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Bashir S, Naqvi SMS, Muhammad A, Hussain I, Ali K, Khan MR, Farrakh S, Yasmin T, Hyder MZ. Banana bunchy top virus genetic diversity in Pakistan and association of diversity with recombination in its genomes. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263875. [PMID: 35255085 PMCID: PMC8901069 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263875] [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: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Banana Bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a multipartite circular single strand DNA virus that belongs to genus Babuvirus and family Nanoviridae. It causes significant crop losses worldwide and also in Pakistan. BBTV is present in Pakistan since 1988 however, till now only few (about twenty only) sequence of genomic components have been reported from the country. To have insights into current genetic diversity in Pakistan fifty-seven genomic components including five complete genomes (comprises of DNA-R, -U3, -S, -M, -C and -N components) were sequenced in this study. The genetic diversity analysis of populations from Pakistan showed that DNA-R is highly conserved followed by DNA-N, whereas DNA-U3 is highly diverse with the most diverse Common Region Stem-loop (CR-SL) in BBTV genome, a functional region, which previously been reported to have undergone recombination in Pakistani population. A Maximum Likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis of entire genomes of isolates by using sequence of all the components concatenated together with the reported genomes around the world revealed deeper insights about the origin of the disease in Pakistan. A comparison of the genetic diversity of Pakistani and entire BBTV populations around the world indicates that there exists a correlation between genetic diversity and recombination. Population genetics analysis indicated that the degree of selection pressure differs depending on the area and genomic component. A detailed analysis of recombination across various components and functional regions suggested that recombination is closely associated with the functional parts of BBTV genome showing high genetic diversity. Both genetic diversity and recombination analyses suggest that the CR-SL is a recombination hotspot in all BBTV genomes and among the six components DNA-U3 is the only recombined component that has extensively undergone inter and intragenomic recombination. Diversity analysis of recombinant regions results on average one and half fold increase and, in some cases up to four-fold increase due to recombination. These results suggest that recombination is significantly contributing to the genetic diversity of BBTV populations around the world.
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- Sana Bashir
- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology, National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Xavier CAD, Godinho MT, Mar TB, Ferro CG, Sande OFL, Silva JC, Ramos-Sobrinho R, Nascimento RN, Assunção I, Lima GSA, Lima ATM, Murilo Zerbini F. Evolutionary dynamics of bipartite begomoviruses revealed by complete genome analysis. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:3747-3767. [PMID: 34021651 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Several key evolutionary events marked the evolution of geminiviruses, culminating with the emergence of divided (bipartite) genomes represented by viruses classified in the genus Begomovirus. This genus represents the most abundant group of multipartite viruses, contributing significantly to the observed abundance of multipartite species in the virosphere. Although aspects related to virus-host interactions and evolutionary dynamics have been extensively studied, the bipartite nature of these viruses has been little explored in evolutionary studies. Here, we performed a parallel evolutionary analysis of the DNA-A and DNA-B segments of New World begomoviruses. A total of 239 full-length DNA-B sequences obtained in this study, combined with 292 DNA-A and 76 DNA-B sequences retrieved from GenBank, were analysed. The results indicate that the DNA-A and DNA-B respond differentially to evolutionary processes, with the DNA-B being more permissive to variation and more prone to recombination than the DNA-A. Although a clear geographic segregation was observed for both segments, differences in the genetic structure between DNA-A and DNA-B were also observed, with cognate segments belonging to distinct genetic clusters. DNA-B coding regions evolve under the same selection pressures than DNA-A coding regions. Together, our results indicate an interplay between reassortment and recombination acting at different levels across distinct subpopulations and segments.
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- César A D Xavier
- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agrárias/Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agrárias/Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Agrárias/Fitossanidade, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Dep. de Fitopatologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Petrzik K. Evolutionary forces at work in partitiviruses. Virus Genes 2019; 55:563-573. [PMID: 31230256 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-019-01680-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The family Partitiviridae consists of dsRNA viruses with genome separated into two segments and encoding replicase and capsid protein only. We examined the nucleotide diversity expressed as the ratio dN/dS of nonsynonymous and synonymous substitutions, which has been calculated for 12 representative viruses of all five genera of partitiviruses. We can state that strong purifying selection works on both the RdRp and CP genes and propose that putative positive selection occurs also on the RdRp genes in two viruses. Among the 95 evaluated viruses, wherein both segments had been sequenced, 8 viruses in betapartitiviruses and 9 in alphapartitiviruses were identified as reassortment candidates because they differ extremely in their CP identity even as they are related in terms of RdRp. Furthermore, there are indications that reassortants are present among isolates of different viruses.
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- Karel Petrzik
- Department of Plant Virology, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
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Sasani TA, Cone KR, Quinlan AR, Elde NC. Long read sequencing reveals poxvirus evolution through rapid homogenization of gene arrays. eLife 2018; 7:35453. [PMID: 30156554 PMCID: PMC6115191 DOI: 10.7554/elife.35453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Poxvirus adaptation can involve combinations of recombination-driven gene copy number variation and beneficial single nucleotide variants (SNVs) at the same loci. How these distinct mechanisms of genetic diversification might simultaneously facilitate adaptation to host immune defenses is unknown. We performed experimental evolution with vaccinia virus populations harboring a SNV in a gene actively undergoing copy number amplification. Using long sequencing reads from the Oxford Nanopore Technologies platform, we phased SNVs within large gene copy arrays for the first time. Our analysis uncovered a mechanism of adaptive SNV homogenization reminiscent of gene conversion, which is actively driven by selection. This study reveals a new mechanism for the fluid gain of beneficial mutations in genetic regions undergoing active recombination in viruses and illustrates the value of long read sequencing technologies for investigating complex genome dynamics in diverse biological systems.
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- Thomas A Sasani
- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake, United States
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah, Salt Lake, United States
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Chen S, Zheng H, Kishima Y. Genomic fossils reveal adaptation of non-autonomous pararetroviruses driven by concerted evolution of noncoding regulatory sequences. PLoS Pathog 2017; 13:e1006413. [PMID: 28662199 PMCID: PMC5491270 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The interplay of different virus species in a host cell after infection can affect the adaptation of each virus. Endogenous viral elements, such as endogenous pararetroviruses (PRVs), have arisen from vertical inheritance of viral sequences integrated into host germline genomes. As viral genomic fossils, these sequences can thus serve as valuable paleogenomic data to study the long-term evolutionary dynamics of virus-virus interactions, but they have rarely been applied for this purpose. All extant PRVs have been considered autonomous species in their parasitic life cycle in host cells. Here, we provide evidence for multiple non-autonomous PRV species with structural defects in viral activity that have frequently infected ancient grass hosts and adapted through interplay between viruses. Our paleogenomic analyses using endogenous PRVs in grass genomes revealed that these non-autonomous PRV species have participated in interplay with autonomous PRVs in a possible commensal partnership, or, alternatively, with one another in a possible mutualistic partnership. These partnerships, which have been established by the sharing of noncoding regulatory sequences (NRSs) in intergenic regions between two partner viruses, have been further maintained and altered by the sequence homogenization of NRSs between partners. Strikingly, we found that frequent region-specific recombination, rather than mutation selection, is the main causative mechanism of NRS homogenization. Our results, obtained from ancient DNA records of viruses, suggest that adaptation of PRVs has occurred by concerted evolution of NRSs between different virus species in the same host. Our findings further imply that evaluation of within-host NRS interactions within and between populations of viral pathogens may be important.
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- Sunlu Chen
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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Multipartite viruses have one of the most puzzling genetic organizations found in living organisms. These viruses have several genome segments, each containing only a part of the genetic information, and each individually encapsidated into a separate virus particle. While countless studies on molecular and cellular mechanisms of the infection cycle of multipartite viruses are available, just as for other virus types, very seldom is their lifestyle questioned at the viral system level. Moreover, the rare available “system” studies are purely theoretical, and their predictions on the putative benefit/cost balance of this peculiar genetic organization have not received experimental support. In light of ongoing progresses in general virology, we here challenge the current hypotheses explaining the evolutionary success of multipartite viruses and emphasize their shortcomings. We also discuss alternative ideas and research avenues to be explored in the future in order to solve the long-standing mystery of how viral systems composed of interdependent but physically separated information units can actually be functional.
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Low genetic diversity of Banana bunchy top virus, with a sub-regional pattern of variation, in Democratic Republic of Congo. Virus Genes 2016; 52:900-905. [PMID: 27550369 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-016-1383-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/13/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), belonging to the genus Babuvirus, is the most devastating and widespread banana virus. Banana and plantain are major crops in terms of household income and food security in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite the large area under banana and plantain cultivation in the country, before this study, the genetic characterization of BBTV isolates had only been undertaken for two provinces. In the study presented here, genetic variation in BBTV was assessed from 52 BBTV isolates collected in five out of 11 provinces in DRC (Bandundu, Bas-Congo, Katanga, Kinshasa and Kasaï Oriental) and in two provinces using sequences previously described in databases. Full genome sequencing of DNA-R components was performed, revealing low genetic variation (98-100 % nucleotide identity) among the BBTV isolates detected. The phylogenetic analyses showed that all the DRC isolates were clustered in the South Pacific clade of BBTV. Based on the coding region for the replication initiator protein, haplotype diversity was estimated to be 0.944 ± 0.013, with 30 haplotypes from 68 isolates in DRC. Such diversity shows a haplotype distribution mainly at the sub-regional level in DRC. In addition, the sequence determination from the whole genome of selected isolates confirmed low genetic variation among isolates from seven DRC provinces (97-100 % nucleotide identity). This study strengthened the hypothesis of a single BBTV introduction some time ago, followed by the spread of the virus in the country.
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Wickramaarachchi WART, Shankarappa KS, Rangaswamy KT, Maruthi MN, Rajapakse RGAS, Ghosh S. Molecular characterization of banana bunchy top virus isolate from Sri Lanka and its genetic relationship with other isolates. Virusdisease 2016; 27:154-60. [PMID: 27366766 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-016-0311-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Bunchy top disease of banana caused by Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV, genus Babuvirus family Nanoviridae) is one of the most important constraints in production of banana in the different parts of the world. Six genomic DNA components of BBTV isolate from Kandy, Sri Lanka (BBTV-K) were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific primers using total DNA extracted from banana tissues showing typical symptoms of bunchy top disease. The amplicons were of expected size of 1.0-1.1 kb, which were cloned and sequenced. Analysis of sequence data revealed the presence of six DNA components; DNA-R, DNA-U3, DNA-S, DNA-N, DNA-M and DNA-C for Sri Lanka isolate. Comparisons of sequence data of DNA components followed by the phylogenetic analysis, grouped Sri Lanka-(Kandy) isolate in the Pacific Indian Oceans (PIO) group. Sri Lanka-(Kandy) isolate of BBTV is classified a new member of PIO group based on analysis of six components of the virus.
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- W A R T Wickramaarachchi
- Division of Plant Pathology, Department of Agriculture, Horticulture Crops Research and Development Institute, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Department of Plant Pathology, K. R. C. College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka India
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- Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560 065 India
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB UK
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- Division of Plant Pathology, Department of Agriculture, Horticulture Crops Research and Development Institute, Gannoruwa, Peradeniya, 20400 Sri Lanka
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB UK
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Stainton D, Martin DP, Muhire BM, Lolohea S, Halafihi M, Lepoint P, Blomme G, Crew KS, Sharman M, Kraberger S, Dayaram A, Walters M, Collings DA, Mabvakure B, Lemey P, Harkins GW, Thomas JE, Varsani A. The global distribution of Banana bunchy top virus reveals little evidence for frequent recent, human-mediated long distance dispersal events. Virus Evol 2015; 1:vev009. [PMID: 27774281 PMCID: PMC5014477 DOI: 10.1093/ve/vev009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) is a multi-component single-stranded DNA virus, which infects banana plants in many regions of the world, often resulting in large-scale crop losses. We analyzed 171 banana leaf samples from fourteen countries and recovered, cloned, and sequenced 855 complete BBTV components including ninety-four full genomes. Importantly, full genomes were determined from eight countries, where previously no full genomes were available (Samoa, Burundi, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the USA [HI]). Accounting for recombination and genome component reassortment, we examined the geographic structuring of global BBTV populations to reveal that BBTV likely originated in Southeast Asia, that the current global hotspots of BBTV diversity are Southeast Asia/Far East and India, and that BBTV populations circulating elsewhere in the world have all potentially originated from infrequent introductions. Most importantly, we find that rather than the current global BBTV distribution being due to increases in human-mediated movements of bananas over the past few decades, it is more consistent with a pattern of infrequent introductions of the virus to different parts of the world over the past 1,000 years.
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- Daisy Stainton
- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries, Kingdom of Tonga
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- Bioversity International Uganda Office, Naguru, Kampala, Uganda
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- Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- South African National Bioinformatics Institute, MRC Unit for Bioinformatics Capacity Development, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7535, South Africa
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- KU Leuven, University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, Clinical and Epidemiological Virology, Minderbroedersstraat 10, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- South African National Bioinformatics Institute, MRC Unit for Bioinformatics Capacity Development, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7535, South Africa
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Plant Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Ecosciences Precinct, PO Box 46, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Asymmetric patterns of reassortment and concerted evolution in Cardamom bushy dwarf virus. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2014; 24:15-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2014.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Grigoras I, Ginzo AIDC, Martin DP, Varsani A, Romero J, Mammadov AC, Huseynova IM, Aliyev JA, Kheyr-Pour A, Huss H, Ziebell H, Timchenko T, Vetten HJ, Gronenborn B. Genome diversity and evidence of recombination and reassortment in nanoviruses from Europe. J Gen Virol 2014; 95:1178-1191. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.063115-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The recent identification of a new nanovirus, pea necrotic yellow dwarf virus, from pea in Germany prompted us to survey wild and cultivated legumes for nanovirus infections in several European countries. This led to the identification of two new nanoviruses: black medic leaf roll virus (BMLRV) and pea yellow stunt virus (PYSV), each considered a putative new species. The complete genomes of a PYSV isolate from Austria and three BMLRV isolates from Austria, Azerbaijan and Sweden were sequenced. In addition, the genomes of five isolates of faba bean necrotic yellows virus (FBNYV) from Azerbaijan and Spain and those of four faba bean necrotic stunt virus (FBNSV) isolates from Azerbaijan were completely sequenced, leading to the first identification of FBNSV occurring in Europe. Sequence analyses uncovered evolutionary relationships, extensive reassortment and potential remnants of mixed nanovirus infections, as well as intra- and intercomponent recombination events within the nanovirus genomes. In some virus isolates, diverse types of the same genome component (paralogues) were observed, a type of genome complexity not described previously for any member of the family Nanoviridae. Moreover, infectious and aphid-transmissible nanoviruses from cloned genomic DNAs of FBNYV and BMLRV were reconstituted that, for the first time, allow experimental reassortments for studying the genome functions and evolution of these nanoviruses.
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- Ioana Grigoras
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Departamento de Protección Vegetal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria (INIA), Carretera de La Coruna Km. 7.0, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Electron Microscope Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, 7701, Cape Town, South Africa
- Department of Plant Pathology and Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- School of Biological Sciences and Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- Departamento de Protección Vegetal, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria (INIA), Carretera de La Coruna Km. 7.0, Madrid 28040, Spain
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- Department of Fundamental Problems of Biological Productivity, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 40 Badamdar Highway, Baku AZ 1073, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Fundamental Problems of Biological Productivity, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 40 Badamdar Highway, Baku AZ 1073, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Fundamental Problems of Biological Productivity, Institute of Botany, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 40 Badamdar Highway, Baku AZ 1073, Azerbaijan
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- Lehr- und Forschungszentrum für Landwirtschaft (LFZ) Raumberg-Gumpenstein, Versuchsstation Lambach/Stadl-Paura, 4651 Stadl-Paura, Austria
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- Julius Kühn Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Julius Kühn Institut, Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Savory FR, Varma V, Ramakrishnan U. Identifying geographic hot spots of reassortment in a multipartite plant virus. Evol Appl 2014; 7:569-79. [PMID: 24944570 PMCID: PMC4055178 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Reassortment between different species or strains plays a key role in the evolution of multipartite plant viruses and can have important epidemiological implications. Identifying geographic locations where reassortant lineages are most likely to emerge could be a valuable strategy for informing disease management and surveillance efforts. We developed a predictive framework to identify potential geographic hot spots of reassortment based upon spatially explicit analyses of genome constellation diversity. To demonstrate the utility of this approach, we examined spatial variation in the potential for reassortment among Cardamom bushy dwarf virus (CBDV; Nanoviridae, Babuvirus) isolates in Northeast India. Using sequence data corresponding to six discrete genome components for 163 CBDV isolates, a quantitative measure of genome constellation diversity was obtained for locations across the sampling region. Two key areas were identified where viruses with highly distinct genome constellations cocirculate, and these locations were designated as possible geographic hot spots of reassortment, where novel reassortant lineages could emerge. Our study demonstrates that the potential for reassortment can be spatially dependent in multipartite plant viruses and highlights the use of evolutionary analyses to identify locations which could be actively managed to facilitate the prevention of outbreaks involving novel reassortant strains.
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- Fiona R Savory
- National Centre for Biological Sciences, TATA Institute of Fundamental Research Bangalore, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, TATA Institute of Fundamental Research Bangalore, India
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- National Centre for Biological Sciences, TATA Institute of Fundamental Research Bangalore, India
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Banerjee A, Roy S, Behere GT, Roy SS, Dutta SK, Ngachan SV. Identification and characterization of a distinct banana bunchy top virus isolate of Pacific-Indian Oceans group from North-East India. Virus Res 2014; 183:41-9. [PMID: 24468493 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2014.01.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2013] [Revised: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Banana bunch top virus (BBTV) is considered to be a serious threat to banana production. A new isolate of the virus (BBTV-Umiam) was identified and characterized from local banana mats growing in mid-hills of Meghalaya in North-East India. The complete nucleotide sequence analysis revealed the presence of six full-length ssDNA components (DNA R, DNA U3, DNA S, DNA M, DNA C and DNA N) sharing major common region (CR-M) and a stem-loop common region (CR-SL). BBTV-Umiam showed a unique deletion of 20 nucleotides in the intergenic region of DNA R, the absence of predicted open reading frame (ORF) in DNA U3 and probability for a small ORF in DNA U3 expecting functional evidence at transcriptional level. Phylogenetic analysis based on 88 complete nucleotide sequence of BBTV DNA R available in GenBank generated two broad clusters of Pacific-Indian Oceans (PIO) and South-East Asian (SEA) groups including BBTV-Umiam within PIO cluster. However, BBTV-Umiam was identified as the most distinct member of the PIO group with 100% bootstrap support. This was further supported by the phylogenetic grouping of each genomic component of BBTV-Umiam at the distant end of PIO group during clustering of 21 complete BBTV sequences. BBTV-Umiam shared relatively less nucleotide identity with PIO group for each genomic component (85.0-95.4%) and corresponding ORF (93.8-97.5%) than that of earlier PIO isolates (91.5-99.6% and 96.0-99.3%, respectively). Recombination analysis revealed two intra-component and five inter-component recombination events in BBTV-Umiam, but none of them was unique. Moreover, the isolate was identified as major parental sequence for intra-component recombination event spanning the replication-associated protein encoding region in Tongan BBTV DNA R. The current study indicated differential evolution of BBTV in North-East India (Meghalaya). The natural occurrence of hybrids of Musa balbisiana and M. acuminata in this geographically isolated region could be the contributing factor in accumulating genetic distinctiveness in BBTV-Umiam which need further characterization.
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- Amrita Banerjee
- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam 793 013, Meghalaya, India.
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- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Regional Station, Umiam 793 013, Meghalaya, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam 793 013, Meghalaya, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Manipur Centre, Lamphelpat 795 004, Manipur, India
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- ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Mizoram Centre, Kolasib 796 081, Mizoram, India
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- Division of Crop Improvement, ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam 793 013, Meghalaya, India
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Wang HI, Chang CH, Lin PH, Fu HC, Tang C, Yeh HH. Application of motif-based tools on evolutionary analysis of multipartite single-stranded DNA viruses. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71565. [PMID: 23936517 PMCID: PMC3735576 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Multipartite viruses contain more than one distinctive genome component, and the origin of multipartite viruses has been suggested to evolve from a non-segmented wild-type virus. To explore whether recombination also plays a role in the evolution of the genomes of multipartite viruses, we developed a systematic approach that employs motif-finding tools to detect conserved motifs from divergent genomic regions and applies statistical approaches to select high-confidence motifs. The information that this approach provides helps us understand the evolution of viruses. In this study, we compared our motif-based strategy with current alignment-based recombination-detecting methods and applied our methods to the analysis of multipartite single-stranded plant DNA viruses, including bipartite begomoviruses, Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) (consisting of 6 genome components) and Faba bean necrotic yellows virus (FBNYV) (consisting of 8 genome components). Our analysis revealed that recombination occurred between genome components in some begomoviruses, BBTV and FBNYV. Our data also show that several unusual recombination events have contributed to the evolution of BBTV genome components. We believe that similar approaches can be applied to resolve the evolutionary history of other viruses.
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- Hsiang-Iu Wang
- Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Providence University, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Research Center for Plant Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Watanabe S, Greenwell AM, Bressan A. Localization, concentration, and transmission efficiency of Banana bunchy top virus in four asexual lineages of Pentalonia aphids. Viruses 2013; 5:758-76. [PMID: 23435241 PMCID: PMC3640525 DOI: 10.3390/v5020758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is the most destructive pathogenic virus of banana plants worldwide. The virus is transmitted in a circulative non-propagative manner by the banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel. In this work, we examined the localization, accumulation, and transmission efficiency of BBTV in four laboratory-established lineages of Pentalonia aphids derived from four different host plants: taro (Colocasia esculenta), heliconia (Heliconia spp.), red ginger (Alpinia purpurata), and banana (Musa sp.). Mitochondrial sequencing identified three and one lineages as Pentalonia caladii van der Goot, a recently proposed species, and P. nigronervosa, respectively. Microsatellite analysis separated the aphid lineages into four distinct genotypes. The transmission of BBTV was tested using leaf disk and whole-plant assays, both of which showed that all four lineages are competent vectors of BBTV, although the P. caladii from heliconia transmitted BBTV to the leaf disks at a significantly lower rate than did P. nigronervosa. The concentration of BBTV in dissected guts, haemolymph, and salivary glands was quantified by real-time PCR. The BBTV titer reached similar concentrations in the guts, haemolymph, and salivary glands of aphids from all four lineages tested. Furthermore, immunofluorescence assays showed that BBTV antigens localized to the anterior midguts and the principal salivary glands, demonstrating a similar pattern of translocations across the four lineages. The results reported in this study showed for the first time that P. caladii is a competent vector of BBTV.
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- Shizu Watanabe
- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
- Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822; USA; E-Mail: (S.W.)
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
- NSF-Center for Integrated Pest Management, North Carolina State University, USDA APHIS PPQ office, Honolulu, HI 96850, USA; E-Mail: (A.M.G.)
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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Watanabe S, Bressan A. Tropism, compartmentalization and retention of banana bunchy top virus (Nanoviridae) in the aphid vector Pentalonia nigronervosa. J Gen Virol 2012; 94:209-219. [PMID: 23015741 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.047308-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Plant viruses of the families Luteoviridae and Geminiviridae rely on hemipteran vectors for the infection of their hosts. Several lines of evidence have revealed that these viruses are transmitted by competent vectors in a circulative manner, involving entry into the vector's body and the crossing of epithelial tissues forming the alimentary tract and the salivary glands. Similar to luteovirids and geminiviruses, a third family of plant viruses, the family Nanoviridae, have also been reported to be transmitted by aphids in a circulative manner. However, there is limited direct evidence of a possible path of translocation through the aphid vectors. Here, we used time-course experiments and transmission assays coupled with real-time PCR and immunofluorescence assays on dissected tissues to examine the translocation, compartmentalization and retention of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) into the aphid vector Pentalonia nigronervosa. Our results indicate that BBTV translocates rapidly through the aphid vector; it is internalized into the anterior midgut in which it accumulates and is retained at concentrations higher than either the haemolymph or the principal salivary glands. Despite the large increase in viral concentration, we have failed to detect BBTV transcripts with RT-PCR. When tissues were not permeabilized, BBTV localized as distinct puncta in the proximity of the basal surface of the cells forming the anterior midgut and principal salivary glands, suggesting an on-going process of virion escape and internalization, respectively. Interestingly, we document that those organs can have direct contact within the aphid body, suggesting a possible haemolymph-independent translocation path.
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- Shizu Watanabe
- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall 96822 Honolulu, HI, USA.,Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, University of Hawaii, 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore Hall 96822 Honolulu, HI, USA
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Iranzo J, Manrubia SC. Evolutionary dynamics of genome segmentation in multipartite viruses. Proc Biol Sci 2012; 279:3812-9. [PMID: 22764164 PMCID: PMC3415918 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Multipartite viruses are formed by a variable number of genomic fragments packed in independent viral capsids. This fact poses stringent conditions on their transmission mode, demanding, in particular, a high multiplicity of infection (MOI) for successful propagation. The actual advantages of the multipartite viral strategy are as yet unclear. The origin of multipartite viruses represents an evolutionary puzzle. While classical theories suggested that a faster replication rate or higher replication fidelity would favour shorter segments, recent experimental results seem to point to an increased stability of virions with incomplete genomes as a factor able to compensate for the disadvantage of mandatory complementation. Using as main parameters differential stability as a function of genome length and MOI, we calculate the conditions under which a set of complementary segments of a viral genome would outcompete the non-segmented variant. Further, we examine the likeliness that multipartite viral forms could be the evolutionary outcome of the competition among the defective genomes of different lengths that spontaneously arise under replication of a complete, wild-type genome. We conclude that only multipartite viruses with a small number of segments could be produced in our scenario, and discuss alternative hypotheses for the origin of multipartite viruses with more than four segments.
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- Centro de Astrobiología, INTA-CSIC, Ctra. de Ajalvir km. 4, 28850 Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid, Spain
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Yu NT, Zhang YL, Feng TC, Wang JH, Kulye M, Yang WJ, Lin ZS, Xiong Z, Liu ZX. Cloning and sequence analysis of two banana bunchy top virus genomes in Hainan. Virus Genes 2012; 44:488-94. [PMID: 22286609 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-012-0718-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2011] [Accepted: 01/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The genome of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) consists of six segments of single-stranded DNA of approximately 1 kb in length. We identified and sequenced the complete genomes of two BBTV isolates, one with and one without satellite DNA, from Haikou, Hainan, China. The Haikou-2 isolate contains six genomic segments and an additional satellite DNA while the Haikou-4 isolate contains only six genomic segments. Typical of other babuviruses, each genomic segment encodes a single open reading frame and contains the highly conserved stem-loop and major common regions. Phylogenetic analysis of the two Haikou isolates together with existing sequence records in GenBank confirmed the grouping of BBTV into two large groups and further refined the geographical distribution of each group. To accommodate the changes in the BBTV geographical distribution, the two groups are proposed as the Southeast Asian group and the Pacific-Indian Oceans group. Both the Haikou-2 and Haikou-4 isolates belong to the newly proposed Southeast Asian group.
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- Nai-Tong Yu
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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Abdel-Salam SM, Dahot M, Sadik A. Molecular comparative analysis of component 1 (DNA-R) of an Egyptian isolate of banana bunchy top nanovirus isolated from banana aphid (Pentalonia nigronervosa). J Genet Eng Biotechnol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgeb.2012.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Stainton D, Kraberger S, Walters M, Wiltshire EJ, Rosario K, Halafihi M, Lolohea S, Katoa I, Faitua TH, Aholelei W, Taufa L, Thomas JE, Collings DA, Martin DP, Varsani A. Evidence of inter-component recombination, intra-component recombination and reassortment in banana bunchy top virus. J Gen Virol 2012; 93:1103-1119. [PMID: 22278830 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.040337-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) is a multi-component, ssDNA virus, which causes widespread banana crop losses throughout tropical Africa and Australasia. We determined the full genome sequences of 12 BBTV isolates from the Kingdom of Tonga and analysed these together with previously determined BBTV sequences to show that reassortment and both inter- and intra-component recombination have all been relatively frequent occurrences during BBTV evolution. We found that whereas DNA-U3 components display evidence of complex inter- and intra-component recombination, all of the South Pacific DNA-R components have a common intra-component recombinant origin spanning the replication-associated protein gene. Altogether, the DNA-U3 and DNA-M components display a greater degree of inter-component recombination than the DNA-R, -S, -C and -M components. The breakpoint distribution of the inter-component recombination events reveals a primary recombination hotspot around the 5' side of the common region major and, in accordance with recombination hotspots detectable in related ssDNA viruses, a secondary recombination hotspot near the origin of virion-strand replication.
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- Daisy Stainton
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St Petersburg, FL 33701, USA
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga
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- Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Forests and Fisheries, Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu, Kingdom of Tonga
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- The University of Queensland, Centre for Plant Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, Ecosciences Precinct, PO Box 46, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia
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- Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.,School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Electron Microscope Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, Cape Town, South Africa.,Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.,School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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Martin DP, Biagini P, Lefeuvre P, Golden M, Roumagnac P, Varsani A. Recombination in eukaryotic single stranded DNA viruses. Viruses 2011; 3:1699-738. [PMID: 21994803 PMCID: PMC3187698 DOI: 10.3390/v3091699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Revised: 08/18/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Although single stranded (ss) DNA viruses that infect humans and their domesticated animals do not generally cause major diseases, the arthropod borne ssDNA viruses of plants do, and as a result seriously constrain food production in most temperate regions of the world. Besides the well known plant and animal-infecting ssDNA viruses, it has recently become apparent through metagenomic surveys of ssDNA molecules that there also exist large numbers of other diverse ssDNA viruses within almost all terrestrial and aquatic environments. The host ranges of these viruses probably span the tree of life and they are likely to be important components of global ecosystems. Various lines of evidence suggest that a pivotal evolutionary process during the generation of this global ssDNA virus diversity has probably been genetic recombination. High rates of homologous recombination, non-homologous recombination and genome component reassortment are known to occur within and between various different ssDNA virus species and we look here at the various roles that these different types of recombination may play, both in the day-to-day biology, and in the longer term evolution, of these viruses. We specifically focus on the ecological, biochemical and selective factors underlying patterns of genetic exchange detectable amongst the ssDNA viruses and discuss how these should all be considered when assessing the adaptive value of recombination during ssDNA virus evolution.
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- Darren P. Martin
- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 4579, South Africa; E-Mail:
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- UMR CNRS 6578 Anthropologie Bioculturelle, Equipe “Emergence et co-évolution virale”, Etablissement Français du Sang Alpes-Méditerranée, Université de la Méditerranée, 27 Bd. Jean Moulin, 13005 Marseille, France; E-Mail:
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- CIRAD, UMR 53 PVBMT CIRAD-Université de la Réunion, Pôle de Protection des Plantes, Ligne Paradis, 97410, Saint Pierre, La Réunion, France; E-Mail:
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- Computational Biology Group, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town 4579, South Africa; E-Mail:
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, TA A-54/K, Campus International de Montferrier-Baillarguet, 34398 Montpellier, France; E-Mail:
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- Electron Microscope Unit, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa; E-Mail:
- Biomolecular Interaction Centre, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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Kumar PL, Hanna R, Alabi OJ, Soko MM, Oben TT, Vangu GHP, Naidu RA. Banana bunchy top virus in sub-Saharan Africa: investigations on virus distribution and diversity. Virus Res 2011; 159:171-82. [PMID: 21549775 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) was first reported from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in the 1950s, has become invasive and spread into 11 countries in the region. To determine the potential threat of BBTV to the production of bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) in the sub-region, field surveys were conducted for the presence of banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) in the DRC, Angola, Cameroon, Gabon and Malawi. Using the DNA-S and DNA-R segments of the virus genome, the genetic diversity of BBTV isolates was also determined from these countries relative to virus isolates across the banana-growing regions around the world. The results established that BBTD is widely prevalent in all parts of DRC, Malawi, Angola and Gabon, in south and western part of Cameroon. Analysis of the nucleotide sequences of DNA-S and DNA-R indicate that BBTV isolates from these countries are genetically identical forming a unique clade within the 'South Pacific' phylogroup that includes isolates from Australia, Egypt, South Asia and South Pacific. These results imply that farmers' traditional practice of transferring vegetative propagules within and between countries, together with virus spread by the widely prevalent banana aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa, could have contributed to the geographic expansion of BBTV in SSA. The results provided a baseline to explore sanitary measures and other 'clean' plant programs for sustainable management of BBTV and its vector in regions where the disease has already been established and prevent the spread of the virus to as yet unaffected regions in SSA.
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- P Lava Kumar
- International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), PMB 5320, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Hyder MZ, Shah SH, Hameed S, Naqvi SMS. Evidence of recombination in the Banana bunchy top virus genome. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2011; 11:1293-300. [PMID: 21539936 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2010] [Revised: 04/13/2011] [Accepted: 04/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Viruses serve as good model for evolutionary studies, owing to their short generation times and small genomes. Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a significant subject being multicomponent circular single stranded DNA virus. BBTV belongs to family Nanoviridae and contains DNA-R, -U3, -S, -M, -C, and -N as integral genomic components. Evolutionary studies have shown genetic re-assortment of components among its isolates and revealed a concerted type evolution in non-coding regions of its genome. The DNA U3 having been shown as the most diverse component in our previous studies, was subjected to sequencing from some Pakistani isolates for the first time. Sequence analysis revealed intergenomic recombination in DNA-U3 among the isolates of two sub-groups and a very rare intragenomic recombination in Pakistani BBTV population. This indicates that like other evolutionary processes including intergenomic recombination, intragenomic recombination among the genomic components of the same isolate may also have a significant contribution in the evolution of BBTV genome. Intragenomic recombination therefore appears to be a unique way to generate genetic diversity in the multicomponent ssDNA viruses.
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- Muhammad Zeeshan Hyder
- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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Immunofluorescence localisation of Banana bunchy top virus (family Nanoviridae) within the aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa, suggests a virus tropism distinct from aphid-transmitted luteoviruses. Virus Res 2010; 155:520-5. [PMID: 21167229 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Revised: 12/02/2010] [Accepted: 12/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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We have applied immunocapture PCR and developed an immunofluorescence assay to specifically detect Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV; family Nanoviridae, genus Babuvirus) within its aphid vector, Pentalonia nigronervosa (Hemiptera, Aphididae). BBTV was localised using either monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies into the anterior midgut (stomach) and into specific cells forming the principal salivary glands. These results suggest a distinct path of virus translocation that likely differs from the one described for aphid-transmitted luteovirus, which enter hemocoels through the hindguts and posterior midguts and that penetrate the accessory salivary glands of their competent vectors. To our understanding, this is the first work analysing the localisation of a virus member of the family Nanoviridae within an aphid vector.
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Duffy S, Seah YM. 98% identical, 100% wrong: per cent nucleotide identity can lead plant virus epidemiology astray. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2010; 365:1891-7. [PMID: 20478884 PMCID: PMC2880110 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2010.0056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Short-form publications such as Plant Disease reports serve essential functions: the rapid dissemination of information on the geography of established plant pathogens, incidence and symptomology of pathogens in new hosts, and the discovery of novel pathogens. Many of these sentinel publications include viral sequence data, but most use that information only to confirm the virus' species. When researchers use the standard technique of per cent nucleotide identity to determine that the new sequence is closely related to another sequence, potentially erroneous conclusions can be drawn from the results. Multiple introductions of the same pathogen into a country are being ignored because researchers know fast-evolving plant viruses can accumulate substantial sequence divergence over time, even from a single introduction. An increased use of phylogenetic methods in short-form publications could speed our understanding of these cryptic second introductions and aid in control of epidemics.
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- Siobain Duffy
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
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Mandal B. Advances in Small Isometric Multicomponent ssDNA Viruses Infecting Plants. INDIAN JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY : AN OFFICIAL ORGAN OF INDIAN VIROLOGICAL SOCIETY 2010; 21:18-30. [PMID: 23637475 PMCID: PMC3550773 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-010-0010-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Accepted: 05/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multicomponent ssDNA plant viruses were discovered during 1990s. They are associated with bunchy top, yellowing and dwarfing diseases of several economic plants under family Musaceae, Leguminosae and Zingiberaceae. In the current plant virus taxonomy, these viruses are classified under the family Nanoviridae containing two genera, Nanovirus and Babuvirus. The family Nanoviridae was created with five members in 2005 and by 2010, it has expanded with four additional members. The viruses are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. The viruses are not sap or seed transmissible and are naturally transmitted by aphid vector in a persistent manner. The genome is consisted of several circular ssDNAs of about 1 kb each. Up to 12 DNA components have been isolated from the diseased plant. The major viral proteins encoded by these components are replication initiator protein (Rep), coat protein, cell-cycle link protein, movement protein and a nuclear shuttle protein. Each ssDNA contains a single gene and a noncoding region with a stable stem and loop structure. Several Rep encoding components have been reported from each virus, only one of them designated as master Rep has ability to control replication of the other genomic components. Infectivity of the genomic DNAs was demonstrated only for two nanoviruses, Faba bean necrotic yellows virus and Faba bean necrotic stunt virus (FBNSV). A group of eight ssDNA components of FBNSV were necessary for producing disease and biologically active progeny viruses. So far, infectivity of genomic components of Babuvirus has not been demonstrated.
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- Bikash Mandal
- Plant Virology Unit, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012 India
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Abraham AD, Bencharki B, Torok V, Katul L, Varrelmann M, Josef Vetten H. Two distinct nanovirus species infecting faba bean in Morocco. Arch Virol 2009; 155:37-46. [PMID: 20069400 PMCID: PMC3128733 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-009-0548-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Using monoclonal antibodies raised against a Faba bean necrotic yellows virus (FBNYV) isolate from Egypt and a Faba bean necrotic stunt virus (FBNSV) isolate from Ethiopia, a striking serological variability among nanovirus isolates from faba bean in Morocco was revealed. To obtain a better understanding of this nanovirus variability in Morocco, the entire genomes of two serologically contrasting isolates referred to as Mor5 and Mor23 were sequenced. The eight circular ssDNA components, each identified from Mor5- and Mor23-infected tissues and thought to form the complete nanovirus genome, ranged in size from 952 to 1,005 nt for Mor5 and from 980 to 1,004 nt for Mor23 and were structurally similar to previously described nanovirus DNAs. However, Mor5 and Mor23 differed from each other in overall nucleotide and amino acid sequences by 25 and 26%, respectively. Mor23 was most closely related to typical FBNYV isolates described earlier from Egypt and Syria, with which it shared a mean amino acid sequence identity of about 94%. On the other hand, Mor5 most closely resembled a FBNSV isolate from Ethiopia, with which it shared a mean amino acid sequence identity of approximately 89%. The serological and genetic differences observed for Mor5 and Mor23 were comparable to those observed earlier for FBNYV, FBNSV, and Milk vetch dwarf virus. Following the guidelines on nanovirus species demarcation, this suggests that Mor23 and Mor5 represent isolates of FBNYV and FBNSV, respectively. This is the first report not only on the presence of FBNSV in a country other than Ethiopia but also on the occurrence and complete genome sequences of members of two nanovirus species in the same country, thus providing evidence for faba bean crops being infected by members of two distinct nanovirus species in a restricted geographic area.
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- Adane D. Abraham
- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
- Department of Crop Sciences, Section Plant Virology, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
- Biotechnology Program, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, P.O. Box 2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Hassan 1er, P.O. Box 577, Settat, Morocco
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- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Crop Sciences, Section Plant Virology, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstr. 6, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Julius Kühn Institute (JKI), Bundesforschungsinstitut für Kulturpflanzen, Institut für Epidemiologie und Pathogendiagnostik, Messeweg 11-12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
- Julius Kühn Institute, Federal Research Center for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Messeweg 11/12, 38104 Braunschweig, Germany
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Grigoras I, Timchenko T, Katul L, Grande-Pérez A, Vetten HJ, Gronenborn B. Reconstitution of authentic nanovirus from multiple cloned DNAs. J Virol 2009; 83:10778-87. [PMID: 19656882 PMCID: PMC2753110 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01212-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2009] [Accepted: 07/30/2009] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We describe a new plant single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) virus, a nanovirus isolate originating from the faba bean in Ethiopia. We applied rolling circle amplification (RCA) to extensively copy the individual circular DNAs of the nanovirus genome. By sequence analyses of more than 208 individually cloned genome components, we obtained a representative sample of eight polymorphic swarms of circular DNAs, each about 1 kb in size. From these heterogeneous DNA populations after RCA, we inferred consensus sequences of the eight DNA components of the virus genome. Based on the distinctive molecular and biological properties of the virus, we propose to consider it a new species of the genus Nanovirus and to name it faba bean necrotic stunt virus (FBNSV). Selecting a representative clone of each of the eight DNAs for transfer by T-DNA plasmids of Agrobacterium tumefaciens into Vicia faba plants, we elicited the development of the typical FBNSV disease symptoms. Moreover, we showed that the virus thus produced was readily transmitted by two different aphid vector species, Aphis craccivora and Acyrthosiphon pisum. This represents the first reconstitution of a fully infectious and sustainably insect-transmissible nanovirus from its cloned DNAs and provides compelling evidence that the genome of a legume-infecting nanovirus is typically comprised of eight distinct DNA components.
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- Ioana Grigoras
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Fu HC, Hu JM, Hung TH, Su HJ, Yeh HH. Unusual events involved in Banana bunchy top virus strain evolution. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2009; 99:812-822. [PMID: 19522579 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-99-7-0812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) can be transmitted by aphids and consists of at least six integral components (DNA-R, -U3, -S, -M, -C, and -N). Several additional replication-competent components (additional Reps) are associated with some BBTV isolates. A collected BBTV strain (TW3) that causes mild symptoms was selected to study the processes in BBTV evolution. Southern blot hybridization, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and real-time PCR did not detect DNA-N in TW3. Real-time PCR quantification of BBTV components revealed that, except for the copy number of TW3 DNA-U3, each detected integral component of BBTV TW3 was at least two orders lower than that of the severe strains. No infection was observed in plants inoculated with aphids, which were first given acquisition access to the TW3-infected banana leaves. Recombination analysis revealed recombination between the integral component TW3 DNA-U3 and the additional Rep DNA-Y. All BBTV integral components contain a replication initiation region (stem-loop common region) that share high sequence identity. Sequence alignment revealed that TW3 DNA-R, -S, -M, and -C all have a stem-loop common region containing a characteristic 9-nucleotide deletion found only in all reported DNA-N. Our data suggest that the additional Rep DNAs can serve as sources of additional genetic diversity for integral BBTV components.
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- Hui-Chuan Fu
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, College of Agriculture, National Taiwan University, 1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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Vishnoi R, Raj SK, Prasad V. Molecular characterization of an Indian isolate of Banana bunchy top virus based on six genomic DNA components. Virus Genes 2009; 38:334-44. [PMID: 19194792 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-009-0331-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2008] [Accepted: 01/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a single-stranded circular DNA virus of the genus Babuvirus, belonging to family Nanoviridae. The six genomic DNA components of Indian (Lucknow) isolate of BBTV were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific primers using total DNA extracted from banana tissues showing typical symptoms of banana bunchy top disease (BBTD). The resulting ~1.1 Kb amplicons were cloned and sequenced. Analysis of sequence data revealed the presence of six full-length components of BBTV: DNA-R (1111 bp), DNA-U3 (1060 bp), DNA-S (1075 bp), DNA-M (1048 bp), DNA-C (1018 bp), and DNA-N (1096 bp). Comparisons of sequence data of the six DNA components of the BBTV Lucknow isolate revealed highest identities with sequences of other BBTV isolates from the South Pacific group: [DNA-R (98%), DNA-U3 (93%), DNA-S (100%), DNA-M (98%), DNA-C (97%), and DNA-N (99%)]. A phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship of the Lucknow isolate with BBTV isolates of South Pacific group rather than those of the Asian group. Based on these analyses the virus has been classified as BBTV Lucknow, a new member of South Pacific group.
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- Radha Vishnoi
- Plant Molecular Virology Lab, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226 001, India
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Huang ST, Tzean SS, Tsai BY, Hsieh HJ. Cloning and heterologous expression of a novel ligninolytic peroxidase gene from poroid brown-rot fungus Antrodia cinnamomea. Microbiology (Reading) 2009; 155:424-433. [DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.022459-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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A novel ligninolytic peroxidase gene (ACLnP) was cloned and characterized from a poroid brown-rot fungus, Antrodia cinnamomea. The genomic DNA of the fungus harboured two copies of ACLnP, with a length of 2111 bp, interlaced with 12 introns, while the full-length cDNA was 1183 bp, with a 66 bp signal peptide and an ORF of 990 bp. The three-dimensional molecular structure model was comparable to that of the versatile peroxidase of Pleurotus eryngii. ACLnP was cloned into vector pQE31, successfully expressed in Escherichia coli strain M15 under the control of the T5 promoter and produced a non-glycosylated protein of about 38 kDa, pI 5.42. The native and recombinant ACLnP was capable of oxidizing the redox mediator veratryl alcohol, and also decolorized bromophenol blue and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol dyes, implicating a functional extracellular peroxidase activity. The significance of discovering a functional ACLnP gene in A. cinnamomea in terms of wood degradation and colonization capacity in its unique niche is discussed.
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- S. T. Huang
- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
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Pest risk assessment made by France on Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) considered by France as harmful in French overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion ‐ Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Plant Health. EFSA J 2008. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2008.666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Grigoras I, Timchenko T, Gronenborn B. Transcripts encoding the nanovirus master replication initiator proteins are terminally redundant. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:583-593. [DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83352-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The multicomponent single-stranded DNA plant nanoviruses encode unique master replication initiator (Rep) proteins. We have mapped the 5′ and 3′ termini of the corresponding polyadenylated mRNAs from faba bean necrotic yellows virus (FBNYV) and subterranean clover stunt virus and found that these are terminally redundant by up to about 160 nt. Moreover, the origin of viral DNA replication is transcribed into RNA that is capable of folding into extended secondary structures. Other nanovirus genome components, such as the FBNYV DNA encoding the protein Clink or an FBNYV DNA encoding a non-essential para-Rep protein, are not transcribed in such a unique fashion. Thus, terminally redundant mRNAs and the resulting transcription of the replication origin appear to be restricted to nanovirus master Rep DNAs. We speculate that this may be a way to regulate the expression of the essential master Rep protein.
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- Ioana Grigoras
- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
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Amin I, Qazi J, Mansoor S, Ilyas M, Briddon RW. Molecular characterisation of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) from Pakistan. Virus Genes 2007. [PMID: 17990091 DOI: 10.1007/s11262‐007‐0168‐y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2022]
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Banana bunchy top disease is caused by a single-stranded circular DNA virus, banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), which is a member of the genus Babuvirus (family Nanoviridae). We have cloned and sequenced five components (DNA-R, DNA-S, DNA-N, DNA-M and DNA-C) of a BBTV isolate originating from Pakistan. In addition, the DNA-R and several other components of five further isolates, originating from geographically distinct sites across the banana-growing area of Sindh province, Pakistan, were cloned and sequenced. Analysis of the sequences indicates that BBTV present in Pakistan belongs to the "South Pacific" group of isolates and that the genetic diversity of the virus in the country is very low. The virus shows the highest levels of sequence identity to BBTV isolates originating from Egypt, India and Australia. The significance of these results with respect to the possible origin of the virus in Pakistan and the prospects for obtaining genetically engineered resistance to the virus are discussed.
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- Imran Amin
- Plant Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, PO Box 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Amin I, Qazi J, Mansoor S, Ilyas M, Briddon RW. Molecular characterisation of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) from Pakistan. Virus Genes 2007; 36:191-8. [PMID: 17990091 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-007-0168-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Banana bunchy top disease is caused by a single-stranded circular DNA virus, banana bunchy top virus (BBTV), which is a member of the genus Babuvirus (family Nanoviridae). We have cloned and sequenced five components (DNA-R, DNA-S, DNA-N, DNA-M and DNA-C) of a BBTV isolate originating from Pakistan. In addition, the DNA-R and several other components of five further isolates, originating from geographically distinct sites across the banana-growing area of Sindh province, Pakistan, were cloned and sequenced. Analysis of the sequences indicates that BBTV present in Pakistan belongs to the "South Pacific" group of isolates and that the genetic diversity of the virus in the country is very low. The virus shows the highest levels of sequence identity to BBTV isolates originating from Egypt, India and Australia. The significance of these results with respect to the possible origin of the virus in Pakistan and the prospects for obtaining genetically engineered resistance to the virus are discussed.
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- Imran Amin
- Plant Biotechnology Division, National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, PO Box 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Sharman M, Thomas JE, Skabo S, Holton TA. Abacá bunchy top virus, a new member of the genus Babuvirus (family Nanoviridae). Arch Virol 2007; 153:135-47. [PMID: 17978886 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-007-1077-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2007] [Accepted: 09/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Two isolates of a novel babuvirus causing "bunchy top" symptoms were characterised, one from abacá (Musa textilis) from the Philippines and one from banana (Musa sp.) from Sarawak (Malaysia). The name abacá bunchy top virus (ABTV) is proposed. Both isolates have a genome of six circular DNA components, each ca. 1.0-1.1 kb, analogous to those of isolates of Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV). However, unlike BBTV, both ABTV isolates lack an internal ORF in DNA-R, and the ORF in DNA-U3 found in some BBTV isolates is also absent. In all phylogenetic analyses of nanovirid isolates, ABTV and BBTV fall in the same clade, but on separate branches. However, ABTV and BBTV isolates shared only 79-81% amino acid sequence identity for the putative coat protein and 54-76% overall nucleotide sequence identity across all components. Stem-loop and major common regions were present in ABTV, but there was less than 60% identity with the major common region of BBTV. ABTV and BBTV were also shown to be serologically distinct, with only two out of ten BBTV-specific monoclonal antibodies reacting with ABTV. The two ABTV isolates may represent distinct strains of the species as they are less closely related to each other than are isolates of the two geographic subgroups (Asian and South Pacific) of BBTV.
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- M Sharman
- Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Horticulture and Forestry Science, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia
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Bryant D, Moulton V, Spillner A. Consistency of the neighbor-net algorithm. Algorithms Mol Biol 2007; 2:8. [PMID: 17597551 PMCID: PMC1948893 DOI: 10.1186/1748-7188-2-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 06/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Neighbor-Net is a novel method for phylogenetic analysis that is currently being widely used in areas such as virology, bacteriology, and plant evolution. Given an input distance matrix, Neighbor-Net produces a phylogenetic network, a generalization of an evolutionary or phylogenetic tree which allows the graphical representation of conflicting phylogenetic signals. Results In general, any network construction method should not depict more conflict than is found in the data, and, when the data is fitted well by a tree, the method should return a network that is close to this tree. In this paper we provide a formal proof that Neighbor-Net satisfies both of these requirements so that, in particular, Neighbor-Net is statistically consistent on circular distances.
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- David Bryant
- Department of Mathematics, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, NZ
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- School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- School of Computing Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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