Screening of banana bunchy top virus through multiplex PCR approach

Bunchy top disease caused by the banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) is a serious disease in hill banana. Detection of the BBTV infection in the planting material could help in the effective management of the disease. An attempt was made to develop a sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and multiplex PCR-based method for detection of BBTV in hill banana. DNA was isolated from the experimental plants at third and sixth months after planting. Multiplex PCR was done with Coat Protein (CP) and Replicase (Rep) gene-specific primer, and banana ethylene insensitive like protein (EISL) primer as internal control to identify failure in PCR reaction. This study revealed that multiplex PCR is effective for BBTV screening in hill banana with the advantage of overcoming the false positive in PCR amplification.     

Field evaluation of micropropagated bananas derived from plants containing Banana Bunchy-Top Virus

Micropropagated bananas derived from Banana Bunchy-Top Virus (BBTV) infected plants, but displaying no symptoms of the disease, were established in the field. They were grown for three years and produced a plant crop and ratoon crops. No disease symptoms were observed. There was uncertainty as to whether

感染BBTV香蕉叶片cDNA文库的构建及评价

为了研究香蕉束顶病毒与香蕉寄主致病的互作分子机制,本文报道利用Make Your Own“Mate＆Plate^TM”Library System试剂盒成功构建感染BBTV香蕉叶片的cDNA文库。通过改良CTAB法提取感染BBTV香蕉叶片的总RNA,采用SMART法反转录合成双链cDNA,经SfiI酶切并去除短片段之后,与经同样酶切的pGADT7-SfiI载体连接,利用电转法将重组载体转化到大肠杆菌宿主细胞中,获得初级cDNA文库,最后以初级文库100万克隆为基数扩增,得到扩增文库并提取质粒。结果得到库容量大于2.0×10⁶的初级文库,检测表明文库cDNA插入片段长度主要分布在700~2 000 bp,文库重组率为87.5％。结果表明,该文库质量较好,可用于后续酵母双杂交互作蛋白筛选试验,本研究为开展病毒与寄主互作的研究奠定基础。     

香蕉束顶病毒DNA组分2、3的启动子区的组织特异性分析

香蕉束顶病毒（BBTV）基因组至少由6个大小约为1.0-1.1kb的单链环状DNA组分所组成,每一个DNA组分包含编码区与非编码区。本文在前人的研究基础上进一步了解BBTV DNA组分启动子的功能。首先根据BBTV 海南分离物的全序列,通过常规PCR扩增出长为540bp的 BBTV DNA3组分启动子序列BV3.1,同时通过重叠PCR扩增出646bp的DNA2与DNA3组分非编码区拼接的重组启动子序列BV23,分别替代pBI121 35S启动子序列与gus基因进行融合,构建植物表达载体pBIBV3.1、pBIBV23。农杆菌介导转化获得的pBIBV3.1转基因烟草经GUS化学组织染色后,在其叶片的叶脉处检测到微弱的GUS活性,证实了DNA3组分的韧皮部特异表达活性;而pBIBV23转基因烟草,其叶片经GUS组织化学染色后,在叶肉、叶缘及一些叶脉上检测到弱GUS活性,这表明由BV23驱动的gus基因在烟草中类似于组成型表达,则DNA2组分转录方式可能有异于DNA3组分。     

香蕉束顶病毒研究进展

香蕉束顶病毒(Bananabunchytopvirus,BBTV)是引起香蕉束顶病害(Bananabunchytopdisease,BBTD)的病毒,它严重地危害了香蕉的生产。综述了近年来香蕉束顶病毒的分离提纯方法,株系划分以及分类地位,较为全面的介绍了BBTV病毒基因组分结构和各组分编码蛋白的功能等,并提出了目前需要进一步澄清的问题。     

Cleavage of the Babuvirus Movement Protein B4 into Functional Peptides Capable of Host Factor Conjugation is Required for Virulence

Banana bunchy top virus(BBTV) poses a serious danger to banana crops worldwide. BBTV-encoded protein B4 is a determinant of pathogenicity. However, the relevant molecular mechanisms underlying its effects remain unknown. In this study, we found that a functional peptide could be liberated from protein B4, likely via proteolytic processing. Site-directed mutagenesis indicated that the functional processing of protein B4 is required for its pathogenic effects, including dwarfism and sterility, in plants. The released protein fragment targets host proteins, such as the large subunit of RuBisCO(RbcL)and elongation factor 2(EF2), involved in protein synthesis. Therefore, the peptide released from B4(also a precursor) may act as a non-canonical modifier to influence host–pathogen interactions involving BBTV and plants.     

香蕉束顶病毒研究新进展

介绍香蕉束顶病毒从发现到诊断和检测,从分子生物学研究到抗病毒基因工程,探究香蕉束顶病毒100多年的研究历程,为香蕉束顶病毒的深入研究和有效防治奠定了坚实的基础。     

Differential expression of pathogenesis-related proteins and defense enzymes in banana: interaction between endophytic bacteria,Banana bunchy top virus and Pentalonia nigronervosa

Banana bunchy top disease caused by Banana bunchy top virus is the most serious viral disease of banana and plantain worldwide. The virus is transmitted by the aphid vector Pentalonia nigronervosa in a persistent manner. This paper deals with the effect of the interaction between plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria, Banana bunchy top virus, and the banana aphid Pentalonia nigronervosa in the expression of Pathogenesis-related proteins (PR-proteins) and defense enzymes in banana. The existence of virus in the aphids was confirmed by ELISA, DIBA and PCR. PCR could amplify 1100-bp replicase gene of BBTV from viruliferous aphids. A significant increase in the enzymatic activity of all measured PR proteins and defense enzymes, as compared to control plants, was seen in the plants inoculated with endophytic bacteria and challenged with viruliferous aphids. Native gel electrophoresis revealed expression of more isoforms of PR proteins viz., peroxidase and chitinase in the banana plants challenged with mixtures of plant growth promoting endophytic bacteria and viruliferous aphids. Enhanced activity of a PR-2 protein viz., β-1,3-glucanase was also noticed in the viruliferous aphids infested plants. Some of the defense-related enzymes viz., Polyphenol oxidase and Phenylalanine ammonia lyase and phenolic compounds were also upregulated, up to 5 days after aphid infestation and thereafter there was a reduction in the enzymatic activity. Thus, there exist a differential accumulation of PR proteins and defense-related enzymes, when there is tri-tropic interaction between endophytic bacteria, virus, and insect and the role of the endophytic bacteria in the defense mechanisms against insect pests needs to be elucidated.     

香蕉束顶病毒nsp酵母双杂交诱饵质粒的构建及自激活验证

香蕉束顶病毒(Banana bunchy top virus,BBTV)DNA6编码的核穿梭蛋白(nuclear shuttle protein,NSP)在病毒的侵染、复制、运输中起重要作用。为了利用酵母双杂交系统研究BBTV DNA6与寄主香蕉蛋白的互作,本实验利用两对引物的PCR扩增得到BBTV -nsp片段,混合各自PCR产物进行熔化退火可得到1/4两端含有EcoRⅠ和BamHⅠ的酶切位点序列的DNA产物,将目的片段连接到酵母双杂交系统的pGBKT7诱饵载体中,成功获得pGBKT7-nsp,并将重组质粒pGBKT7-nsp转化入Y2H Gold酵母菌株中进行毒性检测和自激活验证。结果表明,pGBKT7-nsp没有自激活活性,同时对酵母细胞也无毒性,符合酵母双杂交诱饵质粒的要求,可用于下一步的蛋白互作实验。     

香蕉束顶病毒DNA组分6的克隆和序列分析

香蕉束顶病(banana bunchy top disease,BBTD)是香蕉生产上重要的病害之一,它威胁着世界约1/4香蕉产区的生产[1].到1998年7月,世界上报道发生该病害的国家和地区达20多个,遍及亚洲、南太平洋地区和少数非洲国家.