title: Effects of the number of genome segments on primary and systemic infections with a multipartite plant RNA virus.
abstract: Multipartite plant viruses were discovered because of discrepancies between the observed dose response and predictions of the independent-action hypothesis (IAH) model. Theory suggests that the number of genome segments predicts the shape of the dose-response curve, but a rigorous test of this hypothesis has not been reported. Here, Alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV), a tripartite Alfamovirus, and transgenic Nicotianatabacum plants expressing no (wild type), one (P2), or two (P12) viral genome segments were used to test whether the number of genome segments necessary for infection predicts the dose response. The dose-response curve of wild-type plants was steep and congruent with the predicted kinetics of a multipartite virus, confirming previous results. Moreover, for P12 plants, the data support the IAH model, showing that the expression of virus genome segments by the host plant can modulate the infection kinetics of a tripartite virus to those of a monopartite virus. However, the different types of virus particles occurred at different frequencies, with a ratio of 116:45:1 (RNA1 to RNA2 to RNA3), which will affect infection kinetics and required analysis with a more comprehensive infection model. This analysis showed that each type of virus particle has a different probability of invading the host plant, at both the primary- and systemic-infection levels. While the number of genome segments affects the dose response, taking into consideration differences in the infection kinetics of the three types of AMV particles results in a better understanding of the infection process.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas-UPV, València, Spain.
authors.forename: Jesús A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Navarro
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Zwart
authors.forename: Santiago F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Elena
mesh_terms: D017794:Alfalfa mosaic virus / Q000145:classification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005814:Genes, Viral; D016679:Genome, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000821:virology*; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D014026:Nicotiana / Q000821:virology*; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D018749:RNA, Plant; D012367:RNA, Viral
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