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Alcaide C, Méndez-López E, Úbeda JR, Gómez P, Aranda MA. Characterization of Two Aggressive PepMV Isolates Useful in Breeding Programs. Viruses 2023; 15:2230. [PMID: 38005907 PMCID: PMC10674935 DOI: 10.3390/v15112230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) causes significant economic losses in tomato crops worldwide. Since its first detection infecting tomato in 1999, aggressive PepMV variants have emerged. This study aimed to characterize two aggressive PepMV isolates, PepMV-H30 and PepMV-KLP2. Both isolates were identified in South-Eastern Spain infecting tomato plants, which showed severe symptoms, including bright yellow mosaics. Full-length infectious clones were generated, and phylogenetic relationships were inferred using their nucleotide sequences and another 35 full-length sequences from isolates representing the five known PepMV strains. Our analysis revealed that PepMV-H30 and PepMV-KLP2 belong to the EU and CH2 strains, respectively. Amino acid sequence comparisons between these and mild isolates identified 8 and 15 amino acid substitutions for PepMV-H30 and PepMV-KLP2, respectively, potentially involved in severe symptom induction. None of the substitutions identified in PepMV-H30 have previously been described as symptom determinants. The E236K substitution, originally present in the PepMV-H30 CP, was introduced into a mild PepMV-EU isolate, resulting in a virus that causes symptoms similar to those induced by the parental PepMV-H30 in Nicotiana benthamiana plants. In silico analyses revealed that this residue is located at the C-terminus of the CP and is solvent-accessible, suggesting its potential involvement in CP-host protein interactions. We also examined the subcellular localization of PepGFPm2E236K in comparison to that of PepGFPm2, focusing on chloroplast affection, but no differences were observed in the GFP subcellular distribution between the two viruses in epidermal cells of N. benthamiana plants. Due to the easily visible symptoms that PepMV-H30 and PepMV-KLP2 induce, these isolates represent valuable tools in programs designed to breed resistance to PepMV in tomato.
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- ”Del Segura” Centre for Applied Biology (CEBAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 30100 Murcia, Spain; (C.A.); (E.M.-L.); (J.R.Ú.); (P.G.)
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Fortes IM, Fernández-Muñoz R, Moriones E. Crinivirus Tomato Chlorosis Virus Compromises the Control of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato Plants by the Ty-1 Gene. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2023; 113:1347-1359. [PMID: 36690608 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-22-0334-r] [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] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) causes severe damage to tomato crops in warm regions of the world, and is associated with infections of several whitefly (Bemisia tabaci)-transmitted single-stranded (ss)DNA begomoviruses (genus Begomovirus, family Geminiviridae). The most widespread begomovirus isolates associated with TYLCD are those of the type strain of the Tomato yellow leaf curl virus species, known as Israel (TYLCV-IL). The Ty-1 gene is widely used in commercial tomato cultivars to control TYLCV-IL damage, providing resistance to the virus by restricting viral accumulation and tolerance to TYLCD by inhibiting disease symptoms. However, several reports suggest that TYLCV-IL-like isolates are adapting to the Ty-1 gene and are causes of concern for possibly overcoming the provided control. This is the case with TYLCV-IL IS76-like recombinants that have a small genome fragment acquired by genetic exchange from an isolate of Tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus, another begomovirus species associated with TYLCD. Here we show that TYLCV-IL IS76-like isolates partially break down the TYLCD-tolerance provided by the Ty-1 gene and that virulence differences might exist between isolates. Interestingly, we demonstrate that mixed infections with an isolate of the crinivirus (genus Crinivirus, family Closteroviridae) species Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), an ssRNA virus also transmitted by B. tabaci and emerging worldwide in tomato crops, boosts the breakdown of the TYLCD-tolerance provided by the Ty-1 gene either with TYLCV-IL IS76-like or canonical TYLCV-IL isolates. Moreover, we demonstrate the incorporation of the Ty-2 gene in Ty-1-commercial tomatoes to restrict (no virus or virus traces, no symptoms) systemic infections of recombinant TYLCV-IL IS76-like and canonical TYLCV-IL isolates, even in the presence of ToCV infections, which provides more robust and durable control of TYLCD.
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- Isabel M Fortes
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM), Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental "La Mayora", E-29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM), Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental "La Mayora", E-29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora" (IHSM), Universidad de Málaga-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental "La Mayora", E-29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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Koeda S, Mori N, Horiuchi R, Watanabe C, Nagano AJ, Shiragane H. PepYLCIV and PepYLCAV resistance gene Pepy-2 encodes DFDGD-Class RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in Capsicum. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2022; 135:2437-2452. [PMID: 35652932 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-022-04125-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A begomovirus resistance gene Pepy-2 encoding the DFDGD-Class RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 3a was identified in pepper (C. annuum) through the forward and reverse genetic analyses. In several countries throughout the world, the whitefly-transmitted begomovirus causes massive yield losses in pepper (Capsicum spp.) production. Although introgression of the genetic resistance against begomovirus to commercial cultivars is strongly required, the recently discovered recessive resistance gene pepy-1, which encodes the messenger RNA surveillance factor Pelota, is the only begomovirus resistance gene identified in Capsicum so far. In this study, we fine-mapped another begomovirus resistance gene from PG1-1 (C. annuum), which is resistant to pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus (PepYLCIV) and pepper yellow leaf curl Aceh virus (PepYLCAV), to further speed up the marker-assisted breeding of begomovirus resistance in peppers. A single dominant locus, Pepy-2, conferring resistance against PepYLCIV in PG1-1 was identified on chromosome 7 by screening recombinants from the F2 and F3 segregating populations derived from a cross between PG1-1 and begomovirus susceptible SCM334. In the target region spanning 722 kb, a strong candidate gene, the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase 3a (CaRDR3a), was identified. The whole-genome and transcriptome sequences of PG1-1 and SCM334 revealed a single Guanine (G) deletion in CaRDR3a first exon, causing a frameshift resulting in loss-of-function in SCM334. In addition, multiple loss-of-function alleles of CaRDR3a were identified in the reference sequences of C. annuum, C. chinense, and C. baccatum in the public database. Furthermore, virus-induced gene silencing of CaRDR3a in PG1-1 resulted in the loss of resistance against PepYLCIV. PG1-1 and the DNA marker developed in this study will be useful to breeders using Pepy-2 in their breeding programs.
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- Sota Koeda
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Nara, 631-8505, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, Nara, Nara, 631-8505, Japan
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- Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, 997-0017, Japan
- Faculty of Agriculture, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2914, Japan
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Ontiveros I, López-Moya JJ, Díaz-Pendón JA. Coinfection of Tomato Plants with Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Tomato chlorosis virus Affects the Interaction with Host and Whiteflies. PHYTOPATHOLOGY 2022; 112:944-952. [PMID: 34698541 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-08-21-0341-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Susceptible plants infected by single or multiple viruses can differ in symptoms and other alterations influencing virus dissemination. Furthermore, behavior of viruliferous vectors may be altered in certain cases to favor acquisition and inoculation processes conductive to virus transmission. We explored single and mixed infections frequently occurring in tomato crops, caused by two viruses transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV, Begomovirus, Geminiviridae) and Tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV, Crinivirus, Closteroviridae). Coinfection of both viruses in tomato plants showed more severe symptoms at late stages compared with single infections, although at earlier stages the interaction began with attenuation. This asymmetric synergism correlated with the dynamics of ToCV accumulation and expression of the salicylic acid responsive gene PR-P6. Visual and olfactory cues in whitefly preference were evaluated under controlled conditions in choice assays, testing viruliferous and nonviruliferous adult whiteflies. In experiments allowing both visual and olfactory cues, whiteflies preferred symptomatic leaflets from plants infected either with TYLCV alone or with TYLCV and ToCV, over those infected with ToCV alone or noninfected leaflets, suggesting that TYLCV drove host selection. Odor cues tested in Y-tube olfactometer assays showed neutral effects on whiteflies' preference, and bioassays comparing the attractiveness of colored sticky cards confirmed preference for sectors colored to mimic TYLCV symptomatic leaves compared with asymptomatic leaves. Our results show that the presence of coinfecting viruses affect the host and could alter the behavior of insect vectors.
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- Irene Ontiveros
- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora," Universidad de Málaga Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental "La Mayora," E-29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics, CSIC-IRTA-UAB-UB, Campus UAB Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea "La Mayora," Universidad de Málaga Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Estación Experimental "La Mayora," E-29750 Algarrobo-Costa, Málaga, Spain
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Voorburg CM, Bai Y, Kormelink R. Small RNA Profiling of Susceptible and Resistant Ty-1 Encoding Tomato Plants Upon Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus Infection. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:757165. [PMID: 34868151 PMCID: PMC8637622 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.757165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ty-1 presents an atypical dominant resistance gene that codes for an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RDR) of the gamma class and confers resistance to tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and other geminiviruses. Tomato lines bearing Ty-1 not only produce relatively higher amounts of viral small interfering (vsi)RNAs, but viral DNA also exhibits a higher amount of cytosine methylation. Whether Ty-1 specifically enhances posttranscriptional gene silencing (PTGS), leading to a degradation of RNA target molecules and primarily relying on 21-22 nucleotides (nts) siRNAs, and/or transcriptional gene silencing (TGS), leading to the methylation of cytosines within DNA target sequences and relying on 24-nts siRNAs, was unknown. In this study, small RNAs were isolated from systemically TYLCV-infected leaves of Ty-1 encoding tomato plants and susceptible tomato Moneymaker (MM) and sequence analyzed. While in susceptible tomato plants vsiRNAs of the 21-nt size class were predominant, their amount was drastically reduced in tomato containing Ty-1. The latter, instead, revealed elevated levels of vsiRNAs of the 22- and 24-nt size classes. In addition, the genomic distribution profiles of the vsiRNAs were changed in Ty-1 plants compared with those from susceptible MM. In MM three clear hotspots were seen, but these were less pronounced in Ty-1 plants, likely due to enhanced transitive silencing to neighboring viral genomic sequences. The largest increase in the amount of vsiRNAs was observed in the intergenic region and the V1 viral gene. The results suggest that Ty-1 enhances an antiviral TGS response. Whether the elevated levels of 22 nts vsiRNAs contribute to an enhanced PTGS response or an additional TGS response involving a noncanonical pathway of RNA dependent DNA methylation remains to be investigated.
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- Corien M. Voorburg
- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Plant Breeding, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Virology, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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Zhang JR, Liu SS, Pan LL. Enhanced Age-Related Resistance to Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato Is Associated With Higher Basal Resistance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:685382. [PMID: 34394140 PMCID: PMC8358113 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.685382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is one of the most notorious plant pathogens affecting the production of tomato worldwide. While the occurrence of age-related resistance (ARR) against TYLCV has been reported, the factors impacting its development remain unknown. We conducted a series of experiments with three tomato cultivars that vary in basal resistance to TYLCV to explore factors involved in the development of ARR. Our data indicate that ARR is more pronounced in tomato cultivars with higher basal resistance. Additionally, increased plant biomass in older plants does not contribute to ARR. Virus source plants with a younger age at initial inoculation facilitates virus acquisition by whiteflies. Finally, an analysis on plant hormones suggests that salicylic acid (SA) may play a major role in the development of ARR in tomato against TYLCV. These findings provide new insights into the developmental resistance in tomato against TYLCV as well as clues for the deployment of ARR in the management of diseases caused by TYLCV.
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Use of High-Throughput Sequencing and Two RNA Input Methods to Identify Viruses Infecting Tomato Crops. Microorganisms 2021; 9:microorganisms9051043. [PMID: 34066188 PMCID: PMC8150983 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms9051043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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We used high-throughput sequencing to identify viruses on tomato samples showing virus-like symptoms. Samples were collected from crops in the Iberian Peninsula. Either total RNA or double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) were used as starting material to build the cDNA libraries. In total, seven virus species were identified, with pepino mosaic virus being the most abundant one. The dsRNA input provided better coverage and read depth but missed one virus species compared with the total RNA input. By performing in silico analyses, we determined a minimum sequencing depth per sample of 0.2 and 1.5 million reads for dsRNA and rRNA-depleted total RNA inputs, respectively, to detect even the less abundant viruses. Primers and TaqMan probes targeting conserved regions in the viral genomes were designed and/or used for virus detection; all viruses were detected by qRT-PCR/RT-PCR in individual samples, with all except one sample showing mixed infections. Three virus species (Olive latent virus 1, Lettuce ring necrosis virus and Tomato fruit blotch virus) are herein reported for the first time in tomato crops in Spain.
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Basu S, Singh AK, Singh D, Sahu SK, Chakraborty S. Role of viral suppressors governing asymmetric synergism between tomato-infecting begomoviruses. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:1107-1121. [PMID: 33417040 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-020-11070-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mixed viral infections are common in fields and frequently exacerbate disease severity via synergistic interactions among individual viral genomic components leading to major crop loss. Two predominant species of tomato-infecting begomoviruses, Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) and Tomato leaf curl Gujarat virus (ToLCGuV), are known to cause severe leaf curl disease of tomato in India. Previously, we have demonstrated asymmetric synergism between these two distinct begomovirus species during mixed infection in solanaceous hosts. In the present study, we have identified the underlying proteins that positively regulate asymmetric synergism and their effect on plant defense machinery. During co-infection, the AC2 and AV2 of ToLCGuV enhanced ToLCNDV DNA accumulation in Nicotiana benthamiana as well as in their natural host, tomato. Furthermore, we found that AC2 and AV2 of ToLCNDV and AV2 of ToLCGuV play a critical role in suppression of post transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) machinery. Taken together, AC2 and AV2 encoded proteins of ToLCGuV are the crucial viral factors promoting asymmetric synergism with ToLCNDV. KEY POINTS: • Begomoviral suppressors play vital roles in viral synergism. • AC2 and AV2 of ToLCGuV asymmetrically enhance ToLCNDV accumulation. • AC2 and AV2 of ToLCNDV and ToLCGuV AV2 are major PTGS suppressors.
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- Saumik Basu
- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
- Department of Entomology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Molecular Virology Laboratory, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 110 067, India.
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Koeda S, Fujiwara I, Oka Y, Kesumawati E, Zakaria S, Kanzaki S. Ty-2 and Ty-3a Conferred Resistance are Insufficient Against Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Kanchanaburi Virus from Southeast Asia in Single or Mixed Infections of Tomato. PLANT DISEASE 2020; 104:3221-3229. [PMID: 33044916 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-20-0613-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), a monopartite begomovirus that originated in the eastern Mediterranean, has spread worldwide, becoming a serious threat to tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production. Southeast Asia is considered one of the hotspots for begomovirus diversity, and a wide variety of local begomovirus species distinct from TYLCV have been identified. In this study, the protection effect of introgressions of single TYLCV Ty resistance genes, Ty-2 and Ty-3a, in tomato was examined against inoculations of the bipartite begomoviruses Tomato yellow leaf curl Kanchanaburi virus (TYLCKaV) and Pepper yellow leaf curl Indonesia virus (PepYLCIV) isolated from Indonesia. Our findings suggest that Ty-2 in the heterozygous state was found to be ineffective against PepYLCIV and TYLCKaV, whereas Ty-3a in the heterozygous state was effective against PepYLCIV and partially effective against TYLCKaV. Quantification of viral DNAs showed correlation between symptom expression and viral DNA accumulation. Moreover, mixed infections of TYLCKaV and PepYLCIV caused notably severe symptoms in tomato plants harboring Ty-3a. In cases of mixed infection, quantifying viral DNAs showed a relatively high accumulation of PepYLCIV, indicating that Ty-3a loses its effectiveness against PepYLCIV when TYLCKaV is also present. This study demonstrates the lack of effectiveness of Ty resistance genes against single and mixed infections of distinct local begomoviruses from Southeast Asia.
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- Sota Koeda
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nara, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nara, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, 23111 Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, 23111 Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kindai University, 3327-204 Nara, Japan
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Urbino C, Regragui ZF, Granier M, Peterschmitt M. Fitness advantage of inter-species TYLCV recombinants induced by beneficial intra-genomic interactions rather than by specific mutations. Virology 2020; 542:20-27. [PMID: 31957662 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2020.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) and its related viruses are prone to recombination. It was reported that random homologous recombination between 20% diverging TYLCV related species is rarely deleterious and may be associated with a fitness advantage. Indeed, TYLCV-IS76, a recombinant between the 20% divergent TYLCV and tomato yellow leaf curl Sardinia virus (TYLCSV), exhibited a higher fitness than that of parental viruses. As this typical fitness advantage was observed with TYLCV-IS76 representatives of different pedigrees, it was thought that it is induced by beneficial intra-genomic interactions rather than by specific mutations. This hypothesis was further supported with TYLCV-IS141, a TYLCV recombinant with a short TYLCSV inherited fragment of around 141 nts, slightly longer than that of TYLCV-IS76. Indeed, the typical fitness advantage was detected irrespective of the position of the recombination breakpoint (loci 76 or 141) and the sequences of the TYLCV and TYLCSV inherited fragments.
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- Cica Urbino
- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Montpellier, France; BGPI, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Montpellier, France; BGPI, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Montpellier, France; BGPI, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR BGPI, Montpellier, France; BGPI, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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