Nucleotide sequence of the coat protein gene of Mirafiori lettuce virus

 The coat protein (CP) gene of Mirafiori lettuce virus (MiLV), a tentative member of the genus Ophiovirus was isolated and sequenced. The established sequence consists of 1514 nucleotides including one open reading frame (ORF) with 1311 nucleotides that encodes 437 amino acids with a relative molecular mass 48 543. When the ORF was expressed in Escherichia coli, the obtained protein was confirmed as CP by Western blotting using an antiserum against MiLV. Database searches showed that the CP gene of MiLV has a sequence similar to that of Citrus psorosis virus (CPsV), the type species of the genus Ophiovirus. The comparison between MiLV and CPsV CP genes revealed that the identities of the nucleotide and amino acid sequences were 46.5% and 30.9%, respectively. Received: July 29, 2002 / Accepted: October 2, 2002     

A domain of the readthrough protein of barley yellow dwarf virus (NY-RPV isolate) is essential for aphid transmission

Luteoviruses are obligately transmitted by aphids and contain two capsid proteins, the coat protein (CP) coded for by open reading frame (ORF) 3, and the readthrough protein (RTP), produced by readthrough of the amber termination codon of ORF 3 into the contiguous ORF 5. Previous studies have suggested that it is the RTP that determines transmissibility and vector specificity. To investigate which capsid protein or protein part contains determinants for the transmission of the NY-RPV isolate of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) by its vectorRhopalosiphum padi, we produced three fusion proteins by expressing NY-RPV cDNA inE. coli. These respectively represented the CP alone (P3), a region of the RTP immediately following the amber termination codon (P5a), and the remainder of the RTP (P5b). Polyclonal antisera raised against the P3, P5a and P5b proteins each gave distinctive reactions against purified NY-RPV on Western blots. Also, in ELISA tests, antisera raised against all three fusion proteins detected purified intact virions. When mixed with purified virions and fed toR. padi through Parafilm membranes, immunoglobulins (Igs) from antisera raised against P3 and P5b had no effect on transmission, whereas Ig from antiserum against P5a interfered with transmission. P5a antiserum Ig had no effect on the transmission of the P-PAV isolate of BYDV byR. padi. The results demonstrate that while neither the CP itself nor the terminal region of the RTP are key determinants for transmission, a specific domain in the central part of the RTP is an important determinant in the transmission of NY-RPV byR. padi, though apparently not of P-PAV.     

Serological detection of grapevine virus a using antiserum to a nonstructural protein, the putative movement protein

ABSTRACT Grapevine virus A (GVA) is implicated in the etiology of the rugose wood disease. The coat protein (CP) and the putative movement protein (MP) genes of GVA were cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli and used to produce antisera. Both the CP and the MP were detected with their corresponding antisera in GVA-infected Nicotiana benthamiana. The MP was first detected at an early stage of the infection, 6 to 12 h after inoculation, and the CP was detected 2 to 3 days after inoculation. The CP and MP were detected by immunoblot analysis in rugose wood-affected grapevines. The MP could be detected in GVA-infected grapevines that tested negative for CP, both with CP antiserum and with a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. The study shows that detection of the nonstructural MP may be an effective means for serological detection of GVA infection in grapevines.     

Characterization of Beet Yellows Closterovirus-Specific RNAs in Infected Plants and Protoplasts

ABSTRACT Tetragonia expansa plants infected with a California isolate of beet yellows virus (BYV-60) contained multiple BYV-specific RNAs identified by Northern blot hybridization. These RNAs were identified by cDNA probes specific to six open reading frames (ORFs). One genomic RNA and five subgenomic (sg) RNAs representing the p65/p6.4, p64, p24, p22, and p21 ORFs were identified. A probe derived from the 3'-terminal ORF (p21) hybridized to each of the sgRNAs, indicating the RNAs are 3' coterminal. Hybridization with 5'- and 3'-end probes indicated that preparations of BYV particles contained the genomic RNA as well as two additional RNA molecules corresponding in size to the coat protein (CP) sgRNA and an unidentified RNA. A Chenopodium quinoa protoplast system also was used to study BYV replication. The temporal accumulation of BYV-specific RNAs and CP was investigated in protoplasts transfected with purified virion RNA. Accumulation of genomic plus-strand RNA was evident as early as 15 h postinoculation. The development of this protoplast system is significant for studies of closterovirus replication.     

甘薯潜隐病毒单克隆抗体的制备及初步鉴定

以原核表达的甘薯潜隐病毒(SPLV)的外壳蛋白(CP)为抗原免疫小鼠,经过细胞融合和亚克隆,筛选出2株稳定分泌抗SPLV CP的单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株(5B11-2和5G8-2),并分别制备了单克隆抗体腹水。间接ELISA结果表明,用SPLV CP包被酶联板,5B11-2和5G8-2单克隆抗体的效价均为1∶512 000;用感染SPLV的甘薯叶片汁液包被酶联板,2株单克隆抗体的效价均为1∶6 400。抗体类型及亚类鉴定结果表明,2株单克隆抗体均为IgG1、κ轻链。Western blot分析表明,2株单抗均能与SPLV CP和感染SPLV的甘薯叶片汁液有特异性反应。利用单克隆抗体建立的间接抗原包被ELISA(ACP-ELISA)检测SPLV方法,病叶1∶3 840倍稀释仍能检测到病毒。血清学和RT-PCR检测结果表明,制备的单克隆抗体可用于田间甘薯样品的检测。     

李属坏死环斑病毒怀柔分离物CP基因的克隆、原核表达及其抗血清制备

本研究通过RT-PCR技术获得了包含李属坏死环斑病毒怀柔分离物CP蛋白基因的DNA片段,构建了针对pET29a载体的两种表达质粒;〖JP2〗转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),并经IPTG诱导表达了带不同融合肽段的PNRSV1（25 ku）〖JP〗和PNRSV2（29 ku）融合蛋白。经过Ni NTA亲和柱与SDS PAGE分离纯化,获得大量表达融合蛋白,并免疫家兔制备了融合表达蛋白的特异性抗体。间接ELISA测定其效价分别为8×103和3.2×104。     

烟草丛顶病毒ORF1蛋白的多克隆抗体制备及应用

PCR扩增烟草丛顶病毒(Tobacco bushy top virus,TBTV)的ORF1序列并克隆到原核表达载体pEHISTEV中,转化大肠杆菌Rosetta菌株经IPTG诱导表达TBTV ORF1蛋白。利用切胶纯化的ORF1蛋白免疫新西兰大耳白兔制备并获得抗血清,间接ELISA检测效价为1:24 3000。经抗原亲和纯化从抗血清中得到特异性和灵敏度俱佳的ORF1多克隆抗体。Western blot分析显示,TBTV ORF1多克隆抗体既可以检测田间发病的烟草丛顶病样品中ORF1蛋白,也可检测在体内和体外翻译体系中的TBTV ORF1蛋白的表达。另外发现ORF2蛋白以ORF1延长蛋白的形式存在,根据ORF1和ORF2的重叠情况及潜在的七核苷酸滑动序列和下游的稳定二级结构,推测此ORF1延长蛋白是移码翻译产物。     

西瓜花叶病毒2号南瓜分离物的鉴定及其外壳蛋白基因序列分析

 利用电镜和酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA)在黑龙江省采集的南瓜病样中检测到西瓜花叶病毒2号(WMV-2)。再利用免疫PCR (IC-PCR)和反转录PCR (RT-PCR)方法,扩增获得其外壳蛋白(CP)基因片段,并克隆到pGEM-T载体中。核苷酸序列测定表明,该分离物CP基因全长为852个核苷酸,编码由284个氨基酸组成的31.8 kDa蛋白。与国外已报道的WMV-2 CP基因相比,其核苷酸序列同源性为92.2%~94.0%,由此推导的氨基酸序列同源性为94.5%~98.1%。与国内2个分离物相比,和山西分离物核苷酸和氨基酸的同源性都达到98.5%,和郑州分离物核苷酸和氨基酸的同源性分别为91.5%和95.0%。     

Identification of divergent variants of Grapevine virus A

Eight isolates of Grapevine virus A (GVA), which induced different symptoms in leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana, were recovered from various grapevines. The dsRNA patterns of two isolates, which consistently induced mild vein clearing (referred here as mild isolates of GVA) were similar, but different from those of other isolates of GVA. Analysis based on overall nucleotide (nt) sequence identity in the 3 terminal part of the GVA genome, comprising part of ORF3 (putative movement protein, MP), entire ORF4 (capsid protein, CP), entire ORF5 and part of 3 UTR, revealed that GVA isolates separate into three groups (I, II, III), sharing 91.0–99.8% nt sequence identity within groups and 78.0–89.3% nt sequence identity between groups. Mild isolates of the virus were group III and shared only 78.0–79.6% nt sequence identity with the other isolates. The comparison of predicted amino acid sequences for MP and CP revealed many amino acid alterations, revealing distinct local net charges of these proteins for mild isolates of the virus. Based on both conserved and divergent nt regions in the CP and ORF5, oligonucleotide primers were designed for the simultaneous RT-PCR detection of all GVA isolates and for the specific detection of the most divergent virus variants represented here by mild isolates of the virus.     

Biological and molecular characterization of Tomato spotted wilt Virus in Israel

Received April 24, 1997; received in final form June 29, 1997. Symptoms resembling tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) infections were documented among ornamental and vegetable crops in commercial greenhouses and open fields in Israel. Plants exhibiting these symptoms were collected from January 1992 to December 1996. Among cultivated plants analyzed for TSWV by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), 19 species representing five families were found to be infected; natural infection was also recorded in six plant species of weeds. Virus identity was characterized by host range, serology and electron microscopy. Serological reaction with the isolates, found in Israel, using antisera from different sources as well as the sequence analysis of the nucleocapsid gene, demonstrated that the Israeli isolates of TSWV are a member of tospovirus serogroup I, type I (BR-01 strain). No virus transmission was found in seeds collected from virus-infected vegetable and ornamental crops. A non-radioactive molecular probe derived from the cloned nucleocapsid isolate enables specific detection of the virus in crude sap from infected plants. The detection of TSWV in Israel constitutes a severe potential threat to the ornamental and vegetable industry.     

侵染扶桑的烟草花叶病毒分离物鉴定

从表现叶斑驳症状的扶桑病株上获得一病毒分离物,电镜下可见约300 nm×18 nm的杆状粒子,其与烟草花叶病毒抗血清呈明显的阳性反应,dsRNA约为6.4 kbp。根据烟草花叶病毒(tobacco.mosaic virus,TMV)的RNA序列设计引物,进行RT-PCR检测,扩增出约800 bp的预期特异片段。将PCR产物连接pMD18-T载体,转化大肠杆菌DH5α,得到了含有目的片段的重组子。序列分析表明,与周雪平等报道的序列(GenBank AJ011933.1)同源性达99％。通过生物学、病毒粒子观察、血清学以及分子生物学实验结果,确定该病毒分离物为TMV。     

Transmission by Olpidium brassicae of Mirafiori lettuce virus and Lettuce big-vein virus, and Their Roles in Lettuce Big-Vein Etiology

ABSTRACT Big-vein disease occurs on lettuce worldwide in temperate conditions; the causal agent has been presumed to be Lettuce big-vein virus (LBVV), genus Varicosavirus, vectored by the soilborne fungus Olpidium brassicae. Recently, the role of LBVV in the etiology of big-vein disease has been questioned because a second soilborne virus, Mirafiori lettuce virus (MiLV), genus Ophiovirus, has been found frequently in big-vein-affected lettuce. LBVV and MiLV, detectable and distinguishable by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using specific antisera, were tested for their ability to be transmitted from lettuce to lettuce by mechanical inoculation of sap extracts, or by zoospores of O. brassicae, and to cause big-vein disease. Both viruses were mechanically transmissible from lettuce to herbaceous hosts and to lettuce, but very erratically. LBVV was transmitted by O. brassicae but lettuce infected with only this virus never showed symptoms. MiLV was transmitted in the same manner, and lettuce infected with this virus alone consistently developed big-vein symptoms regardless of the presence or absence of LBVV. With repeated mechanical transmission, isolates of both viruses appeared to lose the ability to be vectored, and MiLV appeared to lose the ability to cause big-vein symptoms. The recovery of MiLV (Mendocino isolate, from Cali-fornia) from stored O. brassicae resting spores puts the earliest directly demonstrable existence of MiLV at 1990.     

百合斑驳病毒外壳蛋白基因原核表达、抗血清制备及其应用

为了建立百合斑驳病毒(Lily mottle virus,LMoV)的快速检测方法,采用RT-PCR方法从感染LMoV的百合叶片中克隆该病毒的外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因,然后连接到原核表达载体pET28a(+)上,导入大肠杆菌Escherichia coliBL21(DE3)并诱导表达,以表达的重组蛋白为抗原制备该病毒的抗血清。结果显示:LMoVCP全长为822 bp,编码274个氨基酸;SDS-PAGE及Western blot检测结果表明,经IPTG诱导得到了分子量约为34 kD带有HIS标签的目的蛋白;用该蛋白制备的抗血清经间接ELISA和Western blot检测结果显示,其效价为1∶51 200,具有较高的特异性,可用于感染LMoV百合的检测,其检测结果与RT-PCR检测结果一致。     

马铃薯A病毒CP基因的克隆与序列分析

利用根据马铃薯A病毒 (PVA)外壳蛋白 (CP)基因序列设计合成的一对引物 ,以带毒植物总RNA为模板 ,RT-PCR扩增得到长 0.8kb的目的片段。将目的片段转入大肠杆菌并进行了序列测定。测序结果与PVA其他分离物CP基因序列比较 ,发现其核苷酸同源性最高可达 99%。依据CP序列建立了PVA病毒的系统进化树并对PVA不同分离物CP氨基酸序列差异性做了分析     

表达dsRNA的细菌提取液可抑制黄瓜花叶病毒对烟草的侵染

 利用RT-PCR分别克隆了CMV P3613株系的RNA2片段、MP(movement protein)基因片段及CMV AN株系的CP(coat protein)基因片段。以CP基因为中间间隔序列,分别构建了含有RNA2片段和MP基因反向重复片段的原核表达载体。体外转录试验表明:两个载体转录后都能形成预期大小的dsRNA。经过IPTG诱导,在大肠杆菌HT115(DE3)菌株中可表达产生预期大小的核酸片段,经DNase和RNaseA消化处理,证实为dsRNA。将表达病毒基因dsRNA的细菌超声破碎后处理烟草,进行保护和治疗试验,结果表明:表达CMV MP基因和RNA2片段dsRNA的细菌破碎液能够诱导烟草对CMV产生抗性。接种病毒60d后,保护效果试验病株率分别为45%和60%,治疗效果试验病株率分别为75%和85%,而其他对照发病率均为100%。本研究结果证明了利用RNA沉默的原理,构建具有反向重复序列的原核表达载体,用细菌表达dsRNA的粗提取物可防治CMV对烟草的侵染。     

葡萄A病毒外壳蛋白原核表达及抗血清制备

 葡萄A病毒（Grapevine virus A,GVA）为线性病毒科（Flexiviridae）葡萄病毒属（Vitivirus）的代表种,是葡萄皱木复合病（rugose wood complex disease）的重要病原之一,可引起葡萄嫁接成活率下降、春季萌芽延迟、生长减弱甚至衰退死亡等危害\[1,2\]。GVA为线状单链RNA病毒,基因组共编码5个开放阅读框（ORF1\|5）,其中ORF4 编码外壳蛋白（coat protein, CP）,是病毒粒子包裹和系统移动所必需的功能蛋白\[3,4\]。GVA自然寄主为葡萄,机械摩擦可侵染本氏烟等草本寄主\[2\],由于嫁接和无性繁殖材料调运等因素造成该病毒远距离传播,目前在世界多个国家和地区均有发生。