title: Molecular variability and evolution of a natural population of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Shanghai, China.
abstract: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), belonging to the genus Begomovirus of the family Geminiviridae, is emerging as the most destructive pathogen of tomato plants. Since the first report of TYLCV in Shanghai, China in 2006, TYLCV has spread rapidly to 13 provinces or autonomous regions of China. In this study, the molecular variability and evolution of TYLCV were monitored in Shanghai from its first upsurge in 2006 until 2010. Full-length genomic sequences of 26 isolates were obtained by rolling circle amplification. Sequence analysis showed that the intergenic region was the most variable, with a mean mutation rate of 4.81×10(-3) nucleotide substitutions per site per year. Genetic differentiation was found within isolates obtained from 2006, 2009, and 2010, though a linear increase in genetic diversity over time was not evident. Whilst significant parts of TYLCV genes were under negative selection, the C4 gene embedded entirely within the C1 gene had a tendency to undergo positive selection. Our results indicate that a mechanism of independent evolution of overlapping regions could apply to the natural population of TYLCV in Shanghai, China.
authors: State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
authors: Xiu-ling
authors: XL
authors: Yang
authors: Meng-ning
authors: MN
authors: Zhou
authors: Ya-juan
authors: YJ
authors: Qian
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Xie
authors: Xue-ping
authors: XP
authors: Zhou
mesh_terms: D053839:Begomovirus / Q000235:genetics*; D002681:China; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D014644:Genetic Variation; D016679:Genome, Viral; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000821:virology*; D009154:Mutation; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA