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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
卷 111, 期 33, 页码 12205-12210出版社
NATL ACAD SCIENCES
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1401786111
关键词
mononegavirus; fungal plant pathogen; rapeseed stem rot; biological control
资金
- China National Funds for Distinguished Young Scientists [31125023]
- Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest of China [201103016]
- China Agriculture Research System [CARS-13]
Mycoviruses are widespread in nature and often occur with dsRNA and positive-stranded RNA genomes. Recently, strong evidence from RNA sequencing analysis suggested that negative-stranded (-)ssRNA viruses could infect fungi. Here we describe a (-)ssRNA virus, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum negative-stranded RNA virus 1 (SsNSRV-1), isolated from a hypovirulent strain of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The complete genome of SsNSRV-1 is 10,002 nt with six ORFs that are nonoverlapping and linearly arranged. Conserved gene-junction sequences that occur widely in mononegaviruses, (A/U)(U/A/C)UAUU (U/A)AA(U/G)AAAACUUAGG(A/U)(G/U), were identified between these ORFs. The analyses 5' and 3' rapid amplification of cDNA ends showed that all genes can be transcribed independently. ORF V encodes the largest protein that contains a conserved mononegaviral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domain. Putative enveloped virion-like structures with filamentous morphology similar to members of Filoviridae were observed both in virion preparation samples and in ultrathin hyphal sections. The nucleocapsids are long, flexible, and helical; and are 22 nm in diameter and 200-2,000 nm in length. SDS/PAGE showed that the nucleocapsid possibly contains two nucleoproteins with different molecular masses, similar to 43 kDa (p43) and similar to 41 kDa (p41), and both are translated from ORF II. Purified SsNSRV-1 virions successfully transfected a virus-free strain of S. sclerotiorum and conferred hypovirulence. Phylogenetic analysis based on RdRp showed that SsNSRV-1 is clustered with viruses of Nyamiviridae and Bornaviridae. Moreover, SsNSRV-1 is widely distributed, as it has been detected in different regions of China. Our findings demonstrate that a (-)ssRNA virus can occur naturally in fungi and enhance our understanding of the ecology and evolution of (-)ssRNA viruses.
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