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EMBO JOURNAL
Volume 24, Issue 17, Pages 3147-3157Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600776
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dicer; plant virus; RNAi; suppressor; virus replication
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RNA interference (RNAi) is a post-transcriptional gene-regulatory mechanism that operates in many eukaryotes. RNAi is induced by double-stranded RNA ( dsRNA) and is mainly involved in defence against transposons and viruses. To counteract RNAi, viruses have RNAi suppressors. Here we show a novel mechanism of RNAi suppression by a plant virus Red clover necrotic mosaic virus ( RCNMV). To suppress RNAi, RCNMV needs multiple viral components, which include viral RNAs and putative RNA replicase proteins. A close relationship between the RNA elements required for negative-strand RNA synthesis and RNAi suppression suggests a strong link between the viral RNA replication machinery and the RNAi machinery. In a transient assay, RCNMV interferes with the accumulation of small-interfering RNA (siRNAs) in RNAi induced by a hairpin dsRNA and it also interferes with microRNA ( miRNA) biogenesis. An Arabidopsis dcl1 mutant showed reduced susceptibility to RCNMV infection. Based on these results, we propose a model in which, to replicate, RCNMV deprives the RNAi machinery of Dicer-like enzymes that are involved in both siRNA and miRNA biogenesis.
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