Molecular characterization of the CP gene and 3'UTR of Chilli veinal mottle virus from South and Southeast Asia

Twenty-four isolates of Chilli veinal mottle virus (ChiVMV) from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Thailand were analysed to determine their genetic relatedness. Pathogenicity of virus isolates was confirmed by induction of systemic mosaic and/or necrotic ringspot symptoms on Capsicum annuum after mechanical inoculation. The 3' terminal sequences of the viral genomic RNA were determined. The coat protein (CP) coding regions ranged from 858 to 864 nucleotides and the 3' untranslated regions (3'UTR) from 275 to 289 nucleotides in length. All isolates had the inverted repeat sequence GUGGNNNCCAC in the 3'UTR. The DAG motif, conserved in aphid-transmitted potyviruses, was observed in all isolates. All 24 isolates were considered as belonging to ChiVMV because of their high CP amino acid and nucleotide identity (more than 94·8 and 89·5%, respectively) with the reported ChiVMV isolates including the pepper vein banding virus (PVBV), the chilli vein-banding mottle virus (CVbMV) and the CVbMV Chiengmai isolate (CVbMV-CM1). Based on phylogenetic analysis, ChiVMV isolates including all 24 isolates tested, PVBV, CVbMV and CVbMV-CM1 can be classified into three groups. In addition, a conserved region of 204 amino acids with more than 90·2% identity was identified in the C terminal of the CP gene of ChiVMV and Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV), and may explain the serological cross reaction between these two viruses. The conserved region may also provide useful information for developing transgenic resistance to both ChiVMV and PVMV.     

Biological, serological, and molecular variabilities of clover yellow vein virus

ABSTRACT A comparative study was made on the host reactions, serological properties, and nucleotide sequences of the coat protein (CP) gene of 10 clover yellow vein virus (C1YVV) isolates and one bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV) isolate collected from different host plant species and locations in Japan. Two strains of C1YVV isolates, grouped on the basis of host reactions on Chenopodium amaranticolor, C. quinoa, Nicotianaclevelandii, N. benthamiana, Vicia faba, and Trifolium repens, corresponded to two serotypes determined by double-antibody sandwich- and triple-antibody sandwich-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using three polyclonal and nine monoclonal antibodies. These results were also confirmed by nucleotide sequence analysis of the CP gene. The CP gene of C1YVV isolates of strain 1, including the Australian isolate C1YVV-B, had 93 to 98% nucleotide identities and 97 to 99.6% amino acid identities. The CP of C1YVV isolates of strain 2, including the New Zealand isolate C1YVV-NZ, had 92 to 98% nucleotide identities and 95 to 98% amino acid identities. The nucleotide identities and the amino acid identities between the two C1YVV strains were 82 to 84%, and 90 to 94%, respectively. When compared with the CP sequences of 12 C1YVV isolates, the CP sequence of the BYMV isolate had 71 to 73% nucleotide identity and 73 to 77% amino acid identity. Amino acid sequence differences among C1YVV isolates from strains 1 and 2 were located mostly at the N-terminal regions of the CP. Our results indicated that the C1YVV isolates studied could be separated into two strains on the basis of host reactions, serology, and the nucleotide sequence of the CP gene.     

小麦黄色花叶病毒不同分离物外壳蛋白(CP)基因序列的比较分析

 核苷酸序列分析结果表明,小麦黄色花叶病毒(W YMV)不同分离物的外壳蛋白基因存在一定的差异。邓州分离物CP基因在其31~33nt处均缺失了3个核苷酸,其余分离物与潢川分离物及日本分离物长度一致,均为882nt。不同分离物CP基因核苷酸序列同源性为97.3%~98.9%,由此推导的氨基酸序列同源性为97.6%~99.3%,外壳蛋白N末端的110个氨基酸和C末端的55个氨基酸在各个分离物间是高度保守的。潢川分离物有5个氨基酸与其它5个分离物明显不同。WYMV不同分离物外壳蛋白序列分析结果进一步确认了WYMV与WSSMV为Bymovirus属的2种不同病毒。     

Molecular and biological characterization of Cowpea mild mottle virus isolates infecting soybean in Brazil and evidence of recombination

The biological and molecular characterization of six isolates of a new Cowpea mild mottle virus strain (CPMMV; Carlavirus, Betaflexiviridae) are reported. Soybean plants with mosaic and stem necrosis were collected in Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais states, Brazil. Complete genomes of the CPMMV isolates are 8180–8198 nucleotides (nt) long, excluding the 3′‐polyadenylated tail, and have 67–68% nt sequence identity with a Ghana isolate of CPMMV, the only CPMMV isolate for which the genome has previously been sequenced. The replicase has only 60–61% nt sequence identity with the Ghana CPMMV isolate, and the coat protein (CP) is highly conserved (79% nt sequence identity and 95–96% amino acid sequence identity). The high CP identity and the phylogenetic analyses supported the classification of the Brazilian isolates as CPMMV. Biological and molecular differences with the Ghana CPMMV isolate were found and indicated that the six isolates represent a distinct CPMMV strain denominated as CPMMV‐BR. Furthermore, it is shown that recombination occurred mainly in the polymerase gene, and may occur less frequently in other regions of the CPMMV genome.     

Analysis of the coat protein gene of Indian <Emphasis Type="Italic">Potato virus X</Emphasis> isolates for identification of strain groups and determination of the complete genome sequence of two isolates

Complete coat protein (CP) gene sequences of 66 Potato virus X (PVX) isolates were sequenced and compared with other PVX isolates. The CP gene of these isolates shared 93.9–100.0 % and 97.0–100.0 % identities among them at nucleotide and amino acid sequence level, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis with isolates of known PVX strain groups showed that all 66 isolates were found in clade I (strain groups 1, 3 and 4) and none of them in Clade II (strain groups 2 and 4). The Indian isolates had the 714 bp coat protein gene and were closer to clade I isolates with 92.9–99.5 % identities and distantly related to Clade II isolates (74.2 to 80.0 % identities). Hence, these isolates may belong to either of the strain groups 1, 3 and 4. A threonine residue at position 122 and glutamine residue at position 78 were found conserved in all the Indian isolates suggesting that these isolates cannot overcome Rx1gene and Nx gene mediated resistance, characteristic of group 1 and 3. However, unique amino acid substitutions were observed in Indian isolates and further studies are required to ascertain their role in symptom expression, virulence and host range. In addition, whole genome sequences of two isolates one each from Jalandhar (Punjab) and Kufri (Himachal Pradesh) were also determined. They were 6435 nts long with five ORFs and shared 81.4–97.2 % identities to clade I isolates from USA, Russia, India, Iran, China, Japan, Taiwan and 77.0 to 77.5 % identities with clade II isolates from Peru.     

番木瓜环斑病毒南瓜分离物外壳蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

利用电镜和酶联免疫法在云南省采集到的5份南瓜病样中检测到番木瓜环斑病毒(Papayaring spot virus,PRSV)。为了进一步从分子水平确定云南省南瓜病毒病原种类,并为下一步转基因育种提供抗性基因,采用反转录PCR(RT-PCR)方法扩增了5个分离物的外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因片段,并克隆到pGEM-T载体中。核苷酸序列测定表明,番木瓜环斑病毒石屏分离物(PRSV-SP)和番木瓜环斑病毒蒙自分离物(PRSV-MZ)的CP基因长873nt,编码290个氨基酸,番木瓜环斑病毒峨山分离物(PRSV-ES)、番木瓜环斑病毒版纳分离物(PRSV-BN)和番木瓜环斑病毒宾川分离物(PRSV-BC),3个分离物CP基因长867nt,编码288个氨基酸。PRSV5个分离物核苷酸序列的同源性在94%以上,氨基酸序列的同源性在96%以上。与国内外17个分离物相比,核苷酸序列同源性为89.6%~98.7%,氨基酸序列同源性为86.5%~99.6%。其中PRSV-SP和来自于越南分离物PRSV-V47无论是核苷酸序列,还是氨基酸序列同源性都达到了最高,而5个分离物与来自于巴西(PRSV-BR)、美国(PRSV-USA)、墨西哥(PRSV-Y)核苷酸序列同源性均低于90%。     

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.     

Molecular variability of Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus in Shaanxi,China

Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus (ACLSV) is one of the latent viruses that occur in apple orchards worldwide but usually without visible symptoms. In 2010–2012, a total of 550 apple leaf samples from 12 different major apple-producing areas in Shaanxi, China, were tested by serological assay for ACLSV; the results revealed an infection level of 51.5 %. Because of the known variability in the putative amino acid sequences of the coat protein (CP), and thus the potential for non-detection by serological assay, the molecular variability of isolates of ACLSV collected in Shaanxi was analyzed using PCR and compared with isolates from the rest of the world. Sequences of 504 nt corresponding to 87 % of the CP gene of 12 isolates were acquired by RT-PCR and deposited in GenBank with the accession numbers KF134387–KF134298. Comparisons of the partial CP gene sequences of these 12 isolates as well as isolates previously reported in the world revealed the pairwise identities ranging from 68.9–99.8 % and 73.8–100 % at the nucleotide and amino acid level, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis based on these nucleotide sequences showed that the 72 isolates deposited in GenBank fell into three groups (P205, B6 and Ta Tao 5 Group). Our 12 ACLSV isolates were separated into the P205 and B6 groups, respectively. Multiple alignment analysis of the amino acid sequences of CP revealed that there was a combination of six amino acids at positions 40, 59, 75, 86, 130 and 184 in isolates from each group that could be used to distinguish among the three groups. Two recombination events were identified from all isolates by recombination analysis, and three ACLSV isolates collected in this study participated in these two events. Our results show that molecular variation was present in isolates of ACLSV collected in Shaanxi province and this may reflect introductions of the virus associated with different sources of germplasm.     

苹果茎痘病毒在山楂中的首次鉴定与序列分析

山楂是我国重要的果树,但山楂病毒的相关研究较少.本研究通过高通量测序及生物信息学分析首次在山楂样品中发现苹果茎痘病毒(apple stem pitting virus,ASPV).利用RT-PCR和cDNA末端快速扩增技术对ASPV山楂分离物全长序列进行扩增,结果表明,ASPV山楂分离物基因组全长由9 290个核苷酸组...     

Genetic variability and evolutionary dynamics of tomato black ring virus population

Tomato black ring virus (TBRV) is an important pathogen infecting a wide range of plant species worldwide. Phylogenetic studies of TBRV have already been conducted, although limited by the use of short genomic regions or a reduced amount of isolates. In the present study, we carried out an exhaustive phylogenetic and population genetic analysis based on the coat protein gene (CP) sequence of 57 TBRV isolates originating from different host plants and European geographic regions (47 isolates from Poland, 8 from Lithuania, one from the UK, and one from Hungary). Moreover, the selective pressure acting on particular codons and coevolution of amino acid residues in the CP were analysed. The results clearly showed that the TBRV population is being shaped by recombination and both positive and purifying selection. The analyses revealed that the placement of TBRV isolates in the phylogenetic trees was nonrandom, with isolates clustering according to host plant families and geographic origin.     

西瓜花叶病毒2号新疆昌吉分离物外壳蛋白基因核苷酸序列分析

 利用RT-PCR从新疆昌吉地区表现花叶、疱斑、扭曲等症状的南瓜病株上检测到西瓜花叶病毒2号新疆昌吉分离物(简称WMV-2-XJ-CJ),并测定了该分离物外壳蛋白(CP)基因序列。序列分析表明,新疆昌吉分离物CP基因全长850个核苷酸,编码197个氨基酸。与国内外报道的12个WMV-2CP基因相比,其核苷酸序列同源性为92.6%~98.3%,由此推导的氨基酸序列同源性为94.7%~99.3%。新疆昌吉分离物在CP N'端可变区明显不同于国内外报道的核苷酸序列。WMV-2新疆昌吉分离物与日本和郑州分离物较其它国家和地区的分离物多出6个核苷酸,但其核苷酸及其推导的氨基酸序列差异较大。新疆昌吉分离物外壳蛋白有2个氨基酸残基明显不同于其它分离物,其中蚜传株系的特征结构域DAG突变为DAE。     

一个马铃薯X病毒分离物的外壳蛋白基因序列分析与株系鉴定

对山东省侵染马铃薯的一个马铃薯X病毒(PVX)分离物PVX—SD1的外壳蛋白(CP)基因进行了克隆和序列分析。以提纯的病毒RNA为模板，应用RT-PCR扩增目的基因，通过常规的基因克隆法将扩增的CP基因导入pUC19载体，测序。结果表明，PVX—SD1的CP基因长719bp，可编码248个氨基酸；与Gen—Bank中报道的15个有代表性的株系或分离物相比较，核苷酸同源性在80．1％-99．7％，氨基酸同源性在89．8％-100％；与欧洲株系UK3仅1个核苷酸不同，同源性为99．7％，氨基酸同源性达100％，表明它们可能为同一株系，属于X^3组．     

Characterization of Hungarian isolates of zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV,potyvirus) transmitted by seeds of Cucurbita pepo var Styriaca

Zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) has emerged as an important pathogen of cucurbits within the last few years in Hungary. The Hungarian isolates show a high biological variability, have specific nucleotide and amino acid sequences in the N-terminal region of coat protein and form a distinct branch in the phylogenetic tree. The virus is spread very efficiently in the field by several aphid species in a non-persistent manner. It can be transmitted by seed in holl-less seeded oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo (L) var Styriaca), although at a very low rate. Three isolates from seed transmission assay experiments were chosen and their nucleotide sequences of coat proteins have been compared with the available CP sequences of ZYMV. According to the sequence analysis, the Hungarian isolates belong to the Central European branch in the phylogenetic tree and, together with the ZYMV isolates from Austria and Slovenia, share specific amino acids at positions 16, 17, 27 and 37 which are characteristic only to these isolates. The phylogenetic tree suggests the common origin of distantly distributed isolates which can be attributed to widespread seed transmission.     

Genetic diversity of Potato virus Y infecting tobacco crops in China

Genetic variability of Potato virus Y (PVY) isolates infecting potato has been characterized but little is known about genetic diversity of PVY isolates infecting tobacco crops. In this study, PVY isolates were collected from major tobacco-growing areas in China and single-lesion isolates were produced by serial inoculation on Chenopodium amaranticolor. Most isolates (88%) caused systemic veinal necrosis symptoms in tobacco. Of these, 16 isolates contained a PVY(O)-like coat protein (CP) and PVY(N)-like helper component proteinase (HC-pro) and, in this respect, were similar to the PVY(N-Wi), PVY(N:O), and PVY-HN2 isolates characterized from potato in Europe, the United States, and China, respectively; two isolates contained a PVY(O)-like HC-pro and a PVY(N)-like CP; another two isolates had recombination junctions in the CP-encoding region. Both the HC-pro and CP of PVY were under negative selection as a whole; however, seven amino acids in HC-pro and six amino acids in CP were under positive selection. Selection pressures differed between the subpopulations of PVY distinguished by phylogenetic analysis of HC-pro and CP sequences. When PVY isolates from potato were included, no host-specific clustering of the PVY isolates was observed in phylogenetic and nucleotide diversity analyses, suggesting frequent spread of PVY isolates between potato and tobacco crops in the field.     

来源于砂梨和桃的苹果褪绿叶斑病毒分离物部分CP基因和3′端非翻译区的序列分析

 苹果褪绿叶斑病毒（Apple chlorotic leaf spot virus, ACLSV）是引起果树病害的一种重要病毒。ACLSV寄主范围广、发生较普遍,可侵染苹果、梨等仁果类果树和桃、扁桃、李、樱桃、杏等核果类果树,据报道我国梨产区感染ACLSV达80%以上。ACLSV引起植物症状的类型与寄主种类、病毒株系有关。ACLSV为线形病毒科（Betaflexiviridae）、纤毛病毒属（Trichovirus）的代表成员^［1］。ACLSV的CP相对比较保守,研究表明不同的ACLSV分离物的CP基因具有序列多样性,存在分子变异^［2～5］,CP基因分子特性的研究可为ACLSV株系划分提供依据。来源于欧洲、亚洲和北美的桃、李等核果类果树,以及苹果寄主上的ACLSV分离物的分子变异报道较多^［2,3,5］,来源于梨寄主上的ACLSV分子变异研究较少^［4,5］。     

百合斑驳病毒云南分离物 全基因组序列分析及CP结构预测

 对云南嵩明百合上发生的百合斑驳病毒(Lily mottle virus, LMoV)进行全基因组序列测定及分析,并对LMoV嵩明分离物(LMoV-SMi1、LMoV-SMi2)和玉溪分离物(LMoV-YXi1、LMoV-YXi2)外壳蛋白(coat protein,CP)基因进行序列比较,发现云南的LMoV分为2个类群,玉溪分离物属于种群I,嵩明分离物属于种群II。2个类群间的核苷酸和氨基酸同源性分别为86.7%~89.5%、90.1%~92.7%,玉溪分离物和嵩明分离物相比,cp基因发生了3个核苷酸的缺失。对国内外LMoV所有分离物的cp基因氨基酸序列进行系统进化分析,结果表明所有LMoV分离物可划分为2个种群,种群I分离物较种群II分离物几乎均存在1个苏氨酸缺失的差异。此外,对LMoV-SMi2的CP相关特性和空间结构进行了初步预测,认为该蛋白为球状,具有较强的表面可能性,不存在跨膜区域,大多数区域能够形成主要的抗原决定簇,主要集中在aa12-22、aa31-42、aa83-99、aa179-191、aa215-223、aa249-259区段,可作为制备抗血清选择抗原的参考。LMoV-SMi2和LMoV-YXi1在二级结构和三级结构上存在一定的差异,但总体空间结构差异不大。     

葡萄浆果内坏死病毒变种类型1分离物全长基因组序列分析

正近年来,随着高通量测序技术的运用,国内陆续发现和报道了一些新的葡萄病毒~([1～4]),但由于尚缺乏相关的基础性研究及防治措施,给葡萄产业的健康发展带来一定影响。其中,葡萄浆果内坏死病毒(Grapevine berry inner necrosis virus,GINV)为2016年国内新报道的葡萄病毒,可引起一些葡萄砧木和品种产生褪绿斑驳和环斑症状,造成严重     

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。