作者: Kishore Dey , Wayne Borth , Michael Melzer , Ming-Li Wang , John Hu
DOI: 10.3390/V7030969
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摘要: Higher plants use RNA silencing to defend against viral infections. As a counter defense, plant viruses have evolved proteins that suppress silencing. Mealybug wilt of pineapple (MWP), an important disease pineapple, has been associated with at least three distinct viruses, Pineapple mealybug virus -1, -2, and -3 (PMWaV-1, -3). Selected open reading frames (ORFs) PMWaV-1 PMWaV-2 were screened for their local systemic suppressor activities in Agrobacterium-mediated transient assays using green fluorescent protein (GFP) Nicotiana benthamiana. Results indicate utilizes multiple-component suppression mechanism. Two proteins, p20 CP, target both N. benthamiana, while the p22 CPd only In related PMWaV-1, we found one encoded p61, had activity. Of all tested from suppressed induced by double-stranded (dsRNA), but when low levels inducing dsRNA used. None analyzed could interfere short distance spread We examined mechanism activity investigating effect PMWaV-2-encoded CP on secondary siRNAs. Our results suggest block signal repressing production also demonstrate enhanced pathogenicity Potato X