Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for the Serological Differentiation of Wheat and Oat Furoviruses

Twenty monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to Chinese wheat mosaic virus (CWMV) were produced by immunizing BALB/c mice with purified CWMV. These MAbs and polyclonal antisera against CWMV and soil-borne wheat mosaic virus Oklahoma isolate (SBWMV-Okl) were used to differentiate the wheat and oat furoviruses, CWMV, SBWMV, oat golden stripe virus (OGSV) and European wheat mosaic virus (EWMV). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and Western blotting showed that the dominant epitope(s) of CWMV was shared partially with OGSV whereas those of SBWMV were shared with CWMV, OGSV and EWMV in varying degrees. When CWMV virions were briefly digested with trypsin, coat protein fragments of about 12, 10 and 8 kDa were produced and these reacted with the polyclonal antisera and some MAbs, indicating that they contained dominant epitopes of CWMV and SBWMV. Computer analysis of the coat protein sequences suggested that the epitope shared between CWMV and OGSV was located at amino acids 35–40, whereas the dominant epitopes of SBWMV, which were shared with CWMV, EWMV and OGSV, were in the C terminal half of the coat protein     

Comparative Analysis of Tissue Tropism of Bipartite Geminiviruses

Abutilon mosaic virus (AbMV), a bipartite geminivirus of the genus Begomovirus, has been vegetatively propagated for many years in Abutilon sellovianum in which it is strictly phloem-restricted. Using in situ hybridization and immunological analyses, the tissue tropism of AbMV in the laboratory host Nicotiana benthamiana was compared with that of two other bipartite begomoviruses, African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and tomato golden mosaic virus (TGMV). Analysis of the first systemically infected leaves and longitudinal sections of axillary and flower buds revealed that all three viruses are initially confined to the vascular traces, although both ACMV and TGMV are later detectable in nearly all tissue types. In contrast, AbMV remained strictly phloem-limited in this host throughout the course of infection. The ability of ACMV and TGMV to move out of N. benthamiana phloem tissues is correlated with the development of severe symptoms in comparison with the mild symptoms associated with AbMV infection. It was also demonstrated that Sida micrantha mosaic virus, a virus that is closely related to AbMV, is phloem-limited in Malva parviflora even though it induces severe leaf curl, stunting and necrosis in this host. The present data demonstrate that bipartite begomoviruses can exhibit strikingly different patterns of tissue tropism.     

Negatively supercoiled DNA from plants infected with a single-stranded DNA virus

A method for isolating covalently closed circular double-stranded DNA from plants infected with the geminivirus, tomato golden mosaic virus, is described. Ethidium bromide titration showed this DNA to be negatively supercoiled with a superhelical density of -0.062. The presence of S1 nuclease-sensitive secondary structure in the supercoiled DNA was demonstrated by its conversion to the open circular and linear DNA forms on treatment with this enzyme.     

DNA methylation inhibits propagation of tomato golden mosaic virus DNA in transfected protoplasts

The effects of methylation on plant viral DNA replication have been studied inNicotiana tabacum protoplasts transfected with DNA of the geminivirus tomato golden mosaic virus (TGMV). The transfected cells were also used to determine whether experimentally introduced methylation patterns are maintained in extrachromosomal viral DNA. Replacement of cytosine residues with 5-methylcytosine (m⁵C) reduced the amount of viral DNA which accumulated in transfected protoplasts. The reduction was observed whether m⁵C residues were substituted for cytosine residuesin vitro in either the viral strand or the complementary strand of double-stranded circular inoculum DNAs containing tandemly repeated copies of the A component of the TGMV genome. Both limited and extensive cytosine methylation of TGMV DNA sequencesin vitro was not propagated in progeny viral DNA. The absence of detectable maintenance-type methylation of the transfecting TGMV DNA sequences may be related to the lack of methylation observed in double-stranded TGMV DNA isolated from infected plants.     

Inheritance of resistance to potyviruses in Phaseolus vulgaris L. IV. Inheritance, linkage relations, and environmental effects on systemic resistance to four potyviruses

We have examined the genetics of systemic resistance in Phaseolus vulgaris to azuki bean mosaic virus (AzMV) and cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV) and the relationship of this resistance to a phenotypically similar resistance to watermelon mosaic virus (WMV) and soybean mosaic virus (SMV). In P. vulgaris cv Great Northern 1140 (GN1140), resistance to SMV and WMV has been attributed to the genes Smv and Wmv, respectively, which have been shown to segregate as a unit. Systemic resistance to AzMV is conferred by two incompletely dominant alleles, Azm1 and Azm2, at unlinked loci. At least three resistance alleles must be present at these two loci for systemic resistance to be expressed in the plant. Systemic resistance to CABMV in GN 1140 is conditioned by a dominant allele that has been designated Cam2. Under some environmental conditions, a recessive allele at an unlinked locus, cam3, also controls a resistant response to CABMV. Resistance to AzMV and CABMV does not assort independently from Wmv/Smv, but also does not consistently cosegregate, suggesting that perhaps in each case one of the factors involved in resistance is associated with Smv/Wmv.     

应用斑点法检测植物病毒的研究

应用斑点法检测了病叶粗汁液中的芜菁花叶病毒(TuMV)、大豆花叶病毒(sMV)和黄瓜花叶病毒(CMV),病叶粗汁液可被检测的最大稀释度分别为1:5120、1:2560和1:1280。提纯的大豆花叶病毒和黄瓜花叶病毒可检测的最低限量分别为1.7ng和1.2ng。以牛血清白蛋白、吐温和聚乙烯吡咯啉酮作封闭液,均可获得满意的结果。应用斑点法检测芜菁花叶病毒和大豆花叶病毒时,其抗血清稀释1:500倍可获得满意效果,稀释2000倍仍可用于检测。     

Homology between the proteins encoded by tobacco mosaic virus and two tricornaviruses

Summary A comparison was made of the amino acid sequences of the proteins encoded by RNAs 1 and 2 of alfalfa mosaic virus (A1MV) and brome mosaic virus (BMV), and the 126K and 183K proteins encoded by tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). Three blocks of extensive homology of about 200 to 350 amino acids each were observed. Two of these blocks are located in the A1MV and BMV RNA 1 encoded proteins and the TMV encoded 126K protein; they are situated at the N-terminus and C-terminus, respectively. The third block is located in the A1MV and BMV RNA 2 encoded proteins and the C-terminal part of the TMV encoded 183K protein. These homologies are discussed with respect to the functional equivalence of these putative replicase proteins and a possible evolutionary connection between A1MV, BMV and TMV.     

Agrobacterium-mediated inoculation of plants with tomato golden mosaic virus DNAs

We have adapted the agroinfection procedure of Grimsley and co-workers [4,5] to develop a simple, efficient, reproducible infectivity assay for the insect-transmitted, split-genome geminivirus, tomato golden mosaic virus (TGMV). Agrobacterium T-DNA vectors provide efficient delivery of both components of TGMV when used in mixed inoculation of wild-type host plants. A greater increase in infection efficiency can be obtained by Agrobacterium delivery of the TGMV A component to permissive transgenic plants. These permissive plants contain multiple tandem copies of the B component integrated into the host genome. An inoculum containing as few as 2000 Agrobacterium cells can produce 100% infection under these conditions. Further, our results show that there is a marked effect of the configuration of the TGMV A components within the T-DNA vector on time of symptom development. We have also found that transgenic plants carrying tandem copies of the A component do not complement the B component. Possible mechanisms to explain these results and the potential use of this system to further study the functions of the geminivirus components in infection are discussed.     

Alarming increase in the incidence of Cucumber mosaic virus in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) in northern Nigeria

Cowpea plays a key nutritional role in the diet of the Nigerian people. Viral diseases are a major limitation to cowpea production worldwide, and thus, constant viral surveillance is crucial for monitoring and management purposes. In this study, cowpea leaf samples from fields in three northern Nigeria states, Kano, Kaduna and Niger, were tested to determine the status of six common viruses previously reported in these cowpea-producing states following the release of virus-resistant varieties. Cowpea aphid-borne mosaic virus (CABMV), Blackeye cowpea mosaic virus (BICMV), Cowpea mottle virus, Southern bean mosaic virus and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) were detected. Cowpea yellow mosaic virus, which was previously reported in all three states, was not detected in any of the samples tested, while CMV that was previously regarded as unimportant to cowpea production in Nigeria had the highest incidence in all three states, and the overall highest incidence of 58.8%, while CABMV had the lowest incidence (7.5%). CMV was also present in seven of the ten mixed infection combinations detected. Dual infection of CMV and BICMV, which often results in cowpea stunt, the most devastating cowpea disease in the USA, was the most frequently detected mixed infection (28.1%) and was detected in all three states. This observed elevation in CMV infection in cowpea must be closely monitored and swiftly managed to avert possible devastating crop yield losses.     

Evolutionary relationship of alfalfa mosaic virus with cucumber mosaic virus and brome mosaic virus

The amino acid sequences of the non-structural protein (molecular weight 35,000; 3a protein) from three plant viruses — cucumber mosaic, brome mosaic and alfalfa mosaic have been systematically compared using the partial genomic sequences for these three viruses already available. The 3a protein of cucumber mosaic virus has an amino acid sequence homology of 33.7% with the corresponding protein of brome mosaic virus. A similar protein from alfalfa mosaic virus has a homology of 18.2% and 14.2% with the protein from brome mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus, respectively. These results suggest that the three plant viruses are evolutionarily related, although, the evolutionary distance between alfalfa mosaic virus and cucumber mosaic virus or brome mosaic virus is much larger than the corresponding distance between the latter two viruses.     

Tobacco mosaic virus: the first century

Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Pioneering Research for a Century, organized by The Royal Society of Edinburgh, in conjunction with The Royal Society, was held at The Royal Society of Edinburgh, UK, 7–8 August 1998.     

Molecular Variability and Distribution of Cassava Mosaic Begomoviruses in Nigeria

Several begomovirus species and strains causing Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) have been reported from cassava in Africa. In Nigeria, African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) was the predominant virus in this important crop, and East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV), first reported from eastern Nigeria in 1999, was also found occasionally. A survey was conducted in 2002 to resolve the diversity of the virus types present in cassava in Nigeria and to further understand the increasing complexity of the viruses contributing to CMD. A total of 234 leaf samples from cassava with conspicuous CMD symptoms were collected in farmers’ fields across different agroecological zones of Nigeria and subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with type‐specific primers. In addition and, to provide a full characterization of the viruses present, DNA‐A genome components of several viruses and informative genome fragments were sequenced. In Nigeria, ACMV proved to be the dominant virus with 80% of all samples being positive for ACMV. The East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus (EACMCV) prevalent in Cameroon and Ivory Coast was detected in single infections (2%) and in mixed infections (18%) with ACMV. There was no indication for other virus strains of EACMV present in the country. The EACMCV samples collected showed a high nucleotide sequence identity >98% and resembled the described sequence of a Cameroon isolate (EACMCV‐CM) more than an Ivory Coast isolate, EACMCV‐CM[CI]. Evidence is provided that the EACMCV has reached epidemiological significance in Nigeria.     

The incidence and distribution of viruses infecting lettuce, cultivated Brassica and associated natural vegetation in Spain

A virus survey was conducted during the spring and autumn of 2001 and 2002 to determine the presence, prevalence and distribution in Spain of the viruses that are most commonly found infecting lettuce and Brassica worldwide. Crop plants showing virus symptoms from the principal lettuce and Brassica-growing regions of Spain, and some samples of the annual and perennial flora nearby, were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays using specific commercial antibodies against the following viruses: Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), Broad bean wilt virus 1 (BBWV-1), Beet western yellows virus (BWYV), Cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV), Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV), Pea seed-borne mosaic virus (PSbMV), Turnip mosaic virus (TuMV) and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). Samples were also tested with a Potyvirus genus antibody. Virus incidence was much lower in spring than in autumn, especially in 2001. In spring 2002, CMV and LMV were the most prevalent viruses in lettuce, while CaMV was the most important virus present in Brassica crops grown in Navarra, followed by CMV and BWYV. In the autumn, the spectrum of viruses was different; potyviruses were widespread in lettuce grown in Madrid, but TSWV and BWYV were predominant in the Murcia region. The prevalent Potyvirus detected in lettuce fields was LMV, but none of the samples collected were positive for PSbMV or TuMV. In Brassica crops, TSWV was the most abundant in autumn-sown crops, especially in the Navarra region. All of the viruses present in lettuce and Brassica were also frequently detected in their associated natural vegetation at the same time, suggesting that they probably play an important role as virus reservoirs. Sonchus spp. were particularly common and were frequently infected with CMV, LMV and BWYV. Another common species, Chenopodium album, was often infected with TSWV and BWYV. Multiple infections were common, especially in non-crop plants, and the most common combination was BWYV and TSWV. The role of weeds in the epidemiology of viruses that infect lettuce and Brassica crops in Spain is discussed.     

应用免疫电镜技术快速检测菜豆黄花叶病毒、马铃薯M病毒和燕麦花叶病毒

应用免疫吸附电流技术(ISEM)可有效地检测腐汁液中的菜豆黄花叶病毒(BYMV)、马铃薯M病毒(PVM)和燕麦花叶病毒(OMV)。BYMV,PVM和OMV三种抗血清的适宜工作浓度和对铜网的适宜包被时间均为1000倍和1小时,对同源病毒的适宜捕获时间分别为4℃下2、2和8小时。PVM和OMV的病汁液检测灵敏度均为稀释4000倍,而BYMV病汁液稀释16000倍时还能检测到少量病毒料子。ISEM捕获法和修饰法的结果表明,这三种病毒之间无血清学交叉反应。     

一个引起长豇豆黄花叶的病毒分离物生物学性质的研究

近几年来,长豇豆(Vigna sesquiqedalis)上发生的病毒病害日渐严重,已成为长豇豆生产上的一大威胁。表现的症状主要有花叶、黄化、脉带、矮化、畸形及丛枝等。1985年我们已经报道,在山东省长豇豆上分离到黑眼豇豆花叶病毒,继此之后,我们在山东省     

感染大丽菊花叶病毒的大丽菊细胞超微结构观察

本文描述了大丽菊花叶病毒(DaMV)感染大丽菊叶片细胞的超微结构变化。受侵细胞内形成切面直径约1.6—3.1μm的球状或卵球状缅胞贡内含体。病株细胞内过氧物酶体的数量显著增加。内含体周围较细胞其它部位有较多的核糖体。高尔基体及微泡。叶绿体,线粒体正常。     

芝麻花叶病的病毒病原鉴定

从患芝麻花叶病的病叶中提纯了一种线条状病毒颗粒,长700～800nm,宽13nm。经汁液摩擦接种可感染心叶烟、大豆,甜菜等9种植物,不感染西瓜,苋色藜、豇豆等。主要传毒介体是发生在芝麻田的桃蚜。病土、病种均不传病。该病毒与西瓜花叶病毒、芜菁花叶病毒及马铃薯Y病毒的抗血清无反应。超薄切片中可见到风轮形和纸卷形的圆柱状内含体以及结晶状内含体。结晶状内含体分布在细胞质和叶绿体中,其它内含体均见于细胞质中。同时,细胞质中还可见到大量聚集的线状病毒颗粒。初步认为此病毒可能是马铃薯Y病毒群中的一个新成员,暂称为芝麻花叶病毒。国内外均未见报道。     

The symptom difference induced by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tobacco mosaic virus</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tomato mosaic virus</Emphasis> in tobacco plants containing the <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis> gene is determined by movement protein gene

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) are two closely related viruses in the genus Tobamovirus, but they induce obviously different sizes of necrotic lesions in tobacco plants containing the N gene. Comparison of the symptoms produced by TMV, ToMV and a chimaeric virus (T/OMP), in which the TMV movement protein (MP) gene was replaced by the ToMV MP gene, showed T/OMP caused necrotic lesions that were similar in size to those of ToMV in tobacco plants containing the N gene. The coat protein and MP of the three viruses accumulated in planta with similar levels, and the replication level of TMV and T/OMP in protoplasts also had no difference. Comparison of the activities of defense-related enzymes (PAL, POD and PPO) induced by the three viruses also showed that the variability of enzyme activity induced by T/OMP was similar to that induced by TMV, but different from that induced by ToMV. The results indicate that the size difference of necrotic lesions induced by TMV and ToMV in tobacco plants containing the N gene results from the functional difference of their MP genes.     

番茄花叶病毒单克隆抗体的制备及检测应用

用番茄花叶病毒(ToMV)免疫的BAL B/c鼠脾细胞与SP2/0鼠骨髓瘤细胞融合,经筛选克隆,获得4株能稳定传代并分泌抗ToMV单克隆抗体(Mab)的杂交瘤细胞,其中2株能同时检测ToMV和烟草花叶病毒(TMV),各单克隆抗体腹水ELLSA效价在1∶32 000～1∶1 024 000之间。经TASELISA测定,4株单克隆抗体检测病汁液的稀释度均能达到1∶2 000倍以上。4株单克隆抗体与其他病毒无交叉反应。Westernblot分析表明,其中两株与ToMV176kD的外壳蛋白亚基有特异反应,而另两株无反应,推测它们是针对构象决定簇的抗体。