Behavior of RNAi suppressor protein 2b of Cucumber mosaic virus in planta in presence and absence of virus.
The 2b protein encoded by Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) has been shown as a virus counter defense factor that interferes with the RNAi pathway. The 2b gene from CMV-banana, New Delhi isolate (CMV-NDLS) was amplified from CMV infected cucumber plants to generate the sense and antisense binary vector constructs for 2b expression and repression in planta. Constitutive expression of 2b gene in healthy Nicotiana tabacum caused phenotypic aberrations during somatic embryogenesis, which were not observed when expressed in CMV infected N. tabacum. Further, the established virus population in CMV infected N. tabacum was not affected by constitutive expression and repression of 2b gene. Thus, indicating its role in initiation of gene silencing, at the early stage of viral infection. This is the first demonstration of differential behavior of 2b suppressor protein in host development in the absence and presence of virus.
Praveen
Shelly
S
Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 12, India. shellypraveen@hotmail.com
Mangrauthia
Satendra K
SK
Singh
Priyanka
P
Mishra
Anil K
AK
D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D018553:Cucumis sativus / Q000821:virology*; D017799:Cucumovirus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D034622:RNA Interference; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
C404227:2b protein, cucumber mosaic virus; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins