江苏水稻黑条矮缩病毒S10的cDNA克隆序列分析

从来自江苏连云港并在本实验室保存的水稻黑条矮缩病毒接种的病株玉米中提取dsRNA ,采用改进的单引物扩增技术获得了病毒基因组片段S10的cDNA克隆并测定了其全序列。结果表明S10全长 180 1bp ,含有一个ORF ,组织结构与日本报道的RBSDV基本一致 ,核苷酸和推导的氨基酸序列与MRDV的相似性分别为 87.5 %和92 .6 % ,与RBSDV的相似性分别为 93.3%和 96 .4%。该研究也为病毒dsRNA克隆和序列分析奠定了基础     

水稻黑条矮缩病毒基因组片段S7的cDNA克隆及全序列分析

应用RTPCR技术克隆了2个水稻黑条矮缩病毒 (rice blackstreaked dwarf virus,RBSDV)中国分离物,即浙江分离物和河北分离物的基因组片段S7,并测定了他们的全序列。结果表明：RBSDV浙江分离物(RBSDVZj)基因组片段S7全长2193nts(EMBL登录号为AJ297427),RBSDV河北分离物基因组片段S7全长2190nts(EMBL登录号为AJ297428),二者均含有两个开放阅读框(open reading frame,ORF),分别编码约41kD和36kD多肽,2个中国分离物核苷酸同源性高达99%,相应的ORF编码的多肽同源性分别为100%和94.4%,与日本RBSDV基因组片段S7核苷酸同源性为93.4%和93.8%,相应ORF编码的多肽同源性分别为98.1%(ORF1)、96.5%和97.8%(ORF2),与意大利MRDV S6核苷酸同源性为85.1%和85.3%,相应多肽同源性分别为92.3%(ORF1)、85.5%和86.8%(ORF2)。     

Impact of 9 years of Bt-maize cultivation on the distribution of maize viruses

This study assesses the effect of Bt-maize on the distribution of maize viruses. Random surveys were conducted in Spain between 2001 and 2006 to evaluate the occurrence of maize viruses in Bt-maize cultivation areas and in areas where this crop had not been introduced. Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV) was the predominant virus in Bt-areas, and Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV) was the most predominant one in non-Bt-areas, with MRDV an emergent virus in both types of areas. A decline in the occurrence of MDMV and an increase in that of Sugarcane mosaic virus was observed in Bt-areas. Additionally, data obtained over 6 years in experimental fields showed non-significant differences between the infection rates exhibited by two generations of Bt varieties and the non-transformed isogenics varieties for any of the viruses. Our data suggest that differences in virus distribution are linked to the genetic background of the maize varieties and the distribution of virus reservoirs rather than to Bt-maize cultivation.     

The virome of maize rough dwarf disease: Molecular genome diversification,phylogeny and selection

The main threat to maize production in the Mediterranean area is maize rough dwarf disease (MRDD) caused by Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV). The analysis of virus diversification is necessary to assess the risk of MRDD outbreaks. We analysed the virome of MRDD by next-generation sequencing using pooled samples prepared from maize plants collected in Spain between 1999 and 2017. This yielded the sequences of all 10 genomic segments from six MRDV isolates plus an additional variant of S5 in one sample. Five of the genomes were 29,145 nucleotides (nt) in length, and the other was 3 nt longer. The six genomes were AT rich with low codon usage bias and the 13 open reading frames (ORFs) showed low potential expression levels. The highest expression levels were predicted for ORFs encoding the non-structural proteins P6, P5-1 and P9-1, and the structural protein P10. There was a strong correlation between higher level expression and T-ended codons, which were the most over-represented class. The concatenate and three individual segments (S3, S6 and S7) each formed a monophyletic group, whereas the remaining segments split into two groups with different clustering relationships relative to two other European MRDV isolates. The MRDV virome showed certain temporal and geographical diversification, but several proteins were highly conserved, especially P7-2. Three significant recombination hotspots were identified among genomic segments and four within segments. The ORFs encoding structural proteins appear under greater purifying selection.     

水稻黑条矮缩病毒第七号片段的cDNA克隆及其在大肠杆菌中的表达

运用RT-PCR技术,根据玉米粗缩病毒S6的末端序列设计引物,从玉米粗缩病感病材料中克隆得到一条2.2kb长的cDNA片段,序列分析表明,该片段全长2193bp,含两个开放阅读框,分别编码41.0kD和36.3kD的多肽。序列分析结果表明,该cDNA片段及其编码产物与水稻黑条矮缩病毒S7的cDNA序列及编码产物存在最高的相似性,推测该cDNA片段为水稻黑条矮缩病毒的S7片段,而不是玉米粗缩病毒的S6。分别将该片段的两个阅读框克隆到原核表达载体pET21d及pGEXKG中,经IPTG诱导后,两种蛋白均得到了高效的表达。表达产物回收后制备并得到了高效价的抗血清。     

Characterization of Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus- and Rice Stripe Virus-Derived siRNAs in Singly and Doubly Infected Insect Vector Laodelphax striatellus

Replication of RNA viruses in insect cells triggers an antiviral defense that is mediated by RNA interference (RNAi) which generates viral-derived small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). However, it is not known whether an antiviral RNAi response is also induced in insects by reoviruses, whose double-stranded RNA genome replication is thought to occur within core particles. Deep sequencing of small RNAs showed that when the small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus) was infected by Rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV) (Reoviridae; Fijivirus), more viral-derived siRNAs accumulated than when the vector insect was infected by Rice stripe virus (RSV), a negative single-stranded RNA virus. RBSDV siRNAs were predominantly 21 and 22 nucleotides long and there were almost equal numbers of positive and negative sense. RBSDV siRNAs were frequently generated from hotspots in the 5′- and 3′-terminal regions of viral genome segments but these hotspots were not associated with any predicted RNA secondary structures. Under laboratory condition, L. striatellus can be infected simultaneously with RBSDV and RSV. Double infection enhanced the accumulation of particular genome segments but not viral coat protein of RBSDV and correlated with an increase in the abundance of siRNAs derived from RBSDV. The results of this study suggest that reovirus replication in its insect vector potentially induces an RNAi-mediated antiviral response.     

Understanding the epidemiological factors that intensify the incidence of maize rough dwarf disease in Spain

Currently the dominant limiting factor to maize production in Spain is caused by Maize rough dwarf virus (MRDV). This study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology factors involved in the increased incidence of MRD disease in Spain. We examined the maize planthopper dynamics and MRDV incidence throughout two maize growing seasons in six locations using a set of eight maize varieties: four Bt‐varieties (BT‐var) and their isogenic counterparts (NBT‐var). Our results indicate that MRDV incidence is greatly influenced by the first colonisation of maize by Laodelphax striatellus but not by Metadelphax propinqua and by the susceptibility of the maize varieties. No significant differences were observed between the BT‐var and NBT‐var, although BT‐var exhibited 1% less MRDV infection than NBT‐var. Cultivated wheat and Lolium perenne were found for the first time to be natural hosts of MRDV. However, wheat does not seem to be a preferred host for the development of L. striatellus. Partial sequencing of genome segments S1–S9 and full sequencing of segment S10 revealed that the Spanish MRDV isolate shares nucleotide identities ranging from 93% to 97% with the available sequences of segments S7–S10 of the Italian MRDV isolate. The highest nucleotide identities with other fijiviruses were observed with Rice black‐streaked dwarf virus. Molecular variability analysis of MRDV isolates collected over a ten years period showed high nucleotide (>97%) and amino sequence identities (>99%) on segment S10, suggesting a low temporal variability.     

Efficient Inoculation of Rice black‐streaked dwarf virus to Maize Using Laodelphax striatellus Fallen

Maize rough dwarf disease caused by Rice black‐streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV) is the most important disease of maize in China. Although deploying disease resistant hybrids would be the most effective way to control the disease, development of resistant hybrids has been limited by virus transmission rates that are too low for effective screening. An efficient inoculation technique for RBSDV was developed using Laodelphax striatellus Fallen, in which a virus‐free planthopper colony was developed and viruliferous planthoppers were obtained by allowing a 3‐ to 4‐day acquisition access period on RBSDV‐infected wheat plants. Planthoppers were then allowed a 25‐ to 28‐day latent period on wheat seedlings followed by a 3‐day inoculation access period on two‐to‐three‐leaf stage maize seedlings. By 35 days postinoculation, susceptible hybrid ‘Zhengdan 958’, inbred lines of ‘Ye 107’ and ‘Ye 478’ plants showed 100% RBSDV infection with symptoms of stunting plants, darkening leaves and white waxy swellings on underside of leaves. At tasseling stage, average disease indices were from 96.4 to 100.0%. Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assays were correlated with the presence of symptoms. The high efficiency of RBSDV transmission obtained using this technique provides a reliable procedure to screen for RBSDV resistance in maize.     

RNA N6-methyladenosine modification suppresses replication of rice black streaked dwarf virus and is associated with virus persistence in its insect vector

N⁶ methylation of adenosine (m⁶A) was recently discovered to play a role in regulating the life cycle of various viruses by modifying viral and host RNAs. However, different studies on m⁶A effects on the same or different viruses have revealed contradictory roles for m⁶A in the viral life cycle. In this study, we sought to define the role of m⁶A on infection by rice black streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), a double-stranded RNA virus, of its vector small brown planthopper (SBPH). Infection by RBSDV decreased the level of m⁶A in midgut cells of SBPHs. We then cloned two genes (LsMETTL3 and LsMETTL14) that encode m⁶A RNA methyltransferase in SBPHs. After interference with expression of the two genes, the titre of RBSDV in the midgut cells of SBPHs increased significantly, suggesting that m⁶A levels were negatively correlated with virus replication. More importantly, our results revealed that m⁶A modification might be the epigenetic mechanism that regulates RBSDV replication in its insect vector and maintains a certain virus threshold required for persistent transmission.     

转人工miRNA抗玉米粗缩病毒载体玉米的培育及其抗病能力

玉米是重要的粮食作物,水稻黑条矮缩病毒(RBSDV)是玉米粗缩病的病原,由其引起的玉米粗缩病给玉米生产造成重大损失。利用人工mi RNA构建抗病毒植物的技术已经在多种植物中被证明有效,但是在玉米中的尝试未见报道。实验根据玉米zea-mi R159a的前体序列和RBSDV基因组中编码功能蛋白的基因和基因沉默抑制子的序列信息设计引物,构建了用于沉默RBSDV编码基因和基因沉默抑制子的ami RNA(Artificial mi RNA)基因。构建p CAMBIA3301-121-ami RNA植物表达载体,利用农杆菌介导法转化玉米自交系综31(Z31)。对转基因玉米进行分子检测,选择mi RNA表达量高的纯合体株系进行自然发病实验,按0-4的分级标准调查玉米粗缩病的严重度。结果表明,转抗粗缩病毒人工mi RNA载体玉米纯合体株系的抗病表现好于野生型玉米,其中针对基因组6的S6-mi R159转基因玉米抗病情况较好。研究表明利用人工mi RNA技术构建抗病毒病玉米新品种是可行的。     

Abscisic acid negatively modulates plant defence against rice black‐streaked dwarf virus infection by suppressing the jasmonate pathway and regulating reactive oxygen species levels in rice

Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a multifaceted role in plant immunity and can either increase resistance or increase susceptibility to some bacterial and fungal pathogens depending on the pathosystem. ABA is also known to mediate plant defence to some viruses. In this study, the relationship between the ABA pathway and rice black‐streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV) was investigated in rice. The expression of ABA pathway genes was significantly reduced upon RBSDV infection. Application of exogenous hormones and various ABA pathway mutants revealed that the ABA pathway plays a negative role in rice defence against RBSDV. Exogenous hormone treatment and virus inoculation showed that ABA inhibits the jasmonate‐mediated resistance to RBSDV. ABA treatment also suppressed accumulation of reactive oxygen species by inducing the expression of superoxidase dismutases and catalases. Thus, ABA modulates the rice–RBSDV interaction by suppressing the jasmonate pathway and regulating reactive oxygen species levels. This is the first example of ABA increasing susceptibility to a plant virus.     

玉米粗缩病的分子研究新进展

粗缩病是一种世界性玉米(Zea mays)病害,造成玉米产量降低和品质下降。已有的研究表明,导致玉米粗缩病的病毒有4种,均属于植物呼肠孤病毒科、斐济病毒属(Fijivirus)第2组的成员,它们的全基因组均由10条双链RNA片段组成,编码13个蛋白分子;迄今未发现对粗缩病完全免疫的研究材料,但已筛选出少量在不同环境下均表现高抗的种质。玉米抗粗缩病为多基因控制的数量性状,每条染色体上均有可能存在与粗缩病抗性有关的基因座(QTLs)。粗缩病毒侵染玉米后,引起细胞防御系统中相关基因表达、蛋白质合成和激素含量等生物途径发生变化。该文对玉米粗缩病病原分子特征和遗传变异、抗性种质遗传基础及致(抗)病机理等方面的研究成果进行了阐述,旨在为玉米抗粗缩病分子育种提供理论依据。     

Enhanced Virus Resistance in Transgenic Maize Expressing a dsRNA-Specific Endoribonuclease Gene from E. coli

Maize rough dwarf disease (MRDD), caused by several Fijiviruses in the family Reoviridae, is a global disease that is responsible for substantial yield losses in maize. Although some maize germplasm have low levels of polygenic resistance to MRDD, highly resistant cultivated varieties are not available for agronomic field production in China. In this work, we have generated transgenic maize lines that constitutively express rnc70, a mutant E. coli dsRNA-specific endoribonuclease gene. Transgenic lines were propagated and screened under field conditions for 12 generations. During three years of evaluations, two transgenic lines and their progeny were challenged with Rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), the causal agent of MRDD in China, and these plants exhibited reduced levels of disease severity. In two normal years of MRDD abundance, both lines were more resistant than non-transgenic plants. Even in the most serious MRDD year, six out of seven progeny from one line were resistant, whereas non-transgenic plants were highly susceptible. Molecular approaches in the T12 generation revealed that the rnc70 transgene was integrated and expressed stably in transgenic lines. Under artificial conditions permitting heavy virus inoculation, the T12 progeny of two highly resistant lines had a reduced incidence of MRDD and accumulation of RBSDV in infected plants. In addition, we confirmed that the RNC70 protein could bind directly to RBSDV dsRNA in vitro. Overall, our data show that RNC70-mediated resistance in transgenic maize can provide efficient protection against dsRNA virus infection.     

抗黑条矮缩病水稻品种资源的筛选与鉴定

近年来,水稻黑条矮缩病严重影响我国水稻生产,培育高抗黑条矮缩病的水稻新品种迫在眉睫。获得抗性好的水稻资源是育种的基础。本研究通过对保存的2000份水稻地方品种连续2年设置2个试验点的黑条矮缩病抗性鉴定,初步筛选出连续2年没有发病的资源38份。对这38份中农艺性状较好的6份粳稻资源进行人工室内接虫鉴定,获得高抗水稻黑条矮缩病的水稻资源1份。与感病对照相比,水稻黑条矮缩病毒（Rice black-streaked dwarf virus, RBSDV）在抗病品种体内的表达量下降71.5倍,表明抗病品种对RBSDV在体内的复制有明显的抑制作用。本研究为水稻黑条矮缩病抗病育种和抗性基因的定位、克隆奠定了材料基础。     

Influence of rice black streaked dwarf virus on the ecological fitness of non-vector planthopper Nilaparvata lugens （Hemiptera： Delphacidae）

Rice black streak dwarf virus （RBSDV） is transmitted by the small brown planthopper （SBPH）, Laodelphax striatellus （Fallen）. Non-vector rice brown planthopper （BPH）, Nilaparvata lugens （Stal）, shares the same host rice plants with SBPH in paddy fields. The changes in nutritional composition of rice plants infected by RBSDV and the ecological fitness of BPH feeding on the infected plants were studied under both artificial climate chamber and field conditions. Contents of 16 detected amino acids and soluble sugar in RBSDV infected rice plants were higher than those in the healthy ones. On the diseased plants BPH had significantly higher nymphal survival rates, nymphal duration of the males, weight of the female adults, as well as egg hatchability compared to BPH being fed on healthy plants. However, there was no obvious difference in female nymph duration, longevity and fecundity. Defense enzymes （superoxidase dismutase, SOD and catalase, CAT） and detoxifying enzymes （carboxylesterase, CAE and glutathione S-transferase, GST） in BPH adults fed on diseased plants had markedly higher activities. The results indicate rice plants infected by RBSDV improved the ecological fitness of the brown planthopper, a serious pest but not a transmitter of the RBSDV virus.     

玉米粗缩病改良新抗源T877的抗性评价

玉米粗缩病是我国玉米产区的一种重要病害。本研究利用自然接虫法初步鉴定了41份玉米自交系对粗缩病的抗性,并对其中有代表性的10份材料进行了3个播期的试验。筛选出3份高抗、4份抗、3份中抗材料,大部分材料(占75.6%)表现为感和高感,抗性较好的材料属于PB亚群。高抗粗缩病自交系T877在不同年份、不同播期间抗性稳定,以此为亲本育成苏玉19等新品种。     

Species composition of aphid vectors (Hemiptera: Aphididae) of barley yellow dwarf virus and cereal yellow dwarf virus in Alabama and western Florida

Yellow dwarf is a major disease problem of wheat, Triticum aestivum L., in Alabama and is estimated to cause yield loss of 21-42 bu/acre. The disease is caused by a complex of viruses comprising several virus species, including Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV and Cereal yellow dwarf virus-RPV. Several other strains have not yet been classified into a specific species. The viruses are transmitted exclusively by aphids (Hemiptera:Aphididae). Between the 2005 and 2008 winter wheat seasons, aphids were surveyed in the beginning of each planting season in several wheat plots in Alabama and western Florida Collected aphids were identified and bioassayed for their yellow dwarf virus infectivity. This survey program was designed to identify the aphid species that serve as fall vectors of yellow dwarf virus into winter wheat plantings. From 2005 to 2008, bird cherry-oat aphid, Rhopalosiphum padi (L.); rice root aphid, Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominale (Sasaki); and greenbug, Schizaphis graminum (Rondani), were found consistently between October and December. The species of aphids and their timing of appearance in wheat plots were consistent with flight data collected in North Alabama between 1996 and 1999. Both R. padi and R. rufiabdominale were found to carry and transmit Barley yellow dwarf virus-PAV and Cereal yellow dwarf virus-RPV. The number of collected aphids and proportion of viruliferous aphids were low. Although this study has shown that both aphids are involved with introduction of yellow dwarf virus to winter wheat in Alabama and western Florida, no conclusions can be made as to which species may be the most important vector of yellow dwarf virus in the region.     

Overexpression of Rice Black-Streaked Dwarf Virus P7-1 in Arabidopsis Results in Male Sterility Due to Non-Dehiscent Anthers

Rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), a member of the genus Fijivirus in the family Reoviridae, is propagatively transmitted by the small brown planthopper (Laodelphax striatellus Fallén). RBSDV causes rice black-streaked dwarf and maize rough dwarf diseases, which lead to severe yield losses in crops in China. Although several RBSDV proteins have been studied in detail, the functions of the nonstructural protein P7-1 are still largely unknown. To investigate the role of the P7-1 protein in virus pathogenicity, transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana plants were generated in which the P7-1 gene was expressed under the control of the 35S promoter. The RBSDV P7-1-transgenic Arabidopsis plants (named P7-1-OE) were male sterility. Flowers and pollen from P7-1-transgenic plants were of normal size and shape, and anthers developed to the normal size but failed to dehisce. The non-dehiscent anthers observed in P7-1-OE were attributed to decreased lignin content in the anthers. Furthermore, the reactive oxygen species levels were quite low in the transgenic plants compared with the wild type. These results indicate that ectopic expression of the RBSDV P7-1 protein in A. thaliana causes male sterility, possibly through the disruption of the lignin biosynthesis and H₂O₂-dependent polymerization pathways.