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Matsuyama M, Tomitaka Y. Molecular characterization and comparison of tomato zonate spot virus isolated in Japan and China. Virus Genes 2024:10.1007/s11262-024-02098-z. [PMID: 39150471 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02098-z] [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: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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The complete genome sequence of Orthotospovirus tomatozonae (tomato zonate spot virus, TZSV) isolated in Japan was determined and compared with that of Chinese isolates. The lengths of the S, M, and L segments of the RNA genomes of the Japanese isolate (TZSV-TZ1-3) were 3194, 4675, and 8916 nucleotides, respectively, which were similar to the Chinese isolates. Moreover, the eight motifs on the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene were conserved in both TZSV-TZ1-3 and Chinese TZSV isolates (TZSV-Bidens and TZSV-Tomato-YN). The nucleotide identity of the genes among the TZSV isolates was more than 94%, indicating low diversity among viruses. The phylogenetic analysis and the prediction of the cleavage sites in the glycoprotein showed that the TZSV-TZ1-3 isolate was closely related to TZSV-Tomato-YN isolated from China. However, there were unique frameshifts and deletions on the RdRp and glycoprotein genes of the TZSV-Tomato-YN isolate, suggesting that both isolates were genetically distinct. The findings of this study indicate that the TZSV-TZ1-3 isolate originated in China and show the sequence diversity among TZSV isolates.
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- Momoko Matsuyama
- Institute for Plant Protection, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Institute for Plant Protection, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Japan.
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Karlin DG. WIV, a protein domain found in a wide number of arthropod viruses, which probably facilitates infection. J Gen Virol 2024; 105. [PMID: 38193819 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024] Open
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The most powerful approach to detect distant homologues of a protein is based on structure prediction and comparison. Yet this approach is still inapplicable to many viral proteins. Therefore, we applied a powerful sequence-based procedure to identify distant homologues of viral proteins. It relies on three principles: (1) traces of sequence similarity can persist beyond the significance cutoff of homology detection programmes; (2) candidate homologues can be identified among proteins with weak sequence similarity to the query by using 'contextual' information, e.g. taxonomy or type of host infected; (3) these candidate homologues can be validated using highly sensitive profile-profile comparison. As a test case, this approach was applied to a protein without known homologues, encoded by ORF4 of Lake Sinai viruses (which infect bees). We discovered that the ORF4 protein contains a domain that has homologues in proteins from >20 taxa of viruses infecting arthropods. We called this domain 'widespread, intriguing, versatile' (WIV), because it is found in proteins with a wide variety of functions and within varied domain contexts. For example, WIV is found in the NSs protein of tospoviruses, a global threat to food security, which infect plants as well as their arthropod vectors; in the RNA2 ORF1-encoded protein of chronic bee paralysis virus, a widespread virus of bees; and in various proteins of cypoviruses, which infect the silkworm Bombyx mori. Structural modelling with AlphaFold indicated that the WIV domain has a previously unknown fold, and bibliographical evidence suggests that it facilitates infection of arthropods.
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- David G Karlin
- Division Phytomedicine, Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Lentzeallee 55/57, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
- Independent Researcher, Marseille, France
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Ivanov PA, Gasanova TV, Repina MN, Zamyatnin AA. Signaling and Resistosome Formation in Plant Innate Immunity to Viruses: Is There a Common Mechanism of Antiviral Resistance Conserved across Kingdoms? Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:13625. [PMID: 37686431 PMCID: PMC10487714 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241713625] [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: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
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Virus-specific proteins, including coat proteins, movement proteins, replication proteins, and suppressors of RNA interference are capable of triggering the hypersensitive response (HR), which is a type of cell death in plants. The main cell death signaling pathway involves direct interaction of HR-inducing proteins with nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeats (NLR) proteins encoded by plant resistance genes. Singleton NLR proteins act as both sensor and helper. In other cases, NLR proteins form an activation network leading to their oligomerization and formation of membrane-associated resistosomes, similar to metazoan inflammasomes and apoptosomes. In resistosomes, coiled-coil domains of NLR proteins form Ca2+ channels, while toll-like/interleukin-1 receptor-type (TIR) domains form oligomers that display NAD+ glycohydrolase (NADase) activity. This review is intended to highlight the current knowledge on plant innate antiviral defense signaling pathways in an attempt to define common features of antiviral resistance across the kingdoms of life.
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- Peter A. Ivanov
- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia; (P.A.I.); (T.V.G.); (M.N.R.)
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- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia; (P.A.I.); (T.V.G.); (M.N.R.)
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- Faculty of Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia; (P.A.I.); (T.V.G.); (M.N.R.)
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- Faculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119234, Russia
- Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119992, Russia
- Research Center for Translational Medicine, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sirius 354340, Krasnodar Region, Russia
- Institute of Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow 119991, Russia
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Liu Q, Zhao C, Sun K, Deng Y, Li Z. Engineered biocontainable RNA virus vectors for non-transgenic genome editing across crop species and genotypes. MOLECULAR PLANT 2023; 16:616-631. [PMID: 36751129 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2023.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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CRISPR/Cas genome-editing tools provide unprecedented opportunities for basic plant biology research and crop breeding. However, the lack of robust delivery methods has limited the widespread adoption of these revolutionary technologies in plant science. Here, we report an efficient, non-transgenic CRISPR/Cas delivery platform based on the engineered tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), an RNA virus with a host range of over 1000 plant species. We eliminated viral elements essential for insect transmission to liberate genome space for accommodating large genetic cargoes without sacrificing the ability to infect plant hosts. The resulting non-insect-transmissible viral vectors enabled effective and stable in planta delivery of Cas12a and Cas9 nucleases as well as adenine and cytosine base editors. In systemically infected plant tissues, the deconstructed TSWV-derived vectors induced efficient somatic gene mutations and base conversions in multiple crop species with little genotype dependency. Plants with heritable, bi-allelic mutations could be readily regenerated by culturing the virus-infected tissues in vitro without antibiotic selection. Moreover, we showed that antiviral treatment with ribavirin during tissue culture cleared the viral vectors in 100% of regenerated plants and further augmented the recovery of heritable mutations. Because many plants are recalcitrant to stable transformation, the viral delivery system developed in this work provides a promising tool to overcome gene delivery bottlenecks for genome editing in various crop species and elite varieties.
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- Qian Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insect Pests, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Kim CY, Kim Y. In vivo transient expression of a viral silencing suppressor, NSs, derived from tomato spotted wilt virus decreases insect RNAi efficiencies. ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 112:e21982. [PMID: 36335566 DOI: 10.1002/arch.21982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Tomato spotted wilt virus is a single-stranded RNA virus and causes a serious plant disease. Its horizontal transmission depends on some thrips species including Frankliniella occidentalis. Its genome encodes a nonstructural protein, nonstructural (NSs), which acts as a silencing suppressor and plays a crucial role in the pathogenicity by defending antiviral immunity using RNA interference (RNAi) in plant hosts. However, its physiological function as a silencing suppressor was not well clarified in insect vectors. This study assessed any change of RNAi efficiencies in two other insect systems by NSs expression. To this end, the gene was cloned into a eukaryotic expression vector and transiently expressed in two different insect species via in vivo transient expression (IVTE). After feeding the recombinant construct to non-viruliferous F. occidentalis, NSs expression was observed for over 2 days in the thrips. Under this expression of NSs, thrips were rescued from a treatment of a toxic double stranded RNA specific to v-ATPase. Interestingly, the thrips treated with IVTE significantly suppressed the expression of RNAi machinery genes such as SID and Dicer-2. The recombinant vector expressing NSs was injected to a non-vector insect, Spodoptera exigua, larvae. The larvae expressing NSs by the IVTE were highly susceptible to an infection of a RNA virus called iflavirus. These suggest that NSs acts as a silencing suppressor in insects and would be used for a synergist for RNA pathogens to control insect pests.
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- Chul-Young Kim
- Department of Plant Medicals, College of Life Sciences, Andong National University, Andong, Korea
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- Department of Plant Medicals, College of Life Sciences, Andong National University, Andong, Korea
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Poimala A, Raco M, Haikonen T, Černý M, Parikka P, Hantula J, Vainio EJ. Bunyaviruses Affect Growth, Sporulation, and Elicitin Production in Phytophthora cactorum. Viruses 2022; 14:v14122596. [PMID: 36560602 PMCID: PMC9788385 DOI: 10.3390/v14122596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Phytophthora cactorum is an important oomycetous plant pathogen with numerous host plant species, including garden strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) and silver birch (Betula pendula). P. cactorum also hosts mycoviruses, but their phenotypic effects on the host oomycete have not been studied earlier. In the present study, we tested polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced water stress for virus curing and created an isogenic virus-free isolate for testing viral effects in pair with the original isolate. Phytophthora cactorum bunya-like viruses 1 and 2 (PcBV1 & 2) significantly reduced hyphal growth of the P. cactorum host isolate, as well as sporangia production and size. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses revealed an increase in the production of elicitins due to bunyavirus infection. However, the presence of bunyaviruses did not seem to alter the pathogenicity of P. cactorum. Virus transmission through anastomosis was unsuccessful in vitro.
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- Anna Poimala
- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +358-29-5322173
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- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 3, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland, Toivonlinnantie 518, FI-21500 Piikkiö, Finland
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- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland, Humppilantie 18, FI-31600 Jokioinen, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Latokartanonkaari 9, FI-00790 Helsinki, Finland
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Rajarapu SP, Ben-Mahmoud S, Benoit JB, Ullman DE, Whitfield AE, Rotenberg D. Sex-biased proteomic response to tomato spotted wilt virus infection of the salivary glands of Frankliniella occidentalis, the western flower thrips. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2022; 149:103843. [PMID: 36113709 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2022.103843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Successful transmission of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) by Frankliniella occidentalis requires robust infection of the salivary glands (SGs) and virus delivery to plants during salivation. Feeding behavior and transmission efficiency are sexually-dimorphic traits of this thrips vector species. Proteins secreted from male and female SG tissues, and the effect of TSWV infection on the thrips SG proteome are unknown. To begin to discern thrips factors that facilitate virus infection of SGs and transmission by F. occidentalis, we used gel- and label-free quantitative and qualitative proteomics to address two hypotheses: (i) TSWV infection modifies the composition and/or abundance of SG-expressed proteins in adults; and (ii) TSWV has a differential effect on the male and female SG proteome and secreted saliva. Our study revealed a sex-biased SG proteome for F. occidentalis, and TSWV infection modulated the SG proteome in a sex-dependent manner as evident by the number, differential abundance, identities and generalized roles of the proteins. Male SGs exhibited a larger proteomic response to the virus than female SGs. Intracellular processes modulated by TSWV in males indicated perturbation of SG cytoskeletal networks and cell-cell interactions, i.e., basement membrane (BM) and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, and subcellular processes consistent with a metabolic slow-down under infection. Several differentially-abundant proteins in infected male SGs play critical roles in viral life cycles of other host-virus pathosystems. In females, TSWV modulated processes consistent with tissue integrity and active translational and transcriptional regulation. A core set of proteins known for their roles in plant cell-wall degradation and protein metabolism were identified in saliva of both sexes, regardless of virus infection status. Saliva proteins secreted by TSWV-infected adults indicated energy generation, consumption and protein turnover, with an enrichment of cytoskeletal/BM/ECM proteins and tricarboxylic acid cycle proteins in male and female saliva, respectively. The nonstructural TSWV protein NSs - a multifunctional viral effector protein reported to target plant defenses against TSWV and thrips - was identified in female saliva. This study represents the first description of the SG proteome and secretome of a thysanopteran and provides many candidate proteins to further unravel the complex interplay between the virus, insect vector, and plant host.
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- Swapna Priya Rajarapu
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 45221, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695, USA.
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Seed Transmission of Tomato Spotted Wilt Orthotospovirus in Peppers. Viruses 2022; 14:v14091873. [PMID: 36146680 PMCID: PMC9504465 DOI: 10.3390/v14091873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) severely damaged agricultural production in many places around the world. It is generally believed that TSWV transmits among plants via their insect vector. In this study, we provide evidence on the seed-borne transmission of TSWV in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) plants. RT-PCR, RT-qPCR, and transmission electron microscopy data demonstrate the seed transmission ability of TSWV in peppers. Endosperm, but not the embryo, is the abundant virus-containing seed organ. TSWV can also be detected in the second generation of newly germinated seedlings from virus-containing seed germination experiments. Our data are useful for researchers, certification agencies, the seed industry, and policy makers when considering the importance of TSWV in vegetable production all over the world.
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Chen Y, Liu Y, Wang L, Li H, Linghu T, Chen Y, Tian H, Lin S, Zheng X, Wei H. The Infection Route of Tomato Zonate Spot Virus in the Digestive System of Its Insect Vector Frankliniella occidentalis. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:911751. [PMID: 35836419 PMCID: PMC9274000 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.911751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV) is a phytopathogen of the genus Orthotospovirus (Bunyaviridae) that is widespread in many areas of Southwest China. TZSV is mainly transmitted by Frankliniella occidentalis, but its exact infection route remains unclear. To explore this issue, we detected the nucleocapsid protein of TZSV in the digestive systems of first-instar F. occidentalis nymphs fed with TZSV-infected pepper leaves. TZSV infection in the F. occidentalis digestive system begins within 4 h post-first access to diseased plants: The foregut is likely the primary site of infection, and primary salivary glands (PSGs) are the destination. There are three potential routes for TZSV transmission from the alimentary canal to the PSGs: (1) virus dissemination from the midgut to hemocoel followed by movement to the PSGs; (2) accumulation in midgut epithelial cells and arrival at PSGs via tubular salivary glands and efferent ducts; and (3) arrival at epitheliomuscular cells of the forepart of the midgut and movement along the ligament to the PSGs. We tested the transmission efficiency of F. occidentalis in second-instar nymphs and female and male adults. TZSV was transmitted in a persistent-propagative mode by both nymphs and adults, with adults appearing to show slightly higher transmission efficiency than nymphs. We confirmed the presence of all three routes for TZSV transmission in F. occidentalis and determined that like other Orthotospoviruses, TZSV is transmitted in a persistent-propagative manner. These results should facilitate the control of TZSV-related diseases and further our understanding of the transmission biology of Orthotospoviruses in general.
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- Yong Chen
- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests, Fuzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Crop Pests of Ministry of Agriculture, Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Fuzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Hui Wei,
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Tomato zonate spot virus induced hypersensitive resistance via an auxin-related pathway in pepper. Gene 2022; 823:146320. [PMID: 35218893 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Revised: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Tomato zonate spotvirus (TZSV) often incurs significant losses in many food and ornamental crops in Yunnan province, China, and the surrounding areas. The pepper (Capsicum chinensePI152225)can develop hypersensitive resistance following infection with TZSV, through an as yet unknown mechanism. The transcriptome dataset showed a total of 45.81 GB of clean data were obtained from six libraries, and the average percentage of the reads mapped to the pepper genome was over 90.00 %. A total of 1403 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained after TZSV infection, including 825significantly up-regulated genes and 578 down-regulated genes. The Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses indicated that most up-regulated DEGs were involved in basal defenses. RT-qPCR, and virus induced gene silencing (VIGS) were used preliminarily to identifyBBC_22506 and BBC_18917, among total of 71 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), that play a key role in mediating the auxin-induced signaling pathway that might take part in hypersensitive response (HR) conferred resistance to viral infection in pepper (PI152225) byTZSV. This is the first study on the mechanism of auxin resistance, involved in defense responses of pepper against viral diseases, which lay the foundation for further study on the pathogenic mechanism of TZSV, as well as the mechanism of resistance to TZSV, in peppers.
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Chen J, Zheng L, Shi X, Zhang S, Tan X, Zhao X, Lu B, Ye Q, Miao S, Liu Y, Zhang D. The nonstructural protein NSs encoded by tomato zonate spot virus suppresses RNA silencing by interacting with NbSGS3. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2022; 23:707-719. [PMID: 35184365 PMCID: PMC8995058 DOI: 10.1111/mpp.13192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) are encoded by diverse viruses to counteract the RNA silencing-mediated defence mounted by the virus-infected host cells. In this study, we identified the NSs protein encoded by tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV) as a potent VSR, and used a potato virus X (PVX)-based heterologous expression system to demonstrate TZSV NSs as a viral pathogenicity factor that intensified PVX symptoms in Nicotiana benthamiana. We then used a yeast two-hybrid screen to identify the suppressor of gene silencing 3 protein of N. benthamiana (NbSGS3), a known component of the plant RNA silencing pathway, as an interaction partner of TZSV NSs. We verified this interaction in plant cells with bimolecular fluorescence complementation, subcellular colocalization, and co-immunoprecipitation. We further revealed that the NSs-NbSGS3 interaction correlated with the VSR activity of TZSV NSs. TZSV NSs reduced the concentration of NbSGS3 protein in plant cells, probably through the ubiquitination and autophagy pathways. Interestingly, TZSV infection, but not NSs overexpression, significantly up-regulated the NbSGS3 transcript levels. Our data indicate that TZSV NSs suppresses RNA silencing of the host plant and enhances TZSV pathogenicity through its interaction with NbSGS3. This study reveals a novel molecular mechanism of NSs-mediated suppression of plant host antiviral defence.
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- Jianbin Chen
- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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- Longping BranchGraduate School of Hunan UniversityChangshaChina
- Hunan Plant Protection InstituteHunan Academy of Agricultural SciencesChangshaChina
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Li J, Chen S, Qiu RS, Zhang LZ, Chen Y, Zheng X, Li TT, Zhao LH, Zhang ZK. Functional analysis of the nonstructural protein NSs of tomato zonate spot virus. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0262194. [PMID: 35073345 PMCID: PMC8786149 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV), a member of the genus orthotospovirus, causes severe damage to vegetables and ornamental crops in southwest China. The NSs protein is an RNA silencing suppressor in various orthotospovirus like TZSV, but its mechanism and role in virus infection are poorly understood. Here, we observed that an NSs-GFP fusion protein was transiently expressed on the plasma membrane and Golgi bodies in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. The TZSV NSs gene was silenced and infiltrated into N. benthamiana and N. tabacum cv. K326. RT-qPCR and Indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ID-ELISA) showed that the transcription and the protein expression of the NSs gene were inhibited by more than 90.00%, and the symptoms on silenced plants were alleviated. We also found that the expression of the Zingipain-2-like gene significantly decreased when the NSs gene was silenced, resulting in co-localization of the NSs-GFP and the Zingipain-2-like-mCherry fusion protein. The findings of this study provide new insights into the mechanism of silencing suppression by NSs, as well as its effect on systemic virus infection, and also support the theory of disease resistance breeding and control and prevention of TZSV in the field.
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- Jing Li
- Life Science College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
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- Life Science College, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China
- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Lab of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resources and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, China
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Xu T, Lei L, Chen X, Li R, Wu X, Long Y, Jia MA. Identification and genome analysis of a tomato zonate spot virus isolate from Bidens pilosa. Arch Virol 2022; 167:625-630. [DOI: 10.1007/s00705-021-05330-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Salem NM, Sulaiman A, Samarah N, Turina M, Vallino M. Localization and Mechanical Transmission of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus in Tomato Seeds. PLANT DISEASE 2022; 106:275-281. [PMID: 34293918 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-11-20-2413-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), belonging to the genus Tobamovirus, is a highly virulent emerging virus, causing disease outbreaks and significant crop losses worldwide. The growing number of ToBRFV epidemic episodes prompted the investigation of the role of seeds in the dissemination of the virus as an important aspect in the overall disease management. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to determine the localization of ToBRFV within tomato seeds and to evaluate its seed transmission characteristics. Seeds extracted from naturally ToBRFV-infected tomato fruits were tested for the presence of the virus using serological, molecular, and biological assays. Three immunolocalization techniques were used to determine the localization and distribution of ToBRFV within the different tissues and parts of tomato seeds. To evaluate seed transmission of ToBRFV, two grow-out experiments were conducted to assess the rate of both vertical (seeds to progeny seedlings) and possible horizontal transmission (plant to plant) based on serological and molecular assays. Seeds extracted from ToBRFV-infected fruits had a 100% contamination rate. The localization of ToBRFV in tomato seeds is only external on the seed coat (testa). Seed transmission rate from seeds to their seedlings was very low (0.08%), while no transmission was recorded from plants to plants in a small-scale greenhouse experimental setup. In conclusion, ToBRFV is a seedborne virus located externally on tomato seed coat and transmitted mechanically from ToBRFV-contaminated tomato seeds to seedlings, which could initiate a disease foci and eventually drive further dissemination and spread of the disease in a new growing area.
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- N M Salem
- Department of Plant Protection, School of Agriculture, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan
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- Department of Plant Production, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Department of Plant Production, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP-CNR), Torino 10135, Italy
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP-CNR), Torino 10135, Italy
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Han J, Rotenberg D. Integration of transcriptomics and network analysis reveals co-expressed genes in Frankliniella occidentalis larval guts that respond to tomato spotted wilt virus infection. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:810. [PMID: 34758725 PMCID: PMC8582212 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-08100-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background The gut is the first barrier to infection by viruses that are internally borne and transmitted persistently by arthropod vectors to plant and animal hosts. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), a plant-pathogenic virus, is transmitted exclusively by thrips vectors in a circulative-propagative manner. Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips), the principal thrips vector of TSWV, is transmission-competent only if the virus is acquired by young larvae. To begin to understand the larval gut response to TSWV infection and accumulation, a genome-assisted, transcriptomic analysis of F. occidentalis gut tissues of first (early L1) and second (early L2 and late L2) instar larvae was conducted using RNA-Seq to identify differentially-expressed transcripts (DETs) in response to TSWV compared to non-exposed cohorts. Results The larval gut responded in a developmental stage-dependent manner, with the majority of DETs (71%) associated with the early L1 stage at a time when virus infection is limited to the midgut epithelium. Provisional annotations of these DETs inferred roles in digestion and absorption, insect innate immunity, and detoxification. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis using all assembled transcripts of the gut transcriptome revealed eight gene modules that distinguish larval development. Intra-module interaction network analysis of the three most DET-enriched modules revealed ten central hub genes. Droplet digital PCR-expression analyses of select network hub and connecting genes revealed temporal changes in gut expression during and post exposure to TSWV. Conclusions These findings expand our understanding of the developmentally-mediated interaction between thrips vectors and orthotospoviruses, and provide opportunities for probing pathways for biomarkers of thrips vector competence. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-08100-4.
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- Jinlong Han
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, USA.
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Complexity and local specificity of the virome associated with tospovirus-transmitting thrips species. J Virol 2021; 95:e0059721. [PMID: 34232724 PMCID: PMC8513489 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00597-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Frankliniella occidentalis (western flower thrips=WFT) and Thrips tabaci (onion thrips=OT) are insect species that greatly impact horticultural crops through direct damage and their efficient vectoring of tomato spotted wilt virus and iris yellow spot virus. In this study we collected thrips of these species from 12 field populations in various regions in Italy. We also included one field population of Neohydatothrips variabilis (soybean thrips=ST) from the U.S.A. Total RNAseq from high-throughput sequencing (HTS) was used to assemble the virome and then we assigned putative viral contigs to each thrips sample by qRT-PCR. Excluding plant and fungal viruses, we were able to identify 61 viral segments, corresponding to 41 viruses: 14 were assigned to WFT, 17 to OT, one from ST and 9 viruses could not be assigned to any species based on our stringent criteria. All these viruses are putative representative of new species (with only the exception of a sobemo-like virus that is 100% identical to a virus recently characterized in ST) and some belong to new higher-ranking taxa. These additions to the viral phylogeny suggest previously undescribed evolutionary niches. Most of the Baltimore's classes of RNA viruses were present (positive- and minus- strand and dsRNA viruses), but only one DNA virus was identified in our collection. Repeated sampling in a subset of locations in 2019 and 2020 and further virus characterization in a subset of four thrips populations maintained in laboratory allowed us to provide evidence of a locally persistent thrips core virome that characterizes each population. IMPORTANCE Harnessing the insect microbiome can result in new approaches to contain their populations or the damage they cause vectoring viruses of medical, veterinary, or agricultural importance. Persistent insect viruses are a neglected component of their microbiota. Here for the first time, we characterize the virome associated with the two model systems for tospovirus-transmitting thrips species, of utmost importance for the direct and indirect damage they cause to a number of different crops. The thrips virome here characterized includes several novel viruses, that in some cases reveal previously undescribed clades. More importantly, some of the viruses we describe are part of a core virome that is specific and consistently present in distinct geographical locations monitored over the years, hinting at a possible mutualistic symbiotic relationship with their host.
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Hong H, Wang C, Huang Y, Xu M, Yan J, Feng M, Li J, Shi Y, Zhu M, Shen D, Wu P, Kormelink R, Tao X. Antiviral RISC mainly targets viral mRNA but not genomic RNA of tospovirus. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009757. [PMID: 34320034 PMCID: PMC8351926 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Antiviral RNA silencing/interference (RNAi) of negative-strand (-) RNA plant viruses (NSVs) has been studied less than for single-stranded, positive-sense (+)RNA plant viruses. From the latter, genomic and subgenomic mRNA molecules are targeted by RNAi. However, genomic RNA strands from plant NSVs are generally wrapped tightly within viral nucleocapsid (N) protein to form ribonucleoproteins (RNPs), the core unit for viral replication, transcription and movement. In this study, the targeting of the NSV tospoviral genomic RNA and mRNA molecules by antiviral RNA-induced silencing complexes (RISC) was investigated, in vitro and in planta. RISC fractions isolated from tospovirus-infected N. benthamiana plants specifically cleaved naked, purified tospoviral genomic RNAs in vitro, but not genomic RNAs complexed with viral N protein. In planta RISC complexes, activated by a tobacco rattle virus (TRV) carrying tospovirus NSs or Gn gene fragments, mainly targeted the corresponding viral mRNAs and hardly genomic (viral and viral-complementary strands) RNA assembled into RNPs. In contrast, for the (+)ssRNA cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), RISC complexes, activated by TRV carrying CMV 2a or 2b gene fragments, targeted CMV genomic RNA. Altogether, the results indicated that antiviral RNAi primarily targets tospoviral mRNAs whilst their genomic RNA is well protected in RNPs against RISC-mediated cleavage. Considering the important role of RNPs in the replication cycle of all NSVs, the findings made in this study are likely applicable to all viruses belonging to this group.
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- Hao Hong
- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Financial Department, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Immunity, Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, P. R. China
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Kormelink R, Verchot J, Tao X, Desbiez C. The Bunyavirales: The Plant-Infecting Counterparts. Viruses 2021; 13:842. [PMID: 34066457 PMCID: PMC8148189 DOI: 10.3390/v13050842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Negative-strand (-) RNA viruses (NSVs) comprise a large and diverse group of viruses that are generally divided in those with non-segmented and those with segmented genomes. Whereas most NSVs infect animals and humans, the smaller group of the plant-infecting counterparts is expanding, with many causing devastating diseases worldwide, affecting a large number of major bulk and high-value food crops. In 2018, the taxonomy of segmented NSVs faced a major reorganization with the establishment of the order Bunyavirales. This article overviews the major plant viruses that are part of the order, i.e., orthospoviruses (Tospoviridae), tenuiviruses (Phenuiviridae), and emaraviruses (Fimoviridae), and provides updates on the more recent ongoing research. Features shared with the animal-infecting counterparts are mentioned, however, special attention is given to their adaptation to plant hosts and vector transmission, including intra/intercellular trafficking and viral counter defense to antiviral RNAi.
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- Richard Kormelink
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
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Current Status and Potential of RNA Interference for the Management of Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus and Thrips Vectors. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10030320. [PMID: 33803131 PMCID: PMC8001667 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10030320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is the type member of the genus Orthotospovirus in the family Tospoviridae and order Bunyavirales. TSWV, transmitted by several species of thrips, causes significant disease losses to agronomic and horticultural crops worldwide, impacting both the yield and quality of the produce. Management strategies include growing virus-resistant cultivars, cultural practices, and managing thrips vectors through pesticide application. However, numerous studies have reported that TSWV isolates can overcome host-plant resistance, while thrips are developing resistance to pesticides that were once effective. RNA interference (RNAi) offers a means of host defence by using double-stranded (ds) RNA to initiate gene silencing against invading viruses. However, adoption of this approach requires production and use of transgenic plants and thus limits the practical application of RNAi against TSWV and other viruses. To fully utilize the potential of RNAi for virus management at the field level, new and novel approaches are needed. In this review, we summarize RNAi and highlight the potential of topical or exogenous application of RNAi triggers for managing TSWV and thrips vectors.
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Du J, Song XY, Shi XB, Tang X, Chen JB, Zhang ZH, Chen G, Zhang Z, Zhou XG, Liu Y, Zhang DY. NSs, the Silencing Suppressor of Tomato Spotted Wilt Orthotospovirus, Interferes With JA-Regulated Host Terpenoids Expression to Attract Frankliniella occidentalis. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:590451. [PMID: 33362737 PMCID: PMC7758462 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.590451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) causes serious crop losses worldwide and is transmitted by Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). NSs protein is the silencing suppressor of TSWV and plays an important role in virus infection, cycling, and transmission process. In this research, we investigated the influences of NSs protein on the interaction of TSWV, plants, and F. occidentalis with the transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana. Compared with the wild-type Col-0 plant, F. occidentalis showed an increased number and induced feeding behavior on transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing exogenous NSs. Further analysis showed that NSs reduced the expression of terpenoids synthesis-related genes and the content of monoterpene volatiles in Arabidopsis. These monoterpene volatiles played a repellent role in respect to F. occidentalis. In addition, the expression level of plant immune-related genes and the content of the plant resistance hormone jasmonic acid (JA) in transgenic Arabidopsis were reduced. The silencing suppressor of TSWV NSs alters the emission of plant volatiles and reduces the JA-regulated plant defenses, resulting in enhanced attractiveness of plants to F. occidentalis and may increase the transmission probability of TSWV.
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- Jiao Du
- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China.,High & New Technology Research Center of Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Vegetable, Changsha, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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- Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, China.,Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Plant Protection, Changsha, China
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Zhao L, Hu Z, Li S, Zhang L, Yu P, Zhang J, Zheng X, Rahman S, Zhang Z. Tagitinin A from Tithonia diversifolia provides resistance to tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus by inducing systemic resistance. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2020; 169:104654. [PMID: 32828372 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2020.104654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) causes devastating losses to agronomic and ornamental crops worldwide. Currently, there is no effective strategy to control this disease. Use of biotic inducers to enhance plant resistance to viruses maybe an effective approach. Our previous study indicated that Tagitinin A (Tag A) has a high curative and protective effect against TSWV. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of Tag A-mediated antiviral activity remains unknown. In this study, Tag A reduced the expression of the NSs, NSm genes was very low in untreated leaves following TSWV infection. In addition, the expression of all TSWV genes in the inoculated and systemic leaves was inhibited in the protective assay, and with an inhibition rate of more than 85% in systemic leaves. Tag A increased phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity in the curative and protective assays. The concentrations of jasmonic acid (JA) and jasmonic acid -isoleucine (JA-Ile) and the expression of its key gene NtCOI1 in Tag A-treated and systemic leaves of treated plants were significantly higher than those of the control plant. Furthermore, Tag A-induced resistance to TSWV could be eliminated by VIGS-mediated silencing of the NtCOI1 gene. These indicated that Tag A acts against TSWV by activating the JA defense signaling pathway.
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- Lihua Zhao
- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China
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- Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur 1701, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, Kunming 650204, Yunnan, China.
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Mittapelly P, Rajarapu SP. Applications of Proteomic Tools to Study Insect Vector-Plant Virus Interactions. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:E143. [PMID: 32784674 PMCID: PMC7459587 DOI: 10.3390/life10080143] [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: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Proteins are crucial players of biological interactions within and between the organisms and thus it is important to understand the role of proteins in successful partnerships, such as insect vectors and their plant viruses. Proteomic approaches have identified several proteins at the interface of virus acquisition and transmission by their insect vectors which could be potential molecular targets for sustainable pest and viral disease management strategies. Here we review the proteomic techniques used to study the interactions of insect vector and plant virus. Our review will focus on the techniques available to identify the infection, global changes at the proteome level in insect vectors, and protein-protein interactions of insect vectors and plant viruses. Furthermore, we also review the integration of other techniques with proteomics and the available bioinformatic tools to analyze the proteomic data.
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- Priyanka Mittapelly
- Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA;
- USDA APHIS PPQ, 5936 Ford Ct, Ste. 200, Brighton, MI 48116, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH 44691, USA;
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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Botella L, Janoušek J, Maia C, Jung MH, Raco M, Jung T. Marine Oomycetes of the Genus Halophytophthora Harbor Viruses Related to Bunyaviruses. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1467. [PMID: 32760358 PMCID: PMC7375090 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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We investigated the incidence of RNA viruses in a collection of Halophytophthora spp. from estuarine ecosystems in southern Portugal. The first approach to detect the presence of viruses was based on the occurrence of dsRNA, typically considered as a viral molecule in plants and fungi. Two dsRNA-banding patterns (∼7 and 9 kb) were observed in seven of 73 Halophytophthora isolates tested (9.6%). Consequently, two dsRNA-hosting isolates were chosen to perform stranded RNA sequencing for de novo virus sequence assembly. A total of eight putative novel virus species with genomic affinities to members of the order Bunyavirales were detected and their full-length RdRp gene characterized by RACE. Based on the direct partial amplification of their RdRp gene by RT-PCR multiple viral infections occur in both isolates selected. Likewise, the screening of those viruses in the whole collection of Halophytophthora isolates showed that their occurrence is limited to one single Halophytophthora species. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating the presence of negative (−) ssRNA viruses in marine oomycetes.
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- Leticia Botella
- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia.,Biotechnological Centre, Faculty of Agriculture, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice, Czechia
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- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia
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- Phytophthora Research Centre, Department of Forest Protection and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia
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Linak JA, Jacobson AL, Sit TL, Kennedy GG. Relationships of virus titers and transmission rates among sympatric and allopatric virus isolates and thrips vectors support local adaptation. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7649. [PMID: 32376869 PMCID: PMC7203134 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64507-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Plant viruses rely on insect vectors for transmission among plant hosts, but many of the specifics of virus-vector interactions are not fully understood. Thrips tabaci, which transmits Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in a persistent and propagative manner, varies greatly in its ability to transmit different isolates of TSWV. Similarly, TSWV isolates are transmitted at different efficiencies by different populations of T. tabaci. This study characterizes differences in virus titers in the vector among TSWV isolate-T. tabaci isoline pairings in relation to differences in transmission rates, and demonstrates that although transmission rates were higher for sympatric than allopatric TSWV isolate-T. tabaci isoline pairings, virus titers in the thrips vector were significantly lower in the sympatric pairings. Results further demonstrate that TSWV titers in the vector were unrelated to virus titers in the leaf tissue from which they acquired the virus and provide evidence for the importance of specific vector-virus interactions and local adaptation in determining transmission efficiency of TSWV by T. tabaci.
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- Jessica A Linak
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7630, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, 301 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7630, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 27695-7630, USA
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Huang CH, Foo MH, Raja JAJ, Tan YR, Lin TT, Lin SS, Yeh SD. A Conserved Helix in the C-Terminal Region of Watermelon Silver Mottle Virus Nonstructural Protein S Is Imperative For Protein Stability Affecting Self-Interaction, RNA Silencing Suppression, and Pathogenicity. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:637-652. [PMID: 31935338 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-10-19-0279-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In orthotospovirus, the nonstructural protein S (NSs) is the RNA-silencing suppressor (RSS) and pathogenicity determinant. Here, we demonstrate that a putative α-helix, designated H8, spanning amino acids 338 to 369 of the C-terminal region of the NSs protein, is crucial for self-interaction of watermelon silver mottle virus NSs protein and that the H8 affects RSS function. Co-immunoprecipitation, yeast two-hybrid, and bimolecular fluorescence complementation analyses revealed that the triple point mutation (TPM) of H8 amino acids Y338A, H350A, and F353A resulted in NSs protein self-interaction dysfunction. Transient expression of H8-deleted (ΔH8) and TPM NSs proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana plants by agroinfitration indicated that these proteins have weaker RSS activity and are far less stable than wild-type (WT) NSs. However, an electrophoretic mobility assay revealed that small interfering RNA (siRNA) binding ability of TPM NSs protein is not compromised. The pathogenicity assay of WT NSs protein expressed by the attenuated turnip mosaic virus vector restored severe symptoms in recombinant-infected N. benthamiana plants but not for ΔH8 or TPM proteins. Taken together, we conclude that the H8 helix in the C-terminal region of NSs protein is crucial for stabilizing NSs protein through self-interaction to maintain normal functions of RSS and pathogenicity, but not for NSs-siRNA binding activity.
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- Chung-Hao Huang
- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
- Institute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University
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German TL, Lorenzen MD, Grubbs N, Whitfield AE. New Technologies for Studying Negative-Strand RNA Viruses in Plant and Arthropod Hosts. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2020; 33:382-393. [PMID: 31914364 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-10-19-0281-fi] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
The plant viruses in the phylum Negarnaviricota, orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales, have common features of single-stranded, negative-sense RNA genomes and replication in the biological vector. Due to the similarities in biology, comparative functional analysis in plant and vector hosts is helpful for understanding host-virus interactions for negative-strand RNA viruses. In this review, we will highlight recent technological advances that are breaking new ground in the study of these recalcitrant virus systems. The development of infectious clones for plant rhabdoviruses and bunyaviruses is enabling unprecedented examination of gene function in plants and these advances are also being transferred to study virus biology in the vector. In addition, genome and transcriptome projects for critical nonmodel arthropods has enabled characterization of insect response to viruses and identification of interacting proteins. Functional analysis of genes using genome editing will provide future pathways for further study of the transmission cycle and new control strategies for these viruses and their vectors.
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- Thomas L German
- Departments of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, U.S.A
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Feng M, Cheng R, Chen M, Guo R, Li L, Feng Z, Wu J, Xie L, Hong J, Zhang Z, Kormelink R, Tao X. Rescue of tomato spotted wilt virus entirely from complementary DNA clones. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2020; 117:1181-1190. [PMID: 31879355 PMCID: PMC6969498 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1910787117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Negative-stranded/ambisense RNA viruses (NSVs) include not only dangerous pathogens of medical importance but also serious plant pathogens of agronomic importance. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is one of the most important plant NSVs, infecting more than 1,000 plant species, and poses major threats to global food security. The segmented negative-stranded/ambisense RNA genomes of TSWV, however, have been a major obstacle to molecular genetic manipulation. In this study, we report the complete recovery of infectious TSWV entirely from complementary DNA (cDNA) clones. First, a replication- and transcription-competent minigenome replication system was established based on 35S-driven constructs of the S(-)-genomic (g) or S(+)-antigenomic (ag) RNA template, flanked by the 5' hammerhead and 3' ribozyme sequence of hepatitis delta virus, a nucleocapsid (N) protein gene and codon-optimized viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) gene. Next, a movement-competent minigenome replication system was developed based on M(-)-gRNA, which was able to complement cell-to-cell and systemic movement of reconstituted ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNPs) of S RNA replicon. Finally, infectious TSWV and derivatives carrying eGFP reporters were rescued in planta via simultaneous expression of full-length cDNA constructs coding for S(+)-agRNA, M(-)-gRNA, and L(+)-agRNA in which the glycoprotein gene sequence of M(-)-gRNA was optimized. Viral rescue occurred with the addition of various RNAi suppressors including P19, HcPro, and γb, but TSWV NSs interfered with the rescue of genomic RNA. This reverse genetics system for TSWV now allows detailed molecular genetic analysis of all aspects of viral infection cycle and pathogenicity.
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- Mingfeng Feng
- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, 317502 Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Analysis Center of Agrobiology and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, 317502 Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agri-Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 650223 Kunming, People's Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, 210095 Nanjing, People's Republic of China;
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Zhu M, van Grinsven IL, Kormelink R, Tao X. Paving the Way to Tospovirus Infection: Multilined Interplays with Plant Innate Immunity. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2019; 57:41-62. [PMID: 30893008 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-082718-100309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tospoviruses are among the most important plant pathogens and cause serious crop losses worldwide. Tospoviruses have evolved to smartly utilize the host cellular machinery to accomplish their life cycle. Plants mount two layers of defense to combat their invasion. The first one involves the activation of an antiviral RNA interference (RNAi) defense response. However, tospoviruses encode an RNA silencing suppressor that enables them to counteract antiviral RNAi. To further combat viral invasion, plants also employ intracellular innate immune receptors (e.g., Sw-5b and Tsw) to recognize different viral effectors (e.g., NSm and NSs). This leads to the triggering of a much more robust defense against tospoviruses called effector-triggered immunity (ETI). Tospoviruses have further evolved their effectors and can break Sw-5b-/Tsw-mediated resistance. The arms race between tospoviruses and both layers of innate immunity drives the coevolution of host defense and viral genes involved in counter defense. In this review, a state-of-the-art overview is presented on the tospoviral life cycle and the multilined interplays between tospoviruses and the distinct layers of defense.
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- Min Zhu
- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
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Chen Y, Dessau M, Rotenberg D, Rasmussen DA, Whitfield AE. Entry of bunyaviruses into plants and vectors. Adv Virus Res 2019; 104:65-96. [PMID: 31439153 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aivir.2019.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The majority of plant-infecting viruses are transmitted by arthropod vectors that deliver them directly into a living plant cell. There are diverse mechanisms of transmission ranging from direct binding to the insect stylet (non-persistent transmission) to persistent-propagative transmission in which the virus replicates in the insect vector. Despite this diversity in interactions, most arthropods that serve as efficient vectors have feeding strategies that enable them to deliver the virus into the plant cell without extensive damage to the plant and thus effectively inoculate the plant. As such, the primary virus entry mechanism for plant viruses is mediated by the biological vector. Remarkably, viruses that are transmitted in a propagative manner (bunyaviruses, rhabdoviruses, and reoviruses) have developed an ability to replicate in hosts from two kingdoms. Viruses in the order Bunyavirales are of emerging importance and with the advent of new sequencing technologies, we are getting unprecedented glimpses into the diversity of these viruses. Plant-infecting bunyaviruses are transmitted in a persistent, propagative manner must enter two unique types of host cells, plant and insect. In the insect phase of the virus life cycle, the propagative viruses likely use typical cellular entry strategies to traverse cell membranes. In this review, we highlight the transmission and entry strategies of three genera of plant-infecting bunyaviruses: orthotospoviruses, tenuiviruses, and emaraviruses.
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- Yuting Chen
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
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Wu X, Xu S, Zhao P, Zhang X, Yao X, Sun Y, Fang R, Ye J. The Orthotospovirus nonstructural protein NSs suppresses plant MYC-regulated jasmonate signaling leading to enhanced vector attraction and performance. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007897. [PMID: 31206553 PMCID: PMC6598649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2019] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Pandemics of vector-borne human and plant diseases often depend on the behaviors
of their arthropod vectors. Arboviruses, including many bunyaviruses, manipulate
vector behavior to accelerate their own transmission to vertebrates, birds,
insects, and plants. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this
manipulation remains elusive. Here, we report that the non-structural protein
NSs of Tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus, a prototype of the
Tospoviridae family and the
Orthotospovirus genus, is a key viral factor that
indirectly modifies vector preference and increases vector performance. NSs
suppresses the biosynthesis of plant volatile monoterpenes, which serve as
repellents of the vector western flower thrips (WFT, Frankliniella
occidentalis). NSs directly interacts with MYC2, the jasmonate (JA)
signaling master regulator and its two close homologs MYC3 and MYC4, to disable
JA-mediated activation of terpene synthase genes. The
dysfunction of the MYCs subsequently attenuates host defenses, increases the
attraction of thrips, and improves thrips fitness. Moreover, MYC2 associated
with NSs of Tomato zonate spot orthotospovirus, another Euro/Asian-type
orthotospovirus, suggesting that MYC2 is an evolutionarily conserved target of
Orthotospovirus species for suppression of terpene-based
resistance to promote vector performance. These findings elucidate the molecular
mechanism through which an orthotospovirus indirectly manipulates vector
behaviors and therefore facilitates pathogen transmission. Our results provide
insights into the molecular mechanisms by which Orthotospovirus
NSs counteracts plant immunity for pathogen transmission. Most bunyaviruses are transmitted by arthropod vectors, and some of them can
modify the behaviors of their arthropod vectors to increase transmission to
mammals, birds, and plants. NSs is a non-structural bunyavirus protein with
multiple functions that acts as an avirulence determinant and silencing
suppressor. In this study, we identified a new function of NSs as a conserved
manipulator of vector behavior via plant. NSs suppresses jasmonate-mediated
plant immunity against thrips by directly interacting with several homologs of
MYC transcription factors, the core regulators of the jasmonate-signaling
pathway. This hijacking by NSs enhances thrips preference and performance.
Therefore, our data support the hypothesis that MYC2 is a convergent target that
plant pathogens manipulate to promote their survival in plants.
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- Xiujuan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China
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- State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, Institute of Microbiology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
China
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Zhao L, Hu Z, Li S, Zhou X, Li J, Su X, Zhang L, Zhang Z, Dong J. Diterpenoid compounds from Wedelia trilobata induce resistance to Tomato spotted wilt virus via the JA signal pathway in tobacco plants. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2763. [PMID: 30808959 PMCID: PMC6391457 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39247-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) causes major losses of many crops worldwide. Several strategies have been attempted to control disease caused by TSWV. However, many challenges for the effective control of this disease remain. A promising approach is the use of abiotic or biotic inducers to enhance plant resistance to pathogens. We screened a diterpenoid compound from Wedelia trilobata, 3α-Angeloyloxy-9β-hydroxy-ent-kaur-16-en-19-oic acid (AHK), which had higher curative and protective effects against TSWV than the ningnanmycin control. The rapid initiation of the expression of all the TSWV genes was delayed by more than 1d in the curative assay, and the expression of the NSs, NSm and RdRp genes was inhibited. In addition, the replication of all TSWV genes in systemic leaves was inhibited in the protective assay, with an inhibition rate of more than 90%. The concentrations of jasmonic acid (JA) and jasmonic acid isoleucine (JA-ILE) in the AHK-treated and systemic leaves of the treated plants were significantly higher than those observed in the control. The results suggested that AHK can induce systemic resistance in treated plants. The transcription of the NtCOI1 gene, a key gene in the JA pathway, was significantly higher in both the inoculated and systemic leaves of the AHK-treated plants compared to the control. The AHK-induced resistance to TSWV in Nicotiana benthamiana could be eliminated by VIGS-mediated silencing of the NtCOI1 gene. These results indicated that AHK can activate the JA pathway and induce systemic resistance to TSWV infection.
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- Lihua Zhao
- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, 650204, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, 650201, Kunming, China
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- Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science, 650201, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, 650204, Kunming, China
- Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, Zhejiang, China
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- Life Science College, Southwest Forestry University, 650224, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, 650204, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, 650204, Kunming, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, 650204, Kunming, China.
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- Institute of Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Biotechnology, Key Lab of Southwestern Crop Gene Resource and Germplasm Innovation, Ministry of Agriculture, 650204, Kunming, China.
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Olaya C, Adhikari B, Raikhy G, Cheng J, Pappu HR. Identification and localization of Tospovirus genus-wide conserved residues in 3D models of the nucleocapsid and the silencing suppressor proteins. Virol J 2019; 16:7. [PMID: 30634979 PMCID: PMC6330412 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-018-1106-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Tospoviruses (genus Tospovirus, family Peribunyaviridae, order Bunyavirales) cause significant losses to a wide range of agronomic and horticultural crops worldwide. Identification and characterization of specific sequences and motifs that are critical for virus infection and pathogenicity could provide useful insights and targets for engineering virus resistance that is potentially both broad spectrum and durable. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), the most prolific member of the group, was used to better understand the structure-function relationships of the nucleocapsid gene (N), and the silencing suppressor gene (NSs), coded by the TSWV small RNA. METHODS Using a global collection of orthotospoviral sequences, several amino acids that were conserved across the genus and the potential location of these conserved amino acid motifs in these proteins was determined. We used state of the art 3D modeling algorithms, MULTICOM-CLUSTER, MULTICOM-CONSTRUCT, MULTICOM-NOVEL, I-TASSER, ROSETTA and CONFOLD to predict the secondary and tertiary structures of the N and the NSs proteins. RESULTS We identified nine amino acid residues in the N protein among 31 known tospoviral species, and ten amino acid residues in NSs protein among 27 tospoviral species that were conserved across the genus. For the N protein, all three algorithms gave nearly identical tertiary models. While the conserved residues were distributed throughout the protein on a linear scale, at the tertiary level, three residues were consistently located in the coil in all the models. For NSs protein models, there was no agreement among the three algorithms. However, with respect to the localization of the conserved motifs, G18 was consistently located in coil, while H115 was localized in the coil in three models. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report of predicting the 3D structure of any tospoviral NSs protein and revealed a consistent location for two of the ten conserved residues. The modelers used gave accurate prediction for N protein allowing the localization of the conserved residues. Results form the basis for further work on the structure-function relationships of tospoviral proteins and could be useful in developing novel virus control strategies targeting the conserved residues.
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- Cristian Olaya
- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Louisiana State University, Shreverport, LA, 71101, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA.
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Hassani-Mehraban A, Dullemans AM, Verhoeven JTJ, Roenhorst JW, Peters D, van der Vlugt RAA, Kormelink R. Alstroemeria yellow spot virus (AYSV): a new orthotospovirus species within a growing Eurasian clade. Arch Virol 2019; 164:117-126. [PMID: 30288607 PMCID: PMC6347659 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-4027-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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An orthotospovirus distinct from all other orthotospoviruses was isolated from naturally infected alstroemeria plants. Disease symptoms caused by this virus mainly consisted of yellow spots on the leaves based on which the name alstroemeria yellow spot virus (AYSV) was coined. A host range analysis was performed and a polyclonal antiserum was produced against purified AYSV ribonucleoproteins which only reacted with the homologous antigen and not with any other (established or tentative) orthotospovirus from a selection of American and Asian species. Upon thrips transmission assays the virus was successfully transmitted by a population of Thrips tabaci. The entire nucleotide sequence of the M and S RNA segments was elucidated by a conventional cloning and sequencing strategy, and contained 4797 respectively 2734 nucleotides (nt). Simultaneously, a next generation sequencing (NGS) approach (RNAseq) was employed and generated contigs covering the entire viral tripartite RNA genome. In addition to the M and S RNA nucleotide sequences, the L RNA (8865 nt) was obtained. The nucleocapsid (N) gene encoded by the S RNA of this virus consisted of 819 nucleotides with a deduced N protein of 272 amino acids and by comparative sequence alignments to other established orthotospovirus species showed highest homology (69.5% identity) to the N protein of polygonum ringspot virus. The data altogether support the proposal of AYSV as a new orthotospovirus species within a growing clade of orthotospoviruses that seem to share the Middle East basin as a region of origin.
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- A Hassani-Mehraban
- Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- The National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 9102, 6700 HC, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- The National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 9102, 6700 HC, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Wageningen University and Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Comparison of Schmallenberg virus sequences isolated from mammal host and arthropod vector. Virus Genes 2018; 54:792-803. [PMID: 30341640 PMCID: PMC6244546 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-018-1607-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is the member of Peribunyaviridae family, which comprises pathogens of importance for human and veterinary medicine. The virus is transmitted only between animals and mainly by biting midges of the genus Culicoides. This study was performed in order to determine SBV genetic diversity and elucidate the host–vector adaptation. All three viral segments were analysed for sequence variability and phylogenetic relations. The Polish SBV strains obtained from acute infections of cattle, congenital cases in sheep, and from Culicoides midges were sequenced using Sanger and next-generation sequencing (NGS) methods. The obtained sequences were genetically similar (99.2–100% identity) to the first-detected strain BH80/11—4 from German cattle. The sampling year and origin of Polish sequences had no effect on molecular diversity of SBV. Considering all analysed Polish as well as European sequences, ovine-derived sequences were the most variable, while the midge ones were more conserved and encompassed unique substitutions located mainly in nonstructural protein S. SBV sequences isolated from Culicoides are the first submitted to GenBank and reported.
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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus NSs Protein Supports Infection and Systemic Movement of a Potyvirus and Is a Symptom Determinant. Viruses 2018. [PMID: 29538326 PMCID: PMC5869522 DOI: 10.3390/v10030129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Plant viruses are inducers and targets of antiviral RNA silencing. To condition susceptibility, most plant viruses encode silencing suppressor proteins that interfere with antiviral RNA silencing. The NSs protein is an RNA silencing suppressor in orthotospoviruses, such as the tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). The mechanism of RNA silencing suppression by NSs and its role in virus infection and movement are poorly understood. Here, we cloned and tagged TSWV NSs and expressed it from a GFP-tagged turnip mosaic virus (TuMV-GFP) carrying either a wild-type or suppressor-deficient (AS9) helper component proteinase (HC-Pro). When expressed in cis, NSs restored pathogenicity and promoted systemic infection of suppressor-deficient TuMV-AS9-GFP in Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis thaliana. Inactivating mutations were introduced in NSs RNA-binding domain one. A genetic analysis with active and suppressor-deficient NSs, in combination with wild-type and mutant plants lacking essential components of the RNA silencing machinery, showed that the NSs insert is stable when expressed from a potyvirus. NSs can functionally replace potyviral HC-Pro, condition virus susceptibility, and promote systemic infection and symptom development by suppressing antiviral RNA silencing through a mechanism that partially overlaps that of potyviral HC-Pro. The results presented provide new insight into the mechanism of silencing suppression by NSs and its effect on virus infection.
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Dáder B, Then C, Berthelot E, Ducousso M, Ng JCK, Drucker M. Insect transmission of plant viruses: Multilayered interactions optimize viral propagation. INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 24:929-946. [PMID: 28426155 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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By serving as vectors of transmission, insects play a key role in the infection cycle of many plant viruses. Viruses use sophisticated transmission strategies to overcome the spatial barrier separating plants and the impediment imposed by the plant cell wall. Interactions among insect vectors, viruses, and host plants mediate transmission by integrating all organizational levels, from molecules to populations. Best-examined on the molecular scale are two basic transmission modes wherein virus-vector interactions have been well characterized. Whereas association of virus particles with specific sites in the vector's mouthparts or in alimentary tract regions immediately posterior to them is required for noncirculative transmission, the cycle of particles through the vector body is necessary for circulative transmission. Virus transmission is also determined by interactions that are associated with changes in vector feeding behaviors and with alterations in plant host's morphology and/or metabolism that favor the attraction or deterrence of vectors. A recent concept in virus-host-vector interactions proposes that when vectors land on infected plants, vector elicitors and effectors "inform" the plants of the confluence of interacting entities and trigger signaling pathways and plant defenses. Simultaneously, the plant responses may also influence virus acquisition and inoculation by vectors. Overall, a picture is emerging where transmission depends on multilayered virus-vector-host interactions that define the route of a virus through the vector, and on the manipulation of the host and the vector. These interactions guarantee virus propagation until one or more of the interactants undergo changes through evolution or are halted by environmental interventions.
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- Beatriz Dáder
- INRA, UMR 385 BGPI (CIRAD-INRA-SupAgroM), Montpellier, France
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- INRA, UMR 385 BGPI (CIRAD-INRA-SupAgroM), Montpellier, France
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- INRA, UMR 385 BGPI (CIRAD-INRA-SupAgroM), Montpellier, France
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Center for Disease Vector Research, University of California, Riverside, USA
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- INRA, UMR 385 BGPI (CIRAD-INRA-SupAgroM), Montpellier, France
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A Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus S RNA-based Replicon System in Yeast. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12647. [PMID: 28978935 PMCID: PMC5627289 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12687-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is a negative-strand RNA virus of the order Bunyavirales, family Tospoviridae, genus Orthotospovirus. TSWV infects a broad range of plant species, causing serious economic losses. Despite its agronomic importance, molecular biological understanding of TSWV has been limited, partly due to the lack of a reverse genetics system, which would enable genetic manipulation of the virus. Here, we report that RNA synthesis by TSWV RNA polymerase occurs in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a segment of the TSWV genome, S RNA expressed from cloned cDNA, as a template. Viral nucleocapsid protein was required for RNA synthesis. Replacement of the protein-coding and intergenic regions of TSWV S RNA by a yellow fluorescent protein (YFP)-coding sequence drastically increased the accumulation of both sense and antisense strands of the RNA, showing that this RNA was replicated. Using this system, we revealed that efficient RNA synthesis by TSWV RNA polymerase in yeast requires the 5′-terminal 17-nt and 3′-terminal ~50-nt regions of the TSWV S cRNA (complementary RNA to the genomic RNA) template.
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Singh A, Permar V, Jain RK, Goswami S, Kumar RR, Canto T, Palukaitis P, Praveen S. Induction of cell death by tospoviral protein NSs and the motif critical for cell death does not control RNA silencing suppression activity. Virology 2017; 508:108-117. [PMID: 28527340 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Groundnut bud necrosis virus induces necrotic symptoms in different hosts. Previous studies showed reactive oxygen species-mediated programmed cell death (PCD) resulted in necrotic symptoms. Transgenic expression of viral protein NSs mimics viral symptoms. Here, we showed a role for NSs in influencing oxidative burst in the cell, by analyzing H2O2 accumulation, activities of antioxidant enzymes and expression levels of vacuolar processing enzymes, H2O2-responsive microRNA 319a.2 plus its possible target metacaspase-8. The role of NSs in PCD, was shown using two NSs mutants: one in the Trp/GH3 motif (a homologue of pro-apototic domain) (NSsS189R) and the other in a non-Trp/GH3 motif (NSsL172R). Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) expressing NSsS189R enhanced the PCD response, but not TRV-NSsL172R, while RNA silencing suppression activity was lost in TRV-NSsL172R, but not in TRV-NSsS189R. Therefore, we propose dual roles of NSs in RNA silencing suppression and induction of cell death, controlled by different motifs.
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- Ajeet Singh
- Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, CIB, CSIC, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Seoul Women's University, Seoul 01797, South Korea
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- Division of Biochemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Almási A, Nemes K, Csömör Z, Tóbiás I, Palkovics L, Salánki K. A single point mutation in Tomato spotted wilt virus NSs protein is sufficient to overcome Tsw-gene-mediated resistance in pepper. J Gen Virol 2017. [PMID: 28631603 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The nonstructural protein (NSs) of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) was previously identified as an avirulence determinant for Tsw-based resistance on pepper. The NSs of wild-type (WT) and resistance-breaking (RB) TSWV strains isolated in Hungary had only two amino acid substitutions (104, 461). We have analysed the ability of the NSs and their point mutant variants to trigger Tsw-mediated hypersensitive responses and RNA silencing suppressor (RSS) activity in patch assays. We identified a single amino acid change at position 104 (T-A) that was responsible for the necrosis induction or loss, while a significant difference was not detected in the RSS activity of the two parental strains. We have successfully complemented the infection of the WT strain on resistant pepper cultivar with the infectious S RNA transcript of the RB strain and the WT-T104A point mutant. Our work provides direct evidence that a single amino acid change can induce an RB phenotype.
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- Asztéria Almási
- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1022 Herman Ottó str. 15, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1022 Herman Ottó str. 15, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1022 Herman Ottó str. 15, Budapest, Hungary.,Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, H-1118 Ménesi str. 44, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1022 Herman Ottó str. 15, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Horticultural Science, Szent István University, H-1118 Ménesi str. 44, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1022 Herman Ottó str. 15, Budapest, Hungary
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Bertran A, Ciuffo M, Margaria P, Rosa C, Oliveira Resende R, Turina M. Host-specific accumulation and temperature effects on the generation of dimeric viral RNA species derived from the S-RNA of members of the Tospovirus genus. J Gen Virol 2016; 97:3051-3062. [PMID: 27600541 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Polygonum ringspot virus (PolRSV) is a recently characterized Tospovirus reported in Italy. Northern blot analyses of PolRSV infections in Nicotiana benthamiana and tomato plants showed that a viral RNA species with nearly twice the length of the Small genomic RNA (S-RNA) accumulated abundantly in the former host, but was not detected in the latter. Additional assays confirmed that biogenesis of this novel RNA species was common to all PolRSV isolates tested and also to an isolate of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). Given its size, we hypothesized that the novel RNA species was a dimer molecule and we confirmed this hypothesis by RNA sequencing (RNAseq) analysis and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR of putative predicted dimer junction sites in RNA extracts of N. benthamiana challenged with PolRSV isolates Plg6 and Plg13/2. We also confirmed that these molecules are derived from head-to-tail dimers and often contain deletions at their junction sites. We named these novel molecules imperfect dimer RNAs (IMPD-RNAs). PolRSV IMPD-RNAs systemic accumulation in a range of host plants was restricted to N. benthamiana and Nicotiana occidentalis. Notably, IMPD-RNAs accumulation was modulated by temperature and their generation was restricted to late stages of systemic infection (12 days post-inoculation) in N. benthamiana. Differently from all other PolRSV isolates used in this study, Plg13/2 generated more IMPD-RNAs coupled with low amounts of genomic S-RNA and maintained them even at 18 °C, besides having lost the ability to infect tomato plants. This is the first characterization of S-RNA dimers for Tospovirus, and of occurrence of dimers of genomic segments at the whole organism level for Bunyaviridae.
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- André Bertran
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Plant Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brazil
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Turin, Piemonte, Italy
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Turin, Piemonte, Italy
- Plant Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brazil
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- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR, Turin, Piemonte, Italy
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Fletcher SJ, Shrestha A, Peters JR, Carroll BJ, Srinivasan R, Pappu HR, Mitter N. The Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Genome Is Processed Differentially in its Plant Host Arachis hypogaea and its Thrips Vector Frankliniella fusca. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:1349. [PMID: 27656190 PMCID: PMC5013717 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.01349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Thrips-transmitted tospoviruses are economically important viruses affecting a wide range of field and horticultural crops worldwide. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is the type member of the Tospovirus genus with a broad host range of more than 900 plant species. Interactions between these viruses and their plant hosts and insect vectors via RNAi pathways are likely a key determinant of pathogenicity. The current investigation, for the first time, compares biogenesis of small RNAs between the plant host and insect vector in the presence or absence of TSWV. Unique viral small interfering RNA (vsiRNA) profiles are evident for Arachis hypogaea (peanut) and Frankliniella fusca (thrips vector) following infection with TSWV. Differences between vsiRNA profiles for these plant and insect species, such as the relative abundance of 21 and 22 nt vsiRNAs and locations of alignment hotspots, reflect the diverse siRNA biosynthesis pathways of their respective kingdoms. The presence of unique vsiRNAs in F. fusca samples indicates that vsiRNA generation takes place within the thrips, and not solely through uptake via feeding on vsiRNAs produced in infected A. hypogaea. The study also shows key vsiRNA profile differences for TSWV among plant families, which are evident in the case of A. hypogaea, a legume, and members of Solanaceae (S. lycopersicum and Nicotiana benthamiana). Distinctively, overall small RNA (sRNA) biogenesis in A. hypogaea is markedly affected with an absence of the 24 nt sRNAs in TSWV-infected plants, possibly leading to wide-spread molecular and phenotypic perturbations specific to this species. These findings add significant information on the host-virus-vector interaction in terms of RNAi pathways and may lead to better crop and vector specific control strategies.
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- Stephen J. Fletcher
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. LuciaQLD, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. LuciaQLD, Australia
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- Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, TiftonGA, USA
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. LuciaQLD, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. LuciaQLD, Australia
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, The University of Queensland, St. LuciaQLD, Australia
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- Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, TiftonGA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Washington State University, PullmanWA, USA
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- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. LuciaQLD, Australia
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The genus Tospovirus is unique within the family Bunyaviridae in that it is made up of viruses that infect plants. Initially documented over 100 years ago, tospoviruses have become increasingly important worldwide since the 1980s due to the spread of the important insect vector Frankliniella occidentalis and the discovery of new viruses. As a result, tospoviruses are now recognized globally as emerging agricultural diseases. Tospoviruses and their vectors, thrips species in the order Thysanoptera, represent a major problem for agricultural and ornamental crops that must be managed to avoid devastating losses. In recent years, the number of recognized species in the genus has increased rapidly, and our knowledge of the molecular interactions of tospoviruses with their host plants and vectors has expanded. In this review, we present an overview of the genus Tospovirus with particular emphasis on new understandings of the molecular plant-virus and vector-virus interactions as well as relationships among genus members.
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- J E Oliver
- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506;
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506;
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Turina M, Kormelink R, Resende RO. Resistance to Tospoviruses in Vegetable Crops: Epidemiological and Molecular Aspects. ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2016; 54:347-371. [PMID: 27296139 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-phyto-080615-095843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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During the past three decades, the economic impact of tospoviruses has increased, causing high yield losses in a variety of crops and ornamentals. Owing to the difficulty in combating thrips vectors with insecticides, the best way to limit/prevent tospovirus-induced diseases involves a management strategy that includes virus resistance. This review briefly presents current tospovirus taxonomy, diversity, molecular biology, and cytopathology as an introduction to a more extensive description of the two main resistance genes employed against tospoviruses: the Sw5 gene in tomato and the Tsw in pepper. Natural and experimental resistance-breaking (RB) isolates allowed the identification of the viral avirulence protein triggering each of the two resistance gene products; epidemiology of RB isolates is discussed to reinforce the need for allelic variants and the need to search for new/alternative resistance genes. Ongoing efforts for alternative resistance strategies are described not only for Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in pepper and tomato but also for other vegetable crops heavily impacted by tospoviruses.
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- Massimo Turina
- Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection, CNR Torino, 10135 Torino, Italy;
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, 6708PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasília, 70910-900 Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Chen Q, Wei T. Viral receptors of the gut: insect-borne propagative plant viruses of agricultural importance. CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE 2016; 16:9-13. [PMID: 27720057 DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2016.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/25/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Insect-borne propagative plant viruses of agricultural importance are transmitted by sap-sucking insects. Although the infection routes of these viruses within the bodies of insect vectors are well established, cellular receptors on the microvilli, intercellular junctions, and basal lamina for mediating viral entry or spread in insect gut epithelium have not been well identified or characterized. Recent trends in the field are opening questions on how viruses exploit actin-based tubule motility to overcome insect gut epithelium barriers after viral entry in epithelium. Advances in insect cell lines, genome sequencing, reverse genetic systems and others not yet developed technologies are needed to find and characterize the counterpart receptors in vectors and to design strategies to interfere with viral transmission.
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- Qian Chen
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, PR China.
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Hedil M, Kormelink R. Viral RNA Silencing Suppression: The Enigma of Bunyavirus NSs Proteins. Viruses 2016; 8:v8070208. [PMID: 27455310 PMCID: PMC4974542 DOI: 10.3390/v8070208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2016] [Revised: 07/18/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The Bunyaviridae is a family of arboviruses including both plant- and vertebrate-infecting representatives. The Tospovirus genus accommodates plant-infecting bunyaviruses, which not only replicate in their plant host, but also in their insect thrips vector during persistent propagative transmission. For this reason, they are generally assumed to encounter antiviral RNA silencing in plants and insects. Here we present an overview on how tospovirus nonstructural NSs protein counteracts antiviral RNA silencing in plants and what is known so far in insects. Like tospoviruses, members of the related vertebrate-infecting bunyaviruses classified in the genera Orthobunyavirus, Hantavirus and Phlebovirus also code for a NSs protein. However, for none of them RNA silencing suppressor activity has been unambiguously demonstrated in neither vertebrate host nor arthropod vector. The second part of this review will briefly describe the role of these NSs proteins in modulation of innate immune responses in mammals and elaborate on a hypothetical scenario to explain if and how NSs proteins from vertebrate-infecting bunyaviruses affect RNA silencing. If so, why this discovery has been hampered so far.
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- Marcio Hedil
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University, Wageningen, 6708PB, The Netherlands.
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Ocampo Ocampo T, Gabriel Peralta SM, Bacheller N, Uiterwaal S, Knapp A, Hennen A, Ochoa-Martinez DL, Garcia-Ruiz H. Antiviral RNA silencing suppression activity of Tomato spotted wilt virus NSs protein. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH 2016; 15:gmr8625. [PMID: 27323202 DOI: 10.4238/gmr.15028625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In addition to regulating gene expression, RNA silencing is an essential antiviral defense system in plants. Triggered by double-stranded RNA, silencing results in degradation or translational repression of target transcripts. Viruses are inducers and targets of RNA silencing. To condition susceptibility, most plant viruses encode silencing suppressors that interfere with this process, such as the Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) NSs protein. The mechanism by which NSs suppresses RNA silencing and its role in viral infection and movement remain to be determined. We cloned NSs from the Hawaii isolate of TSWV and using two independent assays show for the first time that this protein restored pathogenicity and supported the formation of local infection foci by suppressor-deficient Turnip mosaic virus and Turnip crinkle virus. Demonstrating the suppression of RNA silencing directed against heterologous viruses establishes the foundation to determine the means used by NSs to block this antiviral process.
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- T Ocampo Ocampo
- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.,Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.,Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
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Abraham A, Savithri HS. A novel viral RNA helicase with an independent translation enhancement activity. FEBS Lett 2016; 590:1187-99. [PMID: 27001161 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12145] [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: 01/13/2016] [Revised: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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RNA helicases have not been identified among negative sense RNA viruses. In this study, it is shown that Nonstructural protein (NSs) of Groundnut bud necrosis virus (GBNV) acts as a Mg(2+) - and ATP-dependent bipolar RNA helicase. Biophysical and biochemical analysis of the deletion mutants (NΔ124 NSs, CΔ80 NSs) revealed that both the N- and C-terminal residues are required for substrate binding, oligomerization and helicase activity, but are dispensable for ATPase activity. Interestingly, NSs could enhance the translation of RNA (~ 10-fold) independent of its helicase activity. This is the first report of a RNA helicase from negative strand RNA viruses.
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- Ambily Abraham
- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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S segment variability during the two first years of the spread of Schmallenberg virus. Arch Virol 2016; 161:1353-8. [PMID: 26887970 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-2787-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A large sheep flock screened over a two-year period showed active spreading of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) during the summers of 2011 and 2012. Transplacental infections were observed during the two associated lambing periods (the winters of 2012 and 2013). Analysis of small (S) segment sequences of 38 SBV-positive samples, collected during periods of viral spreading and lambing revealed intra-herd sequences diversity and sub-consensus variability occurring after transplacental infections. In comparison with the nucleoprotein (N), which appeared to be conserved, the non-structural protein (NSs) showed the highest level of variability at the time of viral emergence and over the two-year analysis period.
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Lan H, Chen H, Liu Y, Jiang C, Mao Q, Jia D, Chen Q, Wei T. Small Interfering RNA Pathway Modulates Initial Viral Infection in Midgut Epithelium of Insect after Ingestion of Virus. J Virol 2016; 90:917-29. [PMID: 26537672 PMCID: PMC4702677 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01835-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 10/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Numerous viruses are transmitted in a persistent manner by insect vectors. Persistent viruses establish their initial infection in the midgut epithelium, from where they disseminate to the midgut visceral muscles. Although propagation of viruses in insect vectors can be controlled by the small interfering RNA (siRNA) antiviral pathway, whether the siRNA pathway can control viral dissemination from the midgut epithelium is unknown. Infection by a rice virus (Southern rice black streaked dwarf virus [SRBSDV]) of its incompetent vector (the small brown planthopper [SBPH]) is restricted to the midgut epithelium. Here, we show that the siRNA pathway is triggered by SRBSDV infection in continuously cultured cells derived from the SBPH and in the midgut of the intact insect. Knockdown of the expression of the core component Dicer-2 of the siRNA pathway by RNA interference strongly increased the ability of SRBSDV to propagate in continuously cultured SBPH cells and in the midgut epithelium, allowing viral titers in the midgut epithelium to reach the threshold (1.99 × 10(9) copies of the SRBSDV P10 gene/μg of midgut RNA) needed for viral dissemination into the SBPH midgut muscles. Our results thus represent the first elucidation of the threshold for viral dissemination from the insect midgut epithelium. Silencing of Dicer-2 further facilitated the transmission of SRBSDV into rice plants by SBPHs. Taken together, our results reveal the new finding that the siRNA pathway can control the initial infection of the insect midgut epithelium by a virus, which finally affects the competence of the virus's vector. IMPORTANCE Many viral pathogens that cause significant global health and agricultural problems are transmitted via insect vectors. The first bottleneck in viral infection, the midgut epithelium, is a principal determinant of the ability of an insect species to transmit a virus. Southern rice black streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) is restricted exclusively to the midgut epithelium of an incompetent vector, the small brown planthopper (SBPH). Here, we show that silencing of the core component Dicer-2 of the small interfering RNA (siRNA) pathway increases viral titers in the midgut epithelium past the threshold (1.99 × 10(9) copies of the SRBSDV P10 gene/μg of midgut RNA) for viral dissemination into the midgut muscles and then into the salivary glands, allowing the SBPH to become a competent vector of SRBSDV. This result is the first evidence that the siRNA antiviral pathway has a direct role in the control of viral dissemination from the midgut epithelium and that it affects the competence of the virus's vector.
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- Hanhong Lan
- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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- Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Virology, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian, People's Republic of China
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Thrips transmission of tospoviruses. Curr Opin Virol 2015; 15:80-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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