Journal
VIRUSES-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v12020197
Keywords
potato virus A; potyvirus; viral protein genome-linked; eukaryotic initiation factor 4E; (iso)4E; potyvirus-induced RNA granules; RNA silencing; RNA silencing suppression
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- Academy of Finland [1298254]
- Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation - EU Erasmus Mundus BRAVE Program
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The interaction between the viral protein genome-linked (VPg) and eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) or eIF(iso)4E of the host plays a crucial role in potyvirus infection. The VPg of potato virus A (PVA) contains the Tyr-X-X-X-X-Leu-phi (YXXXL phi) binding motif for eIF(iso)4E. In order to investigate its role in PVA infection, we substituted the conserved tyrosine and leucine residues of the motif with alanine residues in the infectious cDNA of PVA (PVA(VPgmut)). PVA(VPgmut) RNA replicated in infiltrated leaves, but RNA accumulation remained low. Systemic infection occurred only if a reversion to wild type PVA occurred. VPg was able to stabilize PVA RNA and enhance the expression of Renilla luciferase (3'RLUC) from the 3' end of the PVA genome. VPg(mut) could not support either PVA RNA stabilization or enhanced 3'RLUC expression. The RNA silencing suppressor helper-component proteinase (HCPro) is responsible for the formation of PVA-induced RNA granules (PGs) during infection. While VPg(mut) increased the number of PG-like foci, the percentage of PVA RNA co-localization with PGs was reduced from 86% to 20%. A testable hypothesis for future studies based on these results is that the binding of eIF(iso)4E to PVA VPg via the YXXXL phi motif is required for PVA RNA stabilization, as well as the transfer to the RNA silencing suppression pathway and, further, to polysomes for viral protein synthesis.
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