Papaya Leaf Curl Guangdong Virus and Ageratum Yellow Vein Virus Associated with Leaf Curl Disease of Tobacco in China

Two samples (YC7, YC27) of Nicotiana tabacum showing leaf curling, vein swelling and enations on undersides of leaves were collected in the Fujian Province of China in 2007. Virus isolates YC7‐1 and YC7‐2 (associated with betasatellite, YC7‐2β) were detected in both samples. The complete DNA‐A sequence of YC7‐1 (FJ869907) comprised 2741 nucleotides (nt). The complete DNA‐A (FJ869908) and betasatellite (FJ869909) sequence of YC7‐2 consisted of 2754 and 1344 nt, respectively. YC7‐1 had the highest nucleotide sequence identity (97.3%) with Papaya leaf curl Guangdong virus (PaLCuGuV‐[CN:Gd2:02], AJ558122). YC7‐2 had the highest sequence identity (90.1%) with Ageratum yellow vein virus (AYVV‐TW[TW:Tai:99], AF307861) and its betasatellite (96.5%) with Ageratum yellow vein betasatellite (AYVB‐[TW:CHu:02], AJ542495). These indicate that YC7‐1 and YC7‐2 are isolates of PaLCuGuV and AYVV, respectively. Symptoms including leaf curling, vein swelling and enations on undersides of leaves were observed in N. tabacum and N. glutinosa when infected by whiteflies with sample YC7 as the viral source under greenhouse conditions. PCR results showed that these infected plants contained both YC7‐1 and YC7‐2/YC7‐2β. To our knowledge, this is the first report of PaLCuGuV and AYVV/AYVB co‐infecting N. tabacum in China.     

A Cocktail ELISA Semi‐nested RT‐PCR Assay to Detect Bean pod mottle virus in Soya bean Seeds

Bean pod mottle virus (BPMV) has been identified as an important pathogen for plant quarantine in China because large quantities of soya bean seeds (approximately 7 × 10⁷ tons) are imported annually. To develop a practical detection programme for BPMV, a cocktail enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) nested RT‐PCR using a combination of serological and molecular methods was designed for soya bean seeds. The single‐vessel detection assay was performed in a 96‐well ELISA plate, which served as a carrier for the subsequent nested RT‐PCR assay. Assay specificity was demonstrated by the production of the expected 330‐ and 296‐bp bands using the external and internal primers, respectively. This method was 10⁴‐fold more sensitive than immunocapture‐RT‐PCR (IC‐RT‐PCR). In particular, it is important to note that this assay resulted in successful micro‐extraction from soya bean seeds and combined the advantages of each individual technique. The cocktail ELISA nested RT‐PCR is a specific, sensitive, rapid and economical procedure to rapidly identify and characterize BPMV and could be suitable for both primary‐level platforms and laboratories.     

Rice stripe tenuivirus p2 may recruit or manipulate nucleolar functions through an interaction with fibrillarin to promote virus systemic movement

Rice stripe virus (RSV) is the type species of the genus Tenuivirus and represents a major viral pathogen affecting rice production in East Asia. In this study, RSV p2 was fused to yellow fluorescent protein (p2‐YFP) and expressed in epidermal cells of Nicotiana benthamiana. p2‐YFP fluorescence was found to move to the nucleolus initially, but to leave the nucleolus for the cytoplasm forming numerous distinct bright spots there at later time points. A bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay showed that p2 interacted with fibrillarin and that the interaction occurred in the nucleus. Both the nucleolar localization and cytoplasmic distribution of p2‐YFP fluorescence were affected in fibrillarin‐silenced N. benthamiana. Fibrillarin depletion abolished the systemic movement of RSV, but not that of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and Potato virus X (PVX). A Tobacco rattle virus (TRV)‐based virus‐induced gene silencing (VIGS) method was used to diminish RSV NS2 (encoding p2) or NS3 (encoding p3) during RSV infection. Silencing of NS3 alleviated symptom severity and reduced RSV accumulation, but had no obvious effects on virus movement and the timing of symptom development. However, silencing of NS2 abolished the systemic movement of RSV. The possibility that RSV p2 may recruit or manipulate nucleolar functions to promote virus systemic infection is discussed.     

杏鲍菇抗烟草花叶病毒蛋白的筛选

采用离子交换层析和凝胶层析方法,从杏鲍菇干样中分离得到多个蛋白组分,经枯斑寄主检测,发现多个蛋白组分都有抗烟草花叶病毒(TMV)的活性,对TMV的抑制率均在70%以上,高者可达99%。其中xb68Ab已得到了纯化,分子量约为23.7kD,在心叶烟和苋色藜上它对TMV侵染的抑制率分别达到99.43%和98.9%。     

两株海洋真菌的鉴定及其次级代谢产物抑制烟草花叶病毒及抗肿瘤活性

摘要：【目的】通过对2株活性海洋真菌发酵产物提取物抑制烟草花叶病毒和抗肿瘤活性进行研究,为进一步得到活性纯品化合物作为抗病毒及抗肿瘤的先导化合物奠定基础。【方法】菌株发酵产物的粗提物是通过甲醇浸取并在真空条件下蒸干得到的。粗提物中溶于水的部分为水溶性部分,不溶于水的部分为脂溶性部分。通过间接酶联免疫法检测样品抑制烟草花叶病毒的活性,通过四甲基偶氮唑盐微量酶反应比色法（MTT法）检测样品抗肿瘤活性,通过形态及ITS rDNA序列法进行菌株鉴定。【结果】两株海洋真菌抑制烟草花叶病毒活性和抗肿瘤的活性均较高。分子鉴定结果显示,两株真菌分别与Penicillium oxalicum 和 Neosartorya fischeri 的同源性极高。菌株0312F1发酵液的水溶性部分具有抗病毒及抗肿瘤活性,菌株1008F1发酵液的脂溶性部分具有抑制烟草花叶病毒活性,而水溶性部分具有抗肿瘤活性。【结论】菌株0312F1和菌株1008F1发酵液的提取物抑制烟草花叶病毒的活性部位不同,而抗肿瘤活性部位相同。菌株0312F1发酵液提取物的水溶性活性部位对肝癌细胞BEL-7404的抑制效果比对胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制效果明显,而菌株1008F1发酵液提取物的水溶性活性部位对胃癌细胞SGC-7901的抑制效果比对肝癌细胞BEL-7404的抑制效果明显。     

水稻条纹病毒蛋白与核酸的特性

提纯的水稻条纹病毒（云南宜良分离物）在电镜下的形态为多型性,但主要是宽8－10urn,长80－25O的分枝丝状体,有些为直径3urn或8urn的开环环状体,有些为13urn宽,130－190urn长的丝状体,但其基本结构应是直径3urn、长度不等的丝状体。经聚丙烯酸胺凝胶电泳分析,VRNA4编码的病害特异蛋白（SP）分子量为19．9kDa,而VCRNA3编码的外壳蛋白（CP）约为336kDa。在非变性条件下,RSV的4条ssRNAs大小分别为3‘OXIO‘（ssRNAI）、互．2XIc‘（ssR．NAZ）、0．9X10‘（ssRNA3）和0．8X10‘Da（SSRNA4）,有时出现一条大小为0．58X10‘Da的单链RNA（ssRNA）;而4条dsRNAs的分子量分别为4．9X10‘（dsRNAI）、2．8X10‘（dsRNAZ）、20XIOo（dsRNA3）和1．7X10‘D。（dSRNA4）。利用制备电泳分离提纯的外壳蛋白免疫家兔,得到了高特异性的抗血清。A蛋白夹心ELISA检测结果表服RSV－CP与水稻草状矮化病毒（RGSV）CP抗血清有微弱的反应,但与RSV、RGSV的SP抗血清没有反应,而RSV－CP抗血清与RSV．SP及RGSV的SP、CP都无血清学关系,这个结果表明RGSV与RSV之间在进化上具有一定的亲缘关系。     

水稻齿叶矮缩病毒Pns10蛋白的原核表达、抗血清制备及初步应用

水稻齿叶矮缩病毒Pns10蛋白由基因组片段S10编码。从RRSV福建沙县分离物(RRSV-F)中获取该病毒的全基因组,根据RRSV泰国分离物核苷酸序列设计特异性引物获得S10编码区,利用Directional TOPO克隆技术,将S10连接至克隆表达载体pET100/D-TOPO构建重组质粒,并进行了序列测定和分析。重组质粒经IPTG诱导在BL21star(DE3)E.coli中高效表达约35 kD Pns10蛋白。将Pns10蛋白免疫新西兰大白兔制备了特异性的抗血清,间接ELISA法测定抗血清效价为1∶7 680,Western blot分析表明抗血清特异性强。表达产物及抗血清在Pns10蛋白的结构和功能研究中具有重要的应用价值,制备的抗血清可用于水稻病株和传播介体的检测以及病毒病的诊断。     

The cap-snatching frequency of a plant bunyavirus from nonsense mRNAs is low but is increased by silencing of UPF1 or SMG7

Bunyaviruses cleave host cellular mRNAs to acquire cap structures for their own mRNAs in a process called cap-snatching. How bunyaviruses interact with cellular mRNA surveillance pathways such as nonsense-mediated decay (NMD) during cap-snatching remains poorly understood, especially in plants. Rice stripe virus (RSV) is a plant bunyavirus threatening rice production in East Asia. Here, with a newly developed system allowing us to present defined mRNAs to RSV in Nicotiana benthamiana, we found that the frequency of RSV to target nonsense mRNAs (nsRNAs) during cap-snatching was much lower than its frequency to target normal mRNAs. The frequency of RSV to target nsRNAs was increased by virus-induced gene silencing of UPF1 or SMG7, each encoding a protein component involved in early steps of NMD (in an rdr6 RNAi background). Coincidently, RSV accumulation was increased in the UPF1- or SMG7-silenced plants. These data indicated that the frequency of RSV to target nsRNAs during cap-snatching is restricted by NMD. By restricting the frequency of RSV to target nsRNAs, NMD may impose a constraint to the overall cap-snatching efficiency of RSV. Besides a deeper understanding for the cap-snatching of RSV, these findings point to a novel role of NMD in plant–bunyavirus interactions.