartite begomoviruses accompanied by a specific DNA satellite, Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB). Since the breakdown of resistance against CLCuD in 2001/2002, only one virus, the "Burewala" strain of Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus (CLCuKoV-Bur), and a recombinant form of CLCuMB have consistently been identified in cotton across the major cotton growing areas of Pakistan. Unusually a bipartite isolate of the begomovirus Tomato leaf curl virus was identified in CLCuD-affected cotton recently. In the study described here we isolated the bipartite begomovirus Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) from CLCuD-affected cotton. To assess the frequency and geographic occurrence of ToLCNDV in cotton, CLCuD-symptomatic cotton plants were collected from across the Punjab and Sindh provinces between 2013 and 2015. Analysis of the plants by diagnostic PCR showed the presence of CLCuKoV-Bur in all 31 plants examined and ToLCNDV in 20 of the samples. Additionally, a quantitative real-time PCR analysis of the levels of the two viruses in co-infected plants suggests that coinfection of ToLCNDV with the CLCuKoV-Bur/CLCuMB complex leads to an increase in the levels of CLCuMB, which encodes the major pathogenicity (symptom) determinant of the complex. The significance of these results are discussed.
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- Syed Shan-e-Ali Zaidi
- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
- Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Genomics and Bioinformatics Research Unit, 141 Experiment Station Rd., Stoneville, Mississippi, 38776, United States of America
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- Crop Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Stoneville, Mississippi, United States of America
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Iqbal Z, Sattar MN, Shafiq M. CRISPR/Cas9: A Tool to Circumscribe Cotton Leaf Curl Disease. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:475. [PMID: 27148303 PMCID: PMC4828465 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) associated with cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) pose a major threat to cotton productivity in South-East Asia including Pakistan and India. These viruses have single-stranded, circular DNA genome, of ∼2800 nt in size, encapsidated in twinned icosa-hedera, transmitted by ubiquitous whitefly and are associated with satellite molecules referred to as alpha- and betasatellite. To circumvent the proliferation of these viruses numerous techniques, ranging from conventional breeding to molecular approaches have been applied. Such devised strategies worked perfectly well for a short time period and then viruses relapse due to various reasons including multiple infections, where related viruses synergistically interact with each other, virus proliferation and evolution. Another shortcoming is, until now, that all molecular biology approaches are devised to control only helper begomoviruses but not to control associated satellites. Despite the fact that satellites could add various functions to helper begomoviruses, they remain ignored. Such conditions necessitate a very comprehensive technique that can offer best controlling strategy not only against helper begomoviruses but also their associated DNA-satellites. In the current scenario clustered regulatory interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR associated nuclease 9 (Cas9) has proved to be versatile technique that has very recently been deployed successfully to control different geminiviruses. The CRISPR/Cas9 system has been proved to be a comprehensive technique to control different geminiviruses, however, like previously used techniques, only a single virus is targeted and hitherto it has not been deployed to control begomovirus complexes associated with DNA-satellites. Here in this article, we proposed an inimitable, unique, and broad spectrum controlling method based on multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9 system where a cassette of sgRNA is designed to target not only the whole CLCuD-associated begomovirus complex but also the associated satellite molecules.
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- Zafar Iqbal
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, University of the PunjabLahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Food Science, King Faisal UniversityAl-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic EngineeringFaisalabad, Pakistan
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Rosario K, Marr C, Varsani A, Kraberger S, Stainton D, Moriones E, Polston JE, Breitbart M. Begomovirus-Associated Satellite DNA Diversity Captured Through Vector-Enabled Metagenomic (VEM) Surveys Using Whiteflies (Aleyrodidae). Viruses 2016; 8:v8020036. [PMID: 26848679 PMCID: PMC4776191 DOI: 10.3390/v8020036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Monopartite begomoviruses (Geminiviridae), which are whitefly-transmitted single-stranded DNA viruses known for causing devastating crop diseases, are often associated with satellite DNAs. Since begomovirus acquisition or exchange of satellite DNAs may lead to adaptation to new plant hosts and emergence of new disease complexes, it is important to investigate the diversity and distribution of these molecules. This study reports begomovirus-associated satellite DNAs identified during a vector-enabled metagenomic (VEM) survey of begomoviruses using whiteflies collected in various locations (California (USA), Guatemala, Israel, Puerto Rico, and Spain). Protein-encoding satellite DNAs, including alphasatellites and betasatellites, were identified in Israel, Puerto Rico, and Guatemala. Novel alphasatellites were detected in samples from Guatemala and Puerto Rico, resulting in the description of a phylogenetic clade (DNA-3-type alphasatellites) dominated by New World sequences. In addition, a diversity of small (~640-750 nucleotides) satellite DNAs similar to satellites associated with begomoviruses infecting Ipomoea spp. were detected in Puerto Rico and Spain. A third class of satellite molecules, named gammasatellites, is proposed to encompass the increasing number of reported small (<1 kilobase), non-coding begomovirus-associated satellite DNAs. This VEM-based survey indicates that, although recently recovered begomovirus genomes are variations of known genetic themes, satellite DNAs hold unexplored genetic diversity.
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- Karyna Rosario
- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, USA.
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, USA.
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.
- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
- Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Ilam, Christchurch 8041, New Zealand.
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea ''La Mayora'' (IHSM-UMA-CSIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental ''La Mayora'', Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga 29750, Spain.
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, USA.
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Khan IA, Akhtar KP, Akbar F, Hassan I, Amin I, Saeed M, Mansoor S. Diversity in Betasatellites Associated with Cotton Leaf Curl Disease During Source-To-Sink Movement Through a Resistant Host. THE PLANT PATHOLOGY JOURNAL 2016; 32:47-52. [PMID: 26889114 PMCID: PMC4755674 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.08.2015.0160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Cotton leaf curl is devastating disease of cotton characterized by leaf curling, vein darkening and enations. The disease symptoms are induced by DNA satellite known as Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB), dominant betasatellite in cotton but another betasatellite known as Chili leaf curl betasatellite (ChLCB) is also found associated with the disease. Grafting experiment was performed to determine if host plant resistance is determinant of dominant population of betasatellite in cotton (several distinct strains of CLCuMuB are associated with the disease). Infected scion of Gossypium hirsutum collected from field (the source) was grafted on G. arboreum, a diploid cotton species, resistant to the disease. A healthy scion of G. hirsutum (sink) was grafted at the top of G. arboreum to determine the movement of virus/betasatellite to upper susceptible scion of G. hirsutum. Symptoms of disease appeared in the upper scion and presence of virus/betasatellite in the upper scion was confirmed via molecular techniques, showing that virus/betasatellite was able to move to upper scion through resistant G. arboreum. However, no symptoms appeared on G. arboreum. Betasatelites were cloned and sequenced from lower scion, upper scion and G. arboreum which show that the lower scion contained both CLCuMuB and ChLCB, however only ChLCB was found in G. arboreum. The upper scion contained CLCuMuB with a deletion of 78 nucleotides (nt) in the non-coding region between A-rich sequence and βC1 gene and insertion of 27 nt in the middle of βC1 ORF. This study may help in investigating molecular basis of resistance in G. arboreum.
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- Iftikhar Ali Khan
- Center for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat,
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- Center for Biotechnology and Microbiology, University of Swat,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad,
Pakistan
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Saeed M, Briddon RW, Dalakouras A, Krczal G, Wassenegger M. Functional Analysis of Cotton Leaf Curl Kokhran Virus/Cotton Leaf Curl Multan Betasatellite RNA Silencing Suppressors. BIOLOGY 2015; 4:697-714. [PMID: 26512705 PMCID: PMC4690014 DOI: 10.3390/biology4040697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Revised: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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In South Asia, Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) is caused by a complex of phylogenetically-related begomovirus species and a specific betasatellite, Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMuB). The post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) suppression activities of the transcriptional activator protein (TrAP), C4, V2 and βC1 proteins encoded by Cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus (CLCuKoV)/CLCuMuB were assessed in Nicotiana benthamiana. A variable degree of local silencing suppression was observed for each viral protein tested, with V2 protein exhibiting the strongest suppression activity and only the C4 protein preventing the spread of systemic silencing. The CLCuKoV-encoded TrAP, C4, V2 and CLCuMuB-encoded βC1 proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified. TrAP was shown to bind various small and long nucleic acids including single-stranded (ss) and double-stranded (ds) RNA and DNA molecules. C4, V2, and βC1 bound ssDNA and dsDNA with varying affinities. Transgenic expression of C4 under the constitutive 35S Cauliflower mosaic virus promoter and βC1 under a dexamethasone inducible promoter induced severe developmental abnormalities in N. benthamiana. The results indicate that homologous proteins from even quite closely related begomoviruses may differ in their suppressor activity and mechanism of action. The significance of these findings is discussed.
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- Muhammad Saeed
- RLP AgroScience GmbH, AlPlanta-Institute for Plant Research, Breitenweg 71, Neustadt D-67435, Germany.
- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jhang Road, PO Box 577, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Jhang Road, PO Box 577, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan.
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, AlPlanta-Institute for Plant Research, Breitenweg 71, Neustadt D-67435, Germany.
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, AlPlanta-Institute for Plant Research, Breitenweg 71, Neustadt D-67435, Germany.
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- RLP AgroScience GmbH, AlPlanta-Institute for Plant Research, Breitenweg 71, Neustadt D-67435, Germany.
- Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 360, Heidelberg D-69120, Germany.
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Bhattacharyya D, Gnanasekaran P, Kumar RK, Kushwaha NK, Sharma VK, Yusuf MA, Chakraborty S. A geminivirus betasatellite damages the structural and functional integrity of chloroplasts leading to symptom formation and inhibition of photosynthesis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2015; 66:5881-95. [PMID: 26113193 PMCID: PMC4566980 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erv299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Geminivirus infection often causes severe vein clearing symptoms in hosts. Recently a betasatellite has emerged as a key regulator of symptom induction. To understand the host-betasatellite interactions in the process of symptom development, a systematic study was carried out involving symptoms induced by a betasatellite associated with radish leaf curl disease (RaLCB) in Nicotiana benthamiana. It has been found that βC1 protein localized to chloroplasts of host cells, and RaLCB lacking βC1, which failed to produce symptoms, had no effect on chloroplast ultrastructure. Vein flecking induced by transiently expressed βC1 was associated with chloroplast ultrastructure. In addition, the betasatellite down-regulates expression of genes involved in chlorophyll biosynthesis as well as genes involved in chloroplast development and plastid translocation. Interestingly, the expression of key host genes involved in chlorophyll degradation remains unaffected. Betasatellite infection drastically reduced the numbers of active reaction centres and the plastoquinol pool size in leaves exhibiting vein clearing symptoms. Betasatellite-mediated impediments at different stages of chloroplast functionality affect the photosynthetic efficiency of N. benthamiana. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first evidence of a chloroplast-targeting protein encoded by a DNA virus which induces vein clearing and structurally and functionally damages chloroplasts in plants.
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- Dhriti Bhattacharyya
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110 067, India
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Ammara UE, Mansoor S, Saeed M, Amin I, Briddon RW, Al-Sadi AM. RNA interference-based resistance in transgenic tomato plants against Tomato yellow leaf curl virus-Oman (TYLCV-OM) and its associated betasatellite. Virol J 2015; 12:38. [PMID: 25890080 PMCID: PMC4359554 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-015-0263-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), a monopartite begomovirus (family Geminiviridae) is responsible for heavy yield losses for tomato production around the globe. In Oman at least five distinct begomoviruses cause disease in tomato, including TYLCV. Unusually, TYLCV infections in Oman are sometimes associated with a betasatellite (Tomato leaf curl betasatellite [ToLCB]; a symptom modulating satellite). RNA interference (RNAi) can be used to develop resistance against begomoviruses at either the transcriptional or post-transcriptional levels. RESULTS A hairpin RNAi (hpRNAi) construct to express double-stranded RNA homologous to sequences of the intergenic region, coat protein gene, V2 gene and replication-associated gene of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus-Oman (TYLCV-OM) was produced. Initially, transient expression of the hpRNAi construct at the site of virus inoculation was shown to reduce the number of plants developing symptoms when inoculated with either TYLCV-OM or TYLCV-OM with ToLCB-OM to Nicotiana benthamiana or tomato. Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Pusa Ruby was transformed with the hpRNAi construct and nine confirmed transgenic lines were obtained and challenged with TYLCV-OM and ToLCB-OM by Agrobacterium-mediated inoculation. For all but one line, for which all plants remained symptomless, inoculation with TYLCV-OM led to a proportion (≤25%) of tomato plants developing symptoms of infection. For inoculation with TYLCV-OM and ToLCB-OM all lines showed a proportion of plants (≤45%) symptomatic. However, for all infected transgenic plants the symptoms were milder and virus titre in plants was lower than in infected non-transgenic tomato plants. CONCLUSIONS These results show that RNAi can be used to develop resistance against geminiviruses in tomato. The resistance in this case is not immunity but does reduce the severity of infections and virus titer. Also, the betasatellite may compromise resistance, increasing the proportion of plants which ultimately show symptoms.
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- Um e Ammara
- Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box-34, 123, Al-Khod, Oman.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), P O Box 577, Jhang Road, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box-34, 123, Al-Khod, Oman.
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Sohrab SS, Azhar EI, Kamal MA, Bhattacharya PS, Rana D. Genetic variability of Cotton leaf curl betasatellite in Northern India. Saudi J Biol Sci 2014; 21:626-31. [PMID: 25473373 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2014.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 11/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cotton is an important crop and its production is affected by various disease pathogens. Monopartite begomovirus associated betasatellites cause Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in Northern India. In order to access the occurrence and genetic variability of Cotton leaf curl betasatellites, an extensive field survey was conducted in states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. We selected the betasatellite sequence for analysis as they are reported as important for disease severity and sequence variability. Based on the field observations, the disease incidence ranged from 30% to 80% during the survey. Full genome and DNA β were amplified from various samples while no amplicon was obtained in some samples. The nucleotide sequence homology ranged from 90.0% to 98.7% with Cotton leaf curl virus (CLCuV), 55.2-55.5% with Bhendi yellow vein mosaic virus, 55.8% with Okra leaf curl virus and 51.70% with Tomato leaf curl virus isolates. The lowest similarity (47.8%) was found in CLCuV-Sudan isolate. Phylogenetic analysis showed that analyzed isolates formed a close cluster with various CLCuV isolates reported earlier. The analysis results show sequence variation in Cotton leaf curl betasatellite which could be the result of recombination. The results obtained by genome amplification and sequence variability indicate that some new variants are circulating and causing leaf curl disease in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.
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- Sayed Sartaj Sohrab
- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Post Box No. 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Post Box No. 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Post Box No. 80216, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Biotechnology, JK-AgriGenetics Ltd., Hyderabad, A.P., India
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- Division of Biotechnology, JK-AgriGenetics Ltd., Hyderabad, A.P., India
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Kumar J, Kumar J, Singh SP, Tuli R. βC1 is a pathogenicity determinant: not only for begomoviruses but also for a mastrevirus. Arch Virol 2014; 159:3071-6. [PMID: 25000899 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-2149-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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βC1 proteins, encoded by betasatellites, are known to be pathogenicity determinants, and they are responsible for symptom expression in many devastating diseases caused by begomoviruses. We report the involvement of βC1 in pathogenicity determination of a mastrevirus. Analysis of field samples of wheat plants containing wheat dwarf India virus (WDIV) revealed the presence of a full-length and several defective betasatellite molecules. The detected betasatellite was identified as ageratum yellow leaf curl betasatellite (AYLCB). No begomovirus was detected in any of the samples. The full-length AYLCB contained an intact βC1 gene, whereas the defective molecules contained complete or partial deletions of βC1. Agroinoculation of wheat with the full-length AYLCB and WDIV or of tobacco with ageratum enation virus enhanced the pathogenicity and accumulation of the respective viruses, whereas the defective molecules could not. This study indicates that βC1 is a pathogenicity determinant for WDIV and can interact functionally not only with begomoviruses but also with a mastrevirus.
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- Jitendra Kumar
- Department of Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, 160071, Punjab, India
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Khatri S, Nahid N, Fauquet CM, Mubin M, Nawaz-ul-Rehman MS. A betasatellite-dependent begomovirus infects ornamental rose: characterization of begomovirus infecting rose in Pakistan. Virus Genes 2014; 49:124-31. [PMID: 24781196 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-014-1076-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The Begomovirus genus of the family Geminiviridae comprises the largest group of geminiviruses. The list of begomoviruses is continuously increasing as a result of improvement in the methods for identification. Ornamental rose plants (Rosa chinensis) with highly stunted growth and leaf curling were found in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Plants were analyzed for begomovirus infection, through rolling circle amplification and PCR methods. Based on complete genome sequence homologies with other begomoviruses, a new begomovirus species infecting the rose plants was discovered. In this paper, we propose a new species name, Rose leaf curl virus (RoLCuV), for the virus. RoLCuV showed close identity (83 %) with Tomato leaf curl Pakistan virus, while associated betasatellite showed 96 % identity with Digera arvensis yellow vein betasatellite (DiAYVB), justifying a new isolate for the betasatellite. Recombination analysis of newly identified begomovirus revealed it as a recombinant of tomato leaf curl Pakistan virus from its coat protein region. The infectious molecules for virus/satellite were prepared and inoculated through Agrobacterium tumefaciens to N. benthamiana plants. RoLCuV alone was unable to induce any level of symptoms on N. benthamiana plants, but co-inoculation with cognate betasatellite produced infection symptoms. Further investigation to understand the trans-replication ability of betasatellites revealed their flexibility to interact with Rose leaf curl virus.
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- Sandeep Khatri
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15261, USA
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Kumar J, Gunapati S, Kumar J, Kumari A, Kumar A, Tuli R, Singh SP. Virus-induced gene silencing using a modified betasatellite: a potential candidate for functional genomics of crops. Arch Virol 2014; 159:2109-13. [PMID: 24610555 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-014-2039-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Betasatellites are geminivirus-associated single-stranded DNA molecules that play an important role in symptom modulation. A VIGS vector was developed by modifying cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB). CLCuMB DNA was modified by replacing the βC1 gene with a multiple cloning site. The silencing ability of the modified CLCuMB was investigated by cloning a fragment of a host gene (Su) or a reporter transgene (uidA) into the modified CLCuMB and co-agroinoculation with cotton leaf curl Multan virus, cotton leaf curl Kokhran virus, and ageratum enation virus, separately. The inoculated Nicotiana tabacum, N. benthamiana, Solanum lycopersicum, Arabidopsis thaliana and Gossypium hirsutum plants showed efficient silencing of the cognate genes.
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- Jitendra Kumar
- National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, 160071, Punjab, India,
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Regional changes in the sequence of cotton leaf curl multan betasatellite. Viruses 2014; 6:2186-203. [PMID: 24859342 PMCID: PMC4036549 DOI: 10.3390/v6052186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 05/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cotton leaf curl disease (CLCuD) in Pakistan and northwestern India is caused by monopartite begomoviruses in association with an essential, disease-specific satellite, Cotton leaf curl Multan betasatellite (CLCuMB). Following a recent upsurge in CLCuD problems in Sindh province (southern Pakistan), sequences of clones of CLCuMB were obtained from Sindh and Punjab province (central Pakistan), where CLCuD has been a problem since the mid-1980s. The sequences were compared to all sequences of CLCuMB available in the databases. Analysis of the sequences shows extensive sequence variation in CLCuMB, most likely resulting from recombination. The range of sequence variants differ between Sindh, the Punjab and northwestern India. The possible significance of the findings with respect to movement of the CLCuD between the three regions is discussed. Additionally, the lack of sequence variation within the only coding sequence of CLCuMB suggests that the betasatellite is not involved in resistance breaking which became a problem after 2001 in the Punjab and subsequently also in northwestern India.
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