Argentinian potato leafroll virus P0 protein: Novel activities for a previously known suppressor

The potato leafroll virus (PLRV) P0 protein (P0^PL) is a suppressor of RNA silencing. In this study, we showed that P0 protein from an Argentinian isolate of PLRV (P0^PL-Ar) has an additional activity not described for other PLRV or P0 proteins from poleroviruses. Besides reporting that P0^PL-Ar displays both local and systemic silencing suppressor activity, we demonstrated, for the first time, that P0^PL-Ar impedes accumulation of dsRNA-derived siRNAs. We also showed that P0^PL-Ar interacts with Solanum tuberosum SKP1 orthologue (StSKP1) and triggers destabilization of ARGONAUTE 1 (AGO1) and that these actions are mediated by the F-box-like domain. A mutant in the GW/WG motif within the P0^PL-Ar F-box-like motif lost the suppression activity, the interaction with StSKP1 and abolished AGO1 decay. Interestingly, a mutant in the L76/P77 residues within the P0^PL-Ar F-box-like motif, which lost the suppression activity and the interaction with StSKP1, retained the capacity to enable AGO1 decay. Thus, unlike other P0 proteins of previously characterized poleroviruses, P0^PL-Ar seems to have a dual activity, according to the findings of this study. This protein would act at both an upstream and a downstream step of the RNA silencing pathway: upstream of Dicer-like enzyme (DCL)-mediated primary siRNA production and downstream at the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) complex level. Our results contribute to the understanding of the different ways PLRV P0 proteins function as silencing suppressors.     

转二价核酶基因马铃薯及抗病性研究

 用克隆的特异性切割马铃薯卷叶病毒(Potato leaf roll virus,PLRV)复制酶基因负链RNA的二价核酶基因,构建植物表达载体pROKⅡ/DR,经土壤农杆菌(Agrobacterium tumefaciens)介导叶盘法转化马铃薯外植体,获得再生植株。PCR和Southern-blot检测,证明目的基因已成功地导入马铃薯再生植株,其转化率约为14.5%,并能够在无性繁殖后代植株中稳定存在。RT-PCR检测表明,再生马铃薯植株中的二价核酶基因可以转录表达。经病毒接种的转基因马铃薯株系L5、L7、L8和J-1的无性繁殖后代在继发感染中仍表现出较高的抗病性,为最终获得抗PLRV马铃薯新品系打下了基础。     

A coat protein transgene from a Scottish isolate of potato mop-top virus mediates strong resistance against Scandinavian isolates which have similar coat protein genes

Resistance tests were made on seedlings of transformed lines of Nicotiana benthamiana which contain a transgene encoding the coat protein (CP) gene of a Scottish isolate of potato mop-top virus (PMTV). This transgene has been reported to confer strong resistance to the PMTV isolate from which the transgene sequence was derived and also to a second Scottish isolate. Plants of lines of the transgenic N. benthamiana were as resistant to two Swedish and two Danish PMTV isolates as to a Scottish isolate, and of five lines tested, greater than 93.5% of transgenic plants were immune. The coat protein gene sequences of these four Scandinavian isolates were very similar to those of the two Scottish isolates. The greatest divergence between the isolates was three amino acid changes and there was less than 2% change in CP gene nucleotide sequence. It is concluded that the PMTV CP transgene used in these experiments could confer resistance against isolates from different geographical areas because it is becoming apparent that the CP genes of PMTV isolates are highly conserved.     

甘薯羽状斑驳病毒外壳蛋白基因的分子变异

应用单链构象多态性(single-strand conformation polymorphism,SSCP)技术结合核苷酸序列测定的方法,对我国甘薯主产区11个省份的甘薯羽状斑驳病毒(Sweet potato feathery mottle virus,SPFMV)外壳蛋白(CP)基因的分子变异情况进行了研究.结果表明,SPFMV CP基因的RT-PCR产物表现了较丰富的图谱类型,50个分离物共产生9种主要的SSCP带型;对显示不同带型的20个样品的CP基因进行了序列测定和进化树分析,CP基因核苷酸序列一致性为77.2％～99.9％.说明这些样品的SPFMV的CP基因存在较大的分子变异,可划分为EA、RC、O和C4个株系.     

Transgenic potato plants expressing the potato virus X (PVX) coat protein gene developed resistance to the viral infection

The gene coding for potato virus X (PVX) coat protein (CP) was expressed in transgenic potato plants obtained byAgrobacterium tumefaciens transformation. One hundred independent clones were analyzed in challenge experiments for resistance to PVX infection under greenhouse conditions as a preliminary test. From this test, 16 clones with the best resistance results were selected for a small-scale field trial. Clones 54, 60, 73 and 91 demonstrated the best values of resistance to PVX in the field. Statistical analysis of the field trial showed significant differences between means of optical density obtained in ELISA from transgenic clones and non-transformed plants (P<0.05). There was correspondence between resistance to virus infection and expression of the CP gene of PVX virus in the analyzed clones. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Jan. 21, 2002. Corresponding author [e-mail: vivian.doreste@cigb.edu.cu].     

小麦黄花叶病毒外壳蛋白基因RNAi表达载体的构建及遗传转化

小麦黄花叶病毒(Wheat yellow mosaic virus,WYMV)是马铃薯Y病毒科(Potyviridae)大麦黄花叶病毒属(Bymovirus)的成员,是危害我国小麦生产的一种重要病毒病害.RNA干扰是由dsRNA介导的,通过核酸序列特异性的相互作用来抑制基因表达的一种基因沉默现象,这种调控机制在植物抗病毒基因工程育种中已得到广泛应用.以RNA干扰为原理、以病毒的外壳蛋白基因为靶标,构建了抗WYMV的植物表达载体.采用基因枪方法共转化‘扬麦12’的幼胚愈伤组织,得到了再生植株.对To代进行PCR检测,得到15株阳性植株.     

葡萄病毒B CP基因植物表达载体构建及烟草遗传转化

葡萄病毒B Grapevine virus B(GVB)是葡萄皱木复合病中栓皮病的病原,为开展抗GVB转基因研究,本研究利用RT-PCR技术克隆GVB外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因,与植物表达载体pRI 101-AN连接构建植物表达载体pRI-GVB CP。采用电击转化法将植物表达载体pRI-GVB CP导入农杆菌LBA4404,并利用农杆菌介导的叶盘转化法将外源基因导入西方烟‘37B’。共获得16个烟草再生株系,PCR检测其中3个株系为阳性,阳性株系播种获得的64株T_1代植株中有30株扩增到目的条带,阳性率为46.9%,表明目的基因GVB cp成功导入烟草并可成功遗传到子代。28株T_1代转基因植株接种病毒进行抗病性鉴定,其中有6株对接种病毒GVB具有抗性。     

甘薯潜隐病毒外壳蛋白基因的克隆、表达及其抗血清的制备

 根据已报道的甘薯潜隐病毒(Sweet potato latent virus,SPLV)外壳蛋白(CP)基因的核苷酸序列合成引物,利用RT-PCR方法克隆了SPLV河南分离物(SPLV-HN)的CP基因及部分3'端非编码区序列,序列分析表明,SPLV-HN CP基因由879个核苷酸组成(GenBank登录号为DQ399862),编码293个氨基酸残基。与GenBank中SPLV-CH(X84011)和SPLV-T(X84012)分离物的核苷酸序列相似性分别为96.8%和93.0%;与日本分离物(E15420)的核苷酸序列相似性为83.6%。将CP基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-30a(+)上,SDS-PAGE分析表明,经IPTG诱导,CP基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)pLysS中得到了高效表达。以表达的蛋白为抗原,免疫家兔,制备了SPLV外壳蛋白的特异性抗血清。ACP-ELISA检测结果表明,制备的抗血清可用于田间甘薯样品的检测。     

甘薯脉花叶病毒外壳蛋白基因在大肠杆菌中的表达及其抗血清的制备

 根据已报道的甘薯脉花叶病毒(Sweet potato vein mosaic virus,SPVMV)外壳蛋白（CP）基因的核苷酸序列合成引物,利用RT-PCR方法克隆了SPVMV河南分离物（SPVMV-HN）基因组3′端1.8 kb的基因片段,包括部分NIb 基因序列和完整的CP基因及3′端非编码区序列(3′UTR)。序列分析表明,SPVMV-HN的CP基因由996个核苷酸组成（GenBank登录号为FJ687211）,编码332个氨基酸残基。与已发表的SPVMV其他分离物相比,其推导的氨基酸序列一致性为95.2%～98.5%,与 SPVMV广东分离物的氨基酸序列一致性为97.9%。将CP基因克隆到原核表达载体pET-28a（+）上,SDS-PAGE分析表明,经IPTG诱导,CP基因在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3) pLysS中得到了高效表达。以表达的蛋白为抗原,免疫家兔,制备了SPVMV外壳蛋白的特异性抗血清。ACP-ELISA检测结果表明,制备的抗血清可用于田间甘薯样品的检测。利用SPVMV的抗血清,对采自全国14个省（市）的田间甘薯样品以及嫁接的巴西牵牛样品进行了检测,结果表明,SPVMV在我国甘薯上普遍存在。     

灰飞虱来源的水稻条纹病毒外壳蛋白基因遗传多样性

 采用单雌产卵法获得来自江苏、云南、山东、河北等地灰飞虱（Laodelphax striatellus Fallén,SBPH）来源的21个水稻条纹病毒（Rice stripe virus,RSV）分离物,提取灰飞虱总RNA,经RT-PCR扩增,获得21个RSV分离物的包含外壳蛋白（cp）基因在内的约1 000 bp左右的DNA片段。测序结果显示,参试分离物的cp由969个核苷酸组成,编码322个氨基酸。采用DNASTAR软件进行分析,21个灰飞虱来源的RSV-cp核苷酸序列和推导出的编码蛋白的氨基酸序列同源性分别为95.7%~100%和96.0%~100%。与已报道水稻来源的32个RSV分离物一起进行序列同源性比较和系统进化树分析结果表明,总体而言RSV-cp较为保守,其遗传多样性首先与地缘相关,从地理位置上可以分成中国云南、中国沿海和日本3个地理种群;其次与寄主相关,在同一地理种群中可以划分为灰飞虱和水稻2个寄主种群。     

Some coat protein constituents from strawberry latent ringspot virus expressed in transgenic tobacco protect plants against systematic invasion following root inoculation by nematode vectors

The coding sequences in RNA2 for the coat proteins (CP) of strawberry latent ringspot virus (SLRSV) were modified and amplified using polymerase chain amplification reactions (PCR) to facilitate their expression inAgrobacterium tumefaciens-transformedNicotiana tabacum Xanthi-nc. The coding sequences for the smaller capsid protein (S, 29kDa) and that for the theoretical precursor of L and S (P, 73kDa) had ATG initiation codon sequences added at the 5-proximal Ser/Gly (S/G) cleavage site in the unmodified sequence. The sequence coding for the larger of the two proteins of mature SLRSV capsids (L, 44kDa) had an ATG codon added at its 5 S/G site and a TAG stop codon sequence added at the 3-proximal S/G site. The P, L and S proteins were expressedin planta to a maximum concentration of 0.01 % of total extractable proteins but did not assemble into virus-like particles. When challenged by mechanical inoculation with virus particles or viral RNA, and compared with control plants, tobacco plants (primary transgenic clones or S1 and S2, kanamycin-resistant seedlings) expressing the virus capsid subunits separately, or their precursor, decreased the accumulation of SLRSV particles in inoculated leaves and fewer plants became invaded systemically. In experiments in which the roots of seedlings were exposed to SLRSV-carrying vector nematodes (Xiphinema diversicaudatum), SLRSV was detected in the roots of non-transformed control tobacco plants (6/20) and in transgenic tobacco expressing the L protein (7/40), but not in any of 25 tobacco plants expressing the S protein or in 35 expressing the P protein. This is the second example of CP-mediated resistance to virus inoculation by nematode vectors.     

瓜类褪绿黄化病毒外壳蛋白基因在大肠杆菌中的表达及抗血清的制备

 根据已报道的瓜类褪绿黄化病毒(Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus, CCYV)外壳蛋白(CP)基因的核苷酸序列设计引物,利用RT-PCR方法从感病甜瓜中扩增得到长度为753 bp的CP基因,将其克隆到原核表达载体pGEX-4T-3上,获得重组载体pGexCP,在大肠杆菌BL21菌株中诱导表达,SDS-PAGE分析表明,经IPTG诱导,CP基因在大肠杆菌BL21中得到了高效表达。以表达的蛋白为抗原,免疫家兔,制备了CCYV外壳蛋白的特异性抗血清。ACP-ELISA检测结果表明,当CP蛋白浓度为2.5 μg/mL时,血清效价高达5.12×10⁵。Western blot分析表明制备的抗体检测CCYV侵染的甜瓜叶片得到特异性的条带,表明该抗体的特异性较好。ACP-ELISA检测结果表明,制备的抗血清可用于田间甜瓜病样的检测。本试验为CCYV的快速检测提供了重要的研究材料。     

Development of a tomato plant resistant to Clavibacter michiganensis using the endolysin gene of bacteriophage CMP1 as a transgene

The bacteriophage CMP1 endolysin gene (lys), encoding, a peptidase that was shown to effectively reduce Clavibacter michiganensis by specifically hydrolysing its murein, was transferred into tomato plants by Agrobacterium‐mediated transformation. The presence of the gene was verified by PCR and the gene product was confirmed in immunoblots and stably expressed over three generations. Transgenic tomato plants did not show disease symptoms after infection with C. michiganensis subsp. michiganensis, despite the fact that small amounts of bacteria could still be identified in xylem sap and leaf extracts, although in significantly reduced amounts.     

正向和反向重复RNA介导的抗马铃薯Y病毒基因工程比较研究

 RNA介导的病毒抗性与RNA沉默现象密切相关。反向重复cDNA序列(IR)的转录产物往往形成双链RNA结构,而双链RNA是诱发RNA沉默的有效因子。据此,本研究通过体外合成马铃薯Y病毒坏死株系衣壳蛋白基因(PVY^N-CP)5'端反向重复cDNA序列和正向重复cDNA序列(DR),分别构建植物表达载体pROK-IR和pROK-DR,利用农杆菌介导方法转化烟草NC89,比较这2种转基因烟草在RNA介导抗病性方面的差异。抗病性检测表明,转化IR和DR的转基因烟草均可获得抗病程度达到免疫的植株,但转化IR序列可大大提高抗病植株在转基因植株中的比例。分析结果表明所获得的抗病性为RNA介导的抗病性,是RNA沉默的结果。这一研究结果为利用IR策略进行抗病毒遗传育种提供了理论依据,并为讲一步开展RNA介导抗病性的机制研究奠宗了基础。     

抗菌蛋白AP1编码基因对马铃薯的转化及其介导的青枯病抗性研究

根据已知马铃薯抗青枯菌蛋白AP1编码基因序列,合成了特异性引物,经PCR扩增、酶切以及连接、转化等分子操作,成功地获得了AP1编码基因植物表达载体pHap1,该载体具有-2E-P35S-12-ap1-结构。以电激法将pHap1导入根癌农杆菌LBA4404,用叶盘法转化马铃薯青枯病感病品种Mira、中-5-1及金冠试管苗,分别获得了卡那霉素(kan)抗性再生苗。经PCR、Southern、Northern检测,表明ap1基因已成功整合到转基因植株染色体上并正确表达。对Mira品种的转基因植株进行了青枯病抗病性鉴定,结果表明,转基因植株的抗病性比非转基因植株对照明显提高,发病或出现萎蔫症状的时间延迟、病情指数降低。