Systemic infection with potato virus YNTNalters the structure and activity of the shoot apical meristem in a susceptible potato cultivar

Stem nodes of the potato virus Y^NTN(PVY^NTN) susceptible potato cultivar (Solanum tuberosum cv. “Igor”) were studied to investigate whether alterations in shoot morphology caused by infection with PVY^NTNare related to changes in structure and activity of the shoot apical meristem. The PVY^NTNcauses severe disease symptoms known as the potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease (PTNRD) in susceptible potato plants grown in the field. Although in stem node culture the symptoms are mildly expressed, in systemically PVY^NTN-infected plants the shoot height stem diameter, number of leaves and the total leaf area were lower than in the healthy control plants at day 18 and 35 of culture. Histological analysis of the longitudinal sections of the shoot tip revealed that the infected plants had smaller shoot apical meristems due primarily to a lower cell number in different meristem zones. One of the most affected zones of the apical shoot meristem was the peripheral zone, the region in which leaf primordia are induced. The data is consistent in showing that the infection of potato plants with PVY^NTNleads to alterations in the shoot apical meristem structure and mitotic activity. These changes are, in turn, reflected in altered overall morphology of the infected plant.     

Amino acid 129 in the coat protein of Cucumber mosaic virus primarily determines invasion of the shoot apical meristem of tobacco plants

We previously reported that a strain of Cucumber mosaic virus (Pepo CMV) invaded the shoot apical meristem (SAM, tunica corpus) of tobacco plants at 6–8 days postinoculation (dpi), contrary to earlier observations. To identify a viral factor determining the ability to invade the SAM, we inoculated plants with two other CMV strains, MY17 and Y, and tested the three strains in this study. Immunohistochemical microscopy revealed that MY17 CMV invaded the SAM at 7 dpi, the same as Pepo CMV, but Y CMV did not, even at 21 dpi. Using RNA pseudorecombinants between Pepo and Y CMV, we found that Pepo RNA 2 affected the rate of SAM invasion, and Pepo RNA 3 was required for successful SAM invasion. Inoculation with RNA 1 and RNA 2 from Y CMV and RNA 3 containing the chimeric coat protein (CP) gene between Pepo and Y CMV or a Y RNA 3 point mutant containing a Ser-to-Pro substitution at position 129 in CP (Y129P) revealed that amino acid 129 of CP is the determinant for successful SAM invasion. The rate of SAM invasion of the pseudorecombinants and Y129P was consistent with the efficiency of cell-to-cell movement in the inoculated leaves, implying that SAM invasion by CMV strains may be due to efficient cell-to-cell movement.     

Ralstonia solanacearum preferential colonization in the shoot apical meristem explains its pathogenicity pattern in tomato seedlings

Ralstonia solanacearum causes a lethal bacterial wilt disease in many plants by colonizing the vascular tissues of the hosts. Upon inoculation of tomato seedlings through either leaf or root, the wilting symptoms occur first at the apical region and then proceed downward along the shoot. The systemic order of the disease initiation and progression in the host, independent of the site of pathogen inoculation, is yet to be investigated. To understand the disease progression more clearly, we have carried out a systematic study of the pathogen localization by GUS staining of inoculated tomato seedlings, at 24-hour intervals from 0 days post-inoculation (dpi) to 5 dpi. In both inoculation methods, pathogen colonization was observed at 1 dpi at the apical meristem as well as the cotyledon leaves, where the disease initiates. As the disease progressed, colonization by the pathogen towards the lower region of the shoot was observed. Disease consistency and pathogenicity magnitude were observed to be higher using the leaf inoculation method than the root inoculation method. Several R. solanacearum transposon-induced mutants that were reduced in virulence by root inoculation but virulent by leaf inoculation were obtained. Using GUS staining, it was observed that these mutants were unable to localize in the shoot region when inoculated in the root. Our study indicates that the apical meristem and the cotyledon leaves are the first regions to be colonized in inoculated tomato seedlings, which might explain the disease initiation from this region.     

河南省烟草病毒的小RNA测序检测

To identify viruses in Henan tobacco-planting areas, from 2015 to 2017 and 2019, 288 symptomatic tobacco samples were collected and then subjected to small RNA sequencing. Results showed that at least 7 viruses were detected from these samples which including four previously reported viruses, cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), potato virus Y (PVY) and tobacco vein banding mosaic virus (TVBMV). Other three viruses, wild tomato mosaic virus (WTMV), brassica yellows virus (BrYV), and cycas necrotic stunt virus (CNSV) were firstly detected in Henan province. However, tobacco etch virus (TEV) and tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV) were not detected from these samples. In addition, CMV, TMV, PVY, TVBMV, and BrYV were the dominant viruses infecting tobacco in Henan Province.     

Effect of Figaren, an Antiviral Protein from Cucumis figarei, on Cucumber mosaic virus Infection

Local lesion formation on cowpea leaves was more than 50% inhibited by treatment with a 23 kDa RNase-like glycoprotein from Cucumis figarei, figaren, from 24 hr before to 1 hr after inoculation with Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). CMV accumulation detected by ELISA in tobacco leaves treated with figaren 6 or 0 hr before inoculation with CMV was suppressed. When upper leaves of tobacco plants were treated with figaren and inoculated 10 min later with CMV, mosaic symptoms were delayed for 5–7 days on most of the tobacco plants, and some plants remained asymptomatic. From fluorescence in situ hybridization, infection sites were present in figaren-treated cowpea or melon leaves after inoculation with CMV, though the sites were reduced in number and size compared with those in water-treated control leaves. The amount of CMV RNAs and CMV antigen in melon protoplasts inoculated with CMV and subsequently incubated with figaren similarly increased with time as did that in the control. ELISA and local lesion assays indicated that CMV infection on the upper surfaces of the leaves of tobacco, melon, cowpea and C. amaranticolor whose lower surfaces had been treated with figaren 5–10 min before CMV inoculation was almost completely inhibited. Figaren did not inhibit CMV infection on the opposite untreated leaf halves of melon, cowpea and C. amaranticolor, whereas it almost completely inhibited CMV infection on the untreated halves of leaves of tobacco. CMV infection was not inhibited in the untreated upper or lower leaves of the four plants. These data suggest that figaren does not completely prevent CMV invasion but does inhibit the initial infection processes. It may also induce localized acquired resistance in host plants. Received 10 October 2000/ Accepted in revised form 6 February 2001     

Symptom development,in planta distribution,and transmission of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Impatiens necrotic spot virus</Emphasis> in gentian: evidence for survival in roots and winter buds

Impatiens necrotic spot virus (INSV) causes serious damage to gentian (Gentiana spp.). Symptom development, in planta distribution, and transmission of INSV were studied after mechanical inoculation of gentian plants and propagation of shoot cuttings from infected stock plants. When young gentian plants at the 2nd-leaf stage were inoculated with INSV, plants developed systemic symptoms that were restricted to a few upper leaves. However, older plants at the 6th-leaf stage did not develop systemic symptoms. After plant inoculation, INSV was detected using DAS-ELISA in symptomatic upper leaves, and rootlets and winter buds, but not in asymptomatic leaves. When asymptomatic shoot cuttings from infected stock plants were vegetatively propagated in a thrips-free glasshouse, 44.4% of those obtained from the apical shoot and 20.6% of those obtained from the middle section of the plant developed systemic symptoms. These results indicated that when gentian plants were infected with INSV, the virus was preferentially transported from the infected leaves to the root and winter buds. However, even asymptomatic shoot cuttings may develop systemic symptoms when obtained from infected stock plants. Therefore, vegetative propagation from infected stock plants can be a source of INSV infection.     

Localization of Transmissible and Nontransmissible Viruses in the Vector Nematode Xiphinema americanum

ABSTRACT The inner lining of the food canal of nematodes that transmit plantinfecting viruses is regarded as the retention region of viruses. To characterize the location of transmissible and nontransmissible viruses in the vector nematode Xiphinema americanum, three nepoviruses, Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV), Tomato ringspot virus(TomRSV), and Cherry leaf roll virus(CLRV), and one non-nematode-transmissible virus, Squash mosaic virus (SqMV), were evaluated for transmission efficiency and localization sites in the nematode. Transmission trials showed highest transmission efficiency for TomRSV (38% with 1 and 100% with 10 nematodes, respectively), intermediate efficiency for TRSV (27% with 1 and 65% with 10 nematodes, respectively), and no transmission for CLRV and SqMV. Electron microscopy and immunofluorescent labeling revealed that TRSV was primarily localized to the lining of the lumen of the stylet extension and the anterior esophagus, but only rarely in the triradiate lumen. Within a nematode population, particles of TRSV were no longer observed in these three regions 10 weeks after acquisition, and it is assumed that there was gradual and random loss of the virus from these areas. The percentage of nematodes that were labeled by virus-specific immunofluorescent labeling in a population of viruliferous nematodes decreased gradually after TRSV acquisition when the nematodes were placed on a nonhost of the virus, and the loss of immunofluorescent labeling paralleled the decrease in the ability of the nematode population to transmit the virus. TomRSV was localized only in the triradiate lumen based on thin-section electron microscopy. No virus-like particles were observed in any part of the food canal of nematodes that had fed on CLRV-infected plants. Virus-like particles that appeared to be partially degraded were observed only in the triradiate lumen of nematodes that had fed on SqMV-infected plants. These results clarified the status of localization of two nontransmissible viruses in X. americanum and presented evidence that two nematode-transmissible viruses, TRSV and TomRSV, are localized in different regions of the food canal of X. americanum.     

电化学酶联免疫分析检测烟草花叶病毒和烟草环斑病毒

以邻苯二胺 (OPD)底物为例 ,用抗原直接包被法 (DAC -ELISA)同线性扫描极谱法 (LSV)相结合 ,检测烟草花叶病毒 (TMV)的提纯液 ,检出限可达 0 2 5ng/ml,TMV粗提液的最高稀释比为 1 :1 0 2 4 0 0 ;检测烟草环斑病毒 (TRSV)提纯液 ,检出限为 1 0ng/ml,粗提液的最高稀释比为 1 :1 0 0 0 0 ,该方法的灵敏度比DAC -ELISA光度法提高了 5倍以上     

Uneven distribution of two potyviruses (feathery mottle virus and sweet potato latent virus) in sweet potato plants and its implication on virus indexing of meristem derived plants

Abstract

The distribution of two sweet potato potyviruses, FMV and SPLV, was assessed in three plants infected with both viruses and in one plant infected with FMV only. All leaves, the top and basal sections of the main stem, and branch sections were tested by ELISA. Both symptomless leaves and leaves showing symptoms including purple rings, chlorotic spots, mottle or discoloration were found to contain the viruses. However, neither could be detected in every leaf or stem piece. SPLV was found in a lower proportion of leaf and stem samples than FMV. This indicates that the two viruses are either very unevenly distributed within sweet potato plants or that the virus concentration in some parts is below the detectable level. Testing of each leaf is recommended for reliable virus indexing of small, meristem‐derived sweet potato plantlets, if the ELISA method is used. Additional indexing of all ELISA‐negative materials by grafting to susceptible indicator plants is nevertheless still necessary.     

Incidence and identification of virus diseases of tobacco in three provinces of Zambia

Nine tobacco fields of small- and large-scale farmers in Central, Lusaka and Southern provinces of Zambia with an experimental area in the range of 4–52 ha were surveyed for the incidence, prevalence and identification of virus diseases during the growing season of 1997. Samples were collected from three tobacco fields in each of the three provinces, and a total of 72 samples was analysed. Virus identification was based on field disease syndrome, host range studies, DAS-ELISA and electron microscopy of virus particles in some cases. The study demonstrated the occurrence of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), Potato virus Y (PVY), Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) and Tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV). TMV and PVY occurred widely and were common in all three provinces, while AMV and TRSV were relatively less common. The prevalence of the four viruses was TMV 78%, PVY 67%, AMV 33% and TRSV 22%. Serological tests for Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) showed that these viruses were not present in the tobacco samples analysed.     

病毒载体介导的基因沉默体系对朱顶红褪绿环斑病毒NSm基因的沉默效应

为探讨烟草脆裂病毒（tobacco rattle virus,TRV）载体介导的基因沉默技术对朱顶红褪绿环斑病毒（Hippeastrum chlorotic ringspot virus,HCRV）运动蛋白基因NSm的沉默效应,以本氏烟Nicotiana tabacum为材料,构建靶向HCRV NSm序列的基因沉默表达载体pTRV2-NSm,经农杆菌Agrobacterium介导侵染烟苗,检测其侵染效率,人工接种HCRV到沉默表达载体处理过的烟苗,通过观察发病症状、统计病情并应用实时荧光定量PCR(quantitative real-time PCR,qRT-PCR)技术检测TRV介导的基因沉默体系对HCRV侵染的沉默效应。结果表明,pTRV2-NSm沉默表达载体对本氏烟植株的侵染率达到95.00%,并且对本氏烟的生长无明显影响;与对照相比,经沉默载体处理的烟草植株接种HCRV后发病率显著降低,在接种后14 d发病率下降了90个百分点,病毒积累量明显下降,随着时间延长pTRV2-NSm对病毒的抑制效果持续升高,在接种后14 d对病毒病的防治效果最高,达93.13%;qRT-PCR检测发...     

Occurrence of Grapevine Pinot gris virus in Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy): field monitoring and virus quantification by real‐time RT‐PCR

Since 2003 the presence of a new syndrome characterized by symptoms of stunting, chlorotic mottling, leaf deformation, reduced yields and quality has been reported in some white berry varieties of Vitis vinifera in Trentino‐Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia vineyards. The identification of a new virus, provisionally called Grapevine Pinot gris virus (GPGV), in a cv. Pinot gris vine suggested an association between this new syndrome and the virus presence (Giampetruzzi et al., 2012), however the contemporary presence of GPGV in both symptomatic and asymptomatic plants has still to be explained. In this work, a large‐scale monitoring over a 3‐year period (2012–14) of Friuli Venezia Giulia vineyards and nurseries has shown a widespread presence of GPGV in symptomatic plants and also in asymptomatic vines, even if at a slightly lower percentage. Quantitative analyses of the virus titer revealed a great variability in the viral content of both symptomatic and asymptomatic plants but the mean GPGV quantity in symptomatic vines was significantly higher than in asymptomatic plants.     

葡萄的两种检疫性病毒的多重RT-PCR检测

 本研究利用多重RT-PCR技术,对葡萄的检疫性病毒中番茄环斑病毒(ToRSV)和烟草环斑病毒(TRSV)进行检测,并研究了反应体系中各个参数对多重RT-PCR的影响。结果表明:可以在同一反应体系中实现对ToRSV和TRSV的RT-PCR检测,但模板浓度、引物浓度、循环数等3个因素对检测结果的准确性有较大的影响,3个参数的增加都会导致非特异性扩增的增多,而dNTP以及Taq酶的浓度对实验结果并无较大影响。     

Influence of an m-type thioredoxin in maize on potyviral infection

Expression of many host genes can be altered during virus infection. In a previous study of sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) infection in maize (Zea mays), we observed that expression of ZmTrm2, a gene encoding thioredoxin m, was up-regulated at about 10 days post-inoculation (dpi). In this present study we determined that ZmTrm2 silencing in maize by virus-induced gene silencing significantly enhanced systemic SCMV infection. In contrast transient over-expression of ZmTrm2 in maize protoplasts inhibited accumulation of SCMV viral RNA. Furthermore, we found that in inoculated Nicotiana tabacum leaves transient expression of ZmTrm2 inhibited accumulation of the RNA of tobacco vein-banding mosaic virus (TVBMV), a potyvirus infecting dicotyledonous plants. Interestingly in ZmTrm2 transiently expressed N. tabacum leaves, we detected by semi-quantitative RT-PCR a reduced level of the mRNA of class I beta-1, 3-glucanase (GluI), a protein known to have a role in cell wall callose deposition and viral movement. Our data indicate that the maize ZmTrm2 plays an inhibitory role during infection of plants by SCMV and TVBMV.     

Hydrogen peroxide localization and antioxidant status in the recovery of apricot plants from European Stone Fruit Yellows

Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) localization and roles of peroxidases, malondialdehyde and reduced glutathione were compared in leaves of apricot (Prunus armeniaca) plants asymptomatic, European Stone Fruits Yellows (ESFY)-symptomatic and recovered. Nested PCR analysis revealed that Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum, is present in asymptomatic, symptomatic and recovered apricot trees, confirming previous observations on this species, in which recovery does not seem to be related to the disappearance of phytoplasma from the plant.H₂O₂was detected cytochemically by its reaction with cerium chloride, which produces electron-dense deposits of cerium perhydroxides. H₂O₂was present in the plasmalemma of the phloem cells of recovered apricot plant leaves, but not in the asymptomatic or symptomatic material. Furthermore, by labelling apricot leaf tissues with diaminobenzidine DAB, no differences were found in the localization of peroxidases.Protein content in asymptomatic, symptomatic and recovered leaves was not significantly different from one another. In contrast, guaiacol peroxidase activity had the following trend: symptomatic > recovered > asymptomatic, whereas reduced glutathione content followed the opposite trend: asymptomatic > recovered > symptomatic. Moreover, no differences were observed in malondialdehyde concentrations between asymptomatic, symptomatic and recovered leaves. The overall results suggest that H₂O₂ and related metabolites and enzymes appear to be involved in lessening both pathogen virulence and disease symptom expression in ESFY-infected apricot plants.     

烟草环斑病毒RT-Realtime PCR检测方法

烟草环斑病毒(Tobacco ringspotvirus,TRSV)是我国公布的二类检疫危险性有害生物,对农业生产危害较大。受该病毒侵染的一些寄主植物出现隐症,并伴随病毒浓度降低,给检测工作造成困难。根据TRSV外壳蛋白基因序列设计合成了一对引物及一条MGB探针,优化了反应条件,建立了TRSV实时荧光RT-PCR检测方法。该方法与常规的DAS-ELISA方法和RT-PCR方法相比,灵敏度分别提高了200倍和4倍,并且对不同寄主上的TRSV均有较好的检测效果。     

Elimination of Sugarcane yellow leaf virus from infected sugarcane plants by meristem tip culture visualized by tissue blot immunoassay

Sugarcane yellow leaf virus (SCYLV), a member of the Luteoviridae , is implicated in the sugarcane disease known as yellow leaf syndrome (YLS), which is characterized by yellowing of the leaf midrib followed by leaf necrosis and possible growth suppression. YLS is distributed worldwide and susceptible cultivars are commonly infected with SCYLV. However, not all cultivars infected with SCYLV show symptoms of YLS and some cultivars that show symptoms do so sporadically. Since it is difficult to obtain virus-free plants of susceptible cultivars, it has not been possible to study the factors involved in SCYLV infection nor the effects of infection on plant growth and yield. A tissue blot immunoassay was used to visualize in vivo presence of the virus so that virus-infected and virus-free plants could be distinguished. Meristem tip cultures were used to produce virus-free plantings of six SCYLV-susceptible sugarcane cultivars. Nearly all of the regenerated sugarcane lines remained virus-free over a period of up to 4 years, whether grown in isolated fields or in the glasshouse. Experimental re-infection of the virus-free plants by viruliferous aphids demonstrated that meristem tip culture did not affect susceptibility of sugarcane to SCYLV. Improved diagnosis and production of virus-free plants of SCYLV-susceptible cultivars will facilitate research to quantify the effect of the virus on yield and to analyse the processes involved in disease development.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Ageratum</Emphasis><Emphasis Type="Italic">yellow vein virus</Emphasis> isolated from tomato plants with leaf curl on Ishigaki Island,Okinawa, Japan

In 2005, severe leaf curling and yellowing were observed on tomato plants on Ishigaki Island. Because the symptoms were consistent with infection by a begomovirus, we used a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with specific primers for begomovirus DNA-A and DNA satellite component (DNA-β) and detected products of the expected sizes from symptomatic tomato plant samples. DNA sequence analyses of the PCR products revealed that the symptomatic tomato plants were associated with Ageratum yellow vein virus (AYVV) infection. We confirmed AYVV transmission from the naturally infected weed host, Ageratum conyzoides, to healthy tomato plants by the insect vector Bemisia tabaci B biotype. This report is the first of AYVV occurrence in Japan.     

Tulip veinal streak,a disorder probably caused by tobacco ringspot virus

A newly recognized disease of tulip called veinal streak is described. The disorder occurs more often in tulips grown under glass than in the field, but totally diseased stocks are found under both conditions. When sap from tulip leaves with veinal streak was manually inoculated to test species, no virus isolate was obtained whereas the sap clarified with a mixture of n-butanol and chloroform and concentrated by centrifugation consistently gave isolates of tobacco ringspot virus (TRSV). However, TRSV was also obtained from symptomless and diseased tulips infected with other viruses. Isolates were propagated inNicotiana tabacum White Burley and sap from systemically infected leaves was used for serological identification in microprecipitin tests. It is postulated that TRSV is the cause of tulip veinal streak. Generally the virus is latent in tulips. The development of symptoms is associated with particular environmental growing conditions (Asjes and Muller, 1972).Samenvatting Een nieuw herkende ziekte in tulpen, genoemd de nerven- of strepenziekte, wordt beschreven. De ziekte treedt meer op in tulpen in de kas dan te velde, doch totaal zieke partijen worden onder beide omstandigheden gevonden. Wanneer sap van tulpebladeren met de nervenziekte mechanisch geïnoculeerd werd op toetsplanten, kon geen virus-isolatie worden verkregen. Het sap gedeeltelijk gezuiverd met een mengsel van n-butanol en chloroform en door centrifugering geconcentreerd gaf steeds weer isolaties van het tabakskringvlekkenvirus (TRSV). Het virus werd echter ook verkregen van symptoomloze planten en zieke tulpen die geïnfecteerd waren met andere virussen. Isolaties werden vermeerderd inNicotiana tabacum White Burley en sap van systemisch geïnfecteerde bladeren werd gebruikt voor serologische identificatie in microprecipitatietoetsen. Aangenomen wordt dat TRSV de oorzaak is van de nerven- of strepenziekte van tulpen. Gewoonlijk is het virus latent in tulpen aanwezig. De ontwikkeling van de symptomen gaat samen met bijzondere groeiomstandigheden (Asjes and Muller, 1972).     

烟草环斑病毒和番茄环斑病毒的半巢式RT-PCR检测

烟草环斑病毒(Tobacco ringspot virus,TRSV)和番茄环斑病毒(Tomato ringspot virus,ToRSV)是我国禁止入境的检疫性有害生物。采用半巢式RT-PCR方法对这两种病毒进行了检测,用Trizol快速提取病毒总RNA,并根据TRSV和ToRSV的外壳蛋白基因设计特异性引物,经过第一轮RT- PCR和第二轮半巢式PCR扩增,TRSV样本分别得到359 bp和206 bp特异性片段,ToRSV样本分别得到340 bp和219 bp特异性片段。半巢式RT-PCR扩增产物的测序表明,TRSV产物序列与GenBank中登录的外壳蛋白基因存在88%～97%的同源性,ToRSV产物序列与GenBank中登录的外壳蛋白基因存在96%～100%的同源性。研究显示,DAS-ELISA与RT-PCR的检测灵敏度相近,而半巢式RT-PCR的检测灵敏度比这两种方法高出10~3倍以上。