Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection

The cylindrical inclusion (CI) protein of potyviruses is involved in virus replication and cell-to-cell movement. These two processes should rely on multiple plant-virus interactions; however, little is known about the host factors that are involved in, or that may interfere with, CI functions. By u...

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Main Authors: I. Jiménez, L. López, J. M. Alamillo, A. Valli, J. A. García
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Language:English
Published: The American Phytopathological Society 2006-03-01
Series:Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Online Access:https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-19-0350
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author I. Jiménez
L. López
J. M. Alamillo
A. Valli
J. A. García
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L. López
J. M. Alamillo
A. Valli
J. A. García
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description The cylindrical inclusion (CI) protein of potyviruses is involved in virus replication and cell-to-cell movement. These two processes should rely on multiple plant-virus interactions; however, little is known about the host factors that are involved in, or that may interfere with, CI functions. By using a yeast two-hybrid system, the CI protein from Plum pox virus (PPV) was found to interact with the photosystem I PSI-K protein, the product of the gene psaK, of Nicotiana benthamiana. Coexpression of PPV CI was shown to cause a decrease in the accumulation level of PSI-K transiently expressed in N. benthamiana leaves. To test the biological relevance of this interaction, we have analyzed the infection of PPV in N. benthamiana plants in which psaK gene expression has been silenced by RNA interference, as well as in Arabidopsis thaliana psaK knockout plants. Our results show that downregulation of the psaK gene leads to higher PPV accumulation, suggesting a role for the CI-PSI-K interaction in PPV infection.
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spelling doaj.art-9bb8436d1eb14db2975790e41f68e1312022-12-22T03:02:25ZengThe American Phytopathological SocietyMolecular Plant-Microbe Interactions0894-02821943-77062006-03-0119335035810.1094/MPMI-19-0350Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus InfectionI. JiménezL. LópezJ. M. AlamilloA. ValliJ. A. GarcíaThe cylindrical inclusion (CI) protein of potyviruses is involved in virus replication and cell-to-cell movement. These two processes should rely on multiple plant-virus interactions; however, little is known about the host factors that are involved in, or that may interfere with, CI functions. By using a yeast two-hybrid system, the CI protein from Plum pox virus (PPV) was found to interact with the photosystem I PSI-K protein, the product of the gene psaK, of Nicotiana benthamiana. Coexpression of PPV CI was shown to cause a decrease in the accumulation level of PSI-K transiently expressed in N. benthamiana leaves. To test the biological relevance of this interaction, we have analyzed the infection of PPV in N. benthamiana plants in which psaK gene expression has been silenced by RNA interference, as well as in Arabidopsis thaliana psaK knockout plants. Our results show that downregulation of the psaK gene leads to higher PPV accumulation, suggesting a role for the CI-PSI-K interaction in PPV infection.https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-19-0350host proteinsRNA helicaseRNA silencingsharka diseaseviral proteins
spellingShingle I. Jiménez
L. López
J. M. Alamillo
A. Valli
J. A. García
Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection
Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
host proteins
RNA helicase
RNA silencing
sharka disease
viral proteins
title Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection
title_full Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection
title_fullStr Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection
title_full_unstemmed Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection
title_short Identification of a Plum pox virus CI-Interacting Protein from Chloroplast That Has a Negative Effect in Virus Infection
title_sort identification of a plum pox virus ci interacting protein from chloroplast that has a negative effect in virus infection
topic host proteins
RNA helicase
RNA silencing
sharka disease
viral proteins
url https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/MPMI-19-0350
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