Tobacco curly shoot virus isolated in Yunnan is a distinct species of Begomovirus

Virus isolate Y1 was obtained from tobacco showing curly shoot symptoms in Baoshan, Yunnan Province. Whitefly transmission test and virion morphology observation showed that it is a begomovirus. In reactions with 14 monoclonal antibodies raised against begomoviruses, Y1 was readily differentiated from begomoviruses reported in China, Pakistan and India. The complete nucleotide sequence of DNA-A was determined, it contains 2746 nucleotides, with two ORFs in virion-sense DNA and four ORFs in complementary-sense DNA. Comparisons with total DNA-A, intergenic region and deduced amino acid sequences of individual ORFs showed that Yl is a distinct Begomovirus species, for which the name Tobacco curly shoot virus (TCSV) is proposed. The total DNA-A of TCSV is most closely related to that of Tomato leaf curl virus from India (85% sequence identity). In contrast, the deduced coat protein of TCSV is most like that of Cotton leaf curl virus 72b isolate from Pakistan (98% amino acid sequence identity).     

Malvastrum yellow vein virus,a new Begomovirus species associated with satellite DNA molecule

Virus isolate Y47 was obtained from Malvastrum coromandelianum showing yellow vein symptom in Honghe, Yunnan Province. The complete nudcotide sequence of DNA-A was determined, it contains 2731 nuclcotides,having typical genomic organiTation of a begomovirns, encoding 6ORFs with 2ORFs [AVI(CP) and AV2] in virionsense DNA and 40RFs (ACl-AC4) in complementary-sense DNA. Comparisons show that the total DNA-A of Y47 has the highest sequence identity (77%) with that of Okra yellow vein mosaic virus-[201] (AJ002451), while less than 76% identities are found when compared with other begomoviruses. The molecular data show that virus isolate Y47 is a distinct begomovirns species, for which the name Maivastrum yellow vein vorus is proposed. Satellite DNA molecule (Y47β) was found to be associated with Y47 using the primers (beta01 and beta02) specific for DNAβ Y47β consists of 1348 nuclcotides, with a functional ORF (CI) in complemen-tary-sense DNA.Y47β has 62%--67% sequence identity with DNAβ molecule associated with Cotton leaf curl Muitan virus or Cotton leaf curl Rajasthan virus, while lower than 46% sequence identities are found when compared with other reported DNA[~ molecules. Relationship dendrograms show that DNAβ molecules are co-evolved with their help begomoviruses.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Malvastrum yellow vein virus</Emphasis>, a new<Emphasis Type="Italic">Begomovirus</Emphasis> species associated with satellite DNA molecule

Virus isolate Y47 was obtained fromMalvastrum coromandelianum showing yellow vein symptom in Honghe, Yunnan Province. The complete nucleotide sequence of DNA-A was determined, it contains 2731 nucleotides, having typical genomic organization of a begomovirus, encoding 6 ORFs with 2 ORFs [AV1(CP) and AV2] in virionsense DNA and 4 ORFs (AC1–AC4) in complementarysense DNA. Comparisons show that the total DNA-A of Y47 has the highest sequence identity (77%) with that ofOkra yellow vein mosaic virus- [201] (AJ002451), while less than 76% identities are found when compared with other begomoviruses. The molecular data show that virus isolate Y47 is a distinct begomovirus species, for which the nameMalvastrum yellow vein virus is proposed. Satellite DNA molecule (Y47β) was found to be associated with Y47 using the primers (beta01 and beta02) specific for DNAβ. Y47β consists of 1348 nucleotides, with a functional ORF (C1) in complementary-sense DNA. Y47β has 62%–67% sequence identity with DNAβ molecule associated withCotton leaf curl Multan virus orCotton leaf curl Rajasthan virus, while lower than 46% sequence identities are found when compared with other reported DNAβ molecules. Relationship dendrograms show that DNAβ molecules are co-evolved with their help begomoviruses.     

Molecular characterization of<Emphasis Type="Italic">Tomato yellow leaf curl China</Emphasis> virus and its satellite DNA isolated from tobacco

Virus isolates, Y8, Y36 and Y38, were obtained from tobacco plants showing leaf curl symptoms in Honghe,Yunnan Province. In reactions with 14 monoclonal antibodies raised against Begomoviras particles, Y8, Y36 and Y38 had similar antigenic reaction in TAS-ELISA as Tomato yellow leaf carl China virus (TYLCCNV). The complete DNA-A nueleotide sequences of Y8, Y36 and Y38 were determined and they contain 2727, 2730 and 2730 nueleotides, respectively. Each of the DNA-A sequences has a typical Begomovirus genome organization encoding 60RFs with 20RFs[AVI(CP) and AV2] in virion-sense DNA and 40RFs (AC1 to AC4) in complementary-sense DNA. Comparisons with total DNA-A, intergenie region and deduced amino acid sequences of individual ORFs show that Y8, Y36 and Y38 are isolates of TYLCCNV. Satellite DNA molecules (DNAβ) were found to be associated with Y8, Y36 and Y38, which consist of 1338, 1339 and 1338 nucleotides, respectively. Comparisons show that these DNAβ molecules share 98%--99% sequence identities on nucleotide level and have a common ORF (designated C1) encoding 126 amino acids on the complementary strand.     

Identification of a nanovirus-like DNA molecule associated with Tobacco curly shoot virus isolates containing satellite DNA

A circular single-stranded DNA molecule, designated DNA1, was identified from Tobacco curly shoot virus (TbCSV) isolates Y35 and Y115 containing satellite DNAβ using abutting primers based on the two reported DNA1 sequences of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses, while DNA1 molecule was not found in TbCSV isolates Y1 and Y121 without DNAβ. The immunotrapping PCR test showed that DNA1 could be encapsidated in virus particles. Southern blot further confirmed that DNA1 molecules were only associated with TbCSV isolates (Y35 and Y115) containing DNAβ. Sequences of Y35 and Y115 DNA1 comprise 1367 and 1368 nucleotides, respectively, each having a conserved ORF encoding nanovirus-like replication-associated protein (Rep). A low nucleotide sequence identity was found between DNA1 molecules and their cognate DNA-As. Y35 and Y115 DNA1 shared 92% overall nucleotide sequence identity and 96% amino acid sequence identity for Rep, while 69%～79% overall nucleotide sequence identity and 87%～90% amino acid sequence identity were found when compared with two reported DNA1 molecules associated with Ageratum yellow vein virus and Cotton leaf curl Multon virus. Sequence analysis showed that DNA1 was less related to nanovirus DNA.     

Identification of a novel DNA molecule associated with Tobacco leaf curl virus

A circular DNA molecule, designated as DNAβ, was identified in tobacco plants infected with Tobacco leaf curl virus (TLCV) isolates Y5 and Y8 by PCR using primers based on the conserved region of the two reported DNAβ sequences of whitefly-transmitted geminiviruses (WTGs). The complete nucleotide sequences of DNAβ of Y5 and Y8 (TLCV DNAβ) were determined. Y5 DNAβ comprises 1333 nucleotides encoding 8 predicted ORFs with 4 ORFs in virion-sense DNA and 4 ORFs in complementary-sense DNA; Y8 DNAβ consists of 1338 nucleotides encoding 7 predicted ORFs with 4 ORFs in virion-sense DNA and 3 ORFs in complementary-sense DNA. TLCV DNAβ has little sequence homology to DNA-A of TLCV., except that it shares conserved TAATATTAC loop sequence with TLCV DNA-A. Sequence comparison showed that Y5 DNAβ shared 85% sequence homology with Y8 DNAβ, and both Y5 DNAβ and Y8 DNAβ had relatively low sequence identity (51%–65%) with the reported DNAβ molecules associated with Ageratum yellow vein virus and Cotton leaf curl virus. The immunotrapping PCR and whitefly transmission tests showed that DNAβ molecule could be encapsidated in virus particle and transmitted by Bemisia tabaci. This is the first report of DNAβ associated with WTGs in China.     

There is the second virus that causes tobacco leaf curl disease (not TbLCV-CHI) in the field

Sequence analysis of virus isolation DNA of tobacco leaf curl disease shows that there is the second geminivirus (not Chinese Tobacco Leaf Curl Virus, TbLCV-CHI) that causes tobacco leaf curl disease in the field in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. This virus DNA-A contains 2 734 nt. Large intergenic region (LIR) contains 269 nt, the virus sense strand contains 2 open reading frames (ORFs): AV1 (115 aa) and AV2 (coat protein gene, CP, 256 aa), and the complementary sense strand contains 4 ORFs: AC1 (replicase gene, 361 aa), AC2 (transactivator, 134 aa), AC3 (134 aa) and AC4 (97 aa). The virus belongs to one kind of subgroup III geminiviruses from old world, and could be the Chinese tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV-CHI).     

AC2 and AC4 proteins of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Tobacco curly shoot virus</Emphasis> mediate suppression of RNA silencing

Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus Y10 isolate (TYLCCNV-Y10) alone could systemically infect host plants such as Nicotiana benthamiana without symptoms. In contrast, Tobacco curly shoot virus Y35 isolate (TbCSV-Y35) alone induces leaf curl symptoms in N. benthamiana. When inoculated into transgenic N. benthamiana plants expressing GFP gene (line 16c), TYLCCNV-Y10 neither reverses the established GFP silencing nor blocks the onset of GFP silencing. In contrast, TbCSV-Y35 can partially reverse the established GFP silencing and block the onset of GFP silencing in new leaves. In the patch co-infiltration assays, the AC2 and AC4 proteins of TYLCCNV-Y10 and TbCSV-Y35 could suppress local GFP silencing and delay systemic GFP silencing, suggesting that they are suppressors of RNA silencing. Comparison of the accumulation levels of GFP mRNA in the co-infiltration patches showed that Y10 AC2 and Y35 AC2 proteins had similar efficiency for suppression of RNA silencing. However, Y35 AC4 protein functioned as a stronger suppressor of RNA silencing than Y10 AC4 protein. There-fore, the pathogenicity difference between TbCSV-Y35 and TYLCCNV-Y10 may be related to the functional difference in their AC4 proteins.     

Function of A-Rich region in DNAβ associated with Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus

A novel type of circular single-stranded satellite DNA, known as DNAβ, was recently characterized and demonstrated to be associated with monopartite begomoviruses. DNAβ was essential for induction of characteristic symptoms in plants. DNAβ has three structural features: an 115 bp highly conserved region, tiC/gene and A-Rich region. The in-frame ATG mutation of βC1 gene of Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus isolate Y10 (TYLCCNV-TY10) DNAβ demonstrated that βC1 gene is required for leaf curl symptom. Here, the function of A-Rich region in TYLCCNV-Y10 DNAβ was identified. When A-Rich region was deleted, the A-Rich deleted mutant was still capable of replication and systemic infection in plant, indicating that A-Rich region is not required for trans-replication of DNAβ. The immunotrapping-PCR demonstrated that A-Rich deleted mutant could be encapsidated in the coat protein encoded by TYLCCNV-Y10 DNA-A, suggesting that A-Rich region is not related with DNAβ encapsidation. However, the A-Rich region deleted mutant caused milder symptom.     

啤酒花潜隐病毒新疆分离物的全基因组序列分析

对新疆啤酒花上获得的HpLV分离物HpLV-XJ进行了全长克隆和基因组序列分析。结果显示:HpLV-XJ的全基因组序列为8612个核苷酸(nt)(不包括poly A),含有6个开放阅读框(ORF),分别编码224 kDa(ORF1)、25kDa(ORF2)、11 kDa(ORF3)、7 kDa(ORF4)、34 kDa(ORF5)、和12 kDa(ORF6)蛋白。序列相似性分析结果表明,HpLV-XJ与HpLV(GenBank:AB032469)序列相似性达98.5%,6个开放阅读框的核苷酸序列相似性分别为98.3%、99.0%、97.6%、96.7%、99.5%和98.4%;由此推导的氨基酸序列相似性分别为98.6%、98.7%、97.2%、95.0%、99.4%和98.1%,各个基因的核苷酸序列和蛋白的氨基酸之间存在着一定的差异。     

Identification of a bi-directional promoter from Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus

A bi-directional promoter of Tomato yellow leaf curl China virus (TYLCCNV) was obtained with the total DNA from TYLCCNV isolate Y10 infected tobacco leaves as a template. Plant expression vectors were constructed by fusing the amplified DNA fragment with the gus gene and nopaline terminator in different orientations. The vectors containing promoter fragments were transferred into leaf cells and plant stems of Nicotiana benthamiana by Agrobacterium-mediated method. Transient expression results showed that both the complementary and virion-sense promoters could drive the gus gene to express, and the GUS activity of the complementary-sense promoter was stronger than that of the virion-sense. Co-expression of the vector containing βC1 gene of TYLCCNV DNAβ with the vector containing a bi-directional promoter revealed that the βC1 protein has no impact on expression of either the virion- or the complementary-sense promoter.     

Discovery and demonstration of small circular DNA molecules derived from Chinese tomato yellow leaf curl virus

Tomato yetlow leaf curl viruses betong to Begomoviruses of geminiviruses. In this work, we first found and demonstrated that the small circular DNA molecules were derived from Chinese tomato yetlow leaf curl viruses (TYLCV-CHI). These small circular DNA molecules are about 1,3 kb, which are half the full-length of TYLCV-CHI DNA A. It was shown by sequence determination and analysis that there was unknown-origin sequence insertion in the middle of the small molecules. These sequences of unknown-origin were neither homologous to DNA A nor to DNA B, and were formed by recombination of virus DNA and plant DNA. Although various defective molecules contained different unknown-origin sequence insertion, all the molecules contained the intergenic region and part of the AC1 (Rep) gene. But they did not contain full ORF.     

亚洲一型口蹄疫病毒YNAs1.1株结构蛋白VP1基因的核苷酸序列分析

提取BHK21细胞增殖的亚洲一型口蹄疫病毒（foot-and-mouth disease virus Serotype Asial)强毒株YNAs1.1的RNA,用一对引物P7,P13经反转录（RT）－PCR法扩增了约674bp的DNA片段。克隆目的基因后,采用双脱氧DNA链末端终止法测得了YNAs1.1的VP1基因36－633核苷酸序列。分析表明,病毒VP1基因的核苷酸序列与以色列以及印度已报道的Asia1型FMDV的同源性分别为82.11%与88.07%,对应的氨基酸序列同源性为87.94％与93.47％。该序列在GeneBank登陆号为AF241566。     

痘病毒F10L基因的克隆及生物信息学分析

将古浪山羊痘病毒的基因组DNA提取出来,并设计引物进行PCR扩增,克隆F10L基因的DNA序列.为了分析山羊痘病毒F10蛋白的分子特征,将PCR产物连接到p GEM-T Easy载体后转化至大肠杆菌DH5α感受态细胞,筛选阳性克隆进行序列测定,利用生物信息学软件对F10L基因序列进行预测分析.结果显示,F10L基因序列由1 335个核苷酸组成的开放阅读框,编码444个氨基酸残基组成的多肽,蛋白质分子质量的理论值53.01 ku,理论等电点为7.14.该蛋白的二级结构中,α螺旋占12.44%,β折叠占15.73%,其余71.83%为无规则卷曲.多序列比对分析显示,不同羊痘病毒分离株F10L序列高度保守,一致性在97%以上.此研究结果为进一步研究F10蛋白的生物学功能和羊痘病毒早期蛋白的分子相互作用奠定了基础.     

感染番茄抗病品种的番茄黄化曲叶病毒的基因变异分析

近几年来,生产中发现一些番茄抗病品种在不同环境条件下或应用几年后出现感病现象。为了解不同抗病品种中番茄黄化曲叶病毒(tomato yellow leafcurl virus,TYLCV)基因变异的情况,对5个感染TYLCV的番茄抗病品种进行了TYLCV全长基因克隆和序列测定。扩增结果显示,5个样品携带的TYLCV基因组长度均为2 781 bp,且均编码6个功能蛋白。基因组序列比较发现,这5个分离物与TYLCV-Israel株系同源性达到99%以上;通过功能蛋白比对发现,复制增强因子AC3蛋白存在变异,同世界各地报道的TYLCV-Israel株系典型分离物的AC3蛋白存在7处氨基酸差异的位点。分析结果表明,这五个病毒分离物均属于TYLCV-Israel株系,其AC3蛋白的氨基酸序列变异程度均不显著,并没有产生新的病毒株系。     

中蜂囊状幼虫病病毒部分结构蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

根据小ＲＮＡ 病毒科（ Ｐｉｃｏｒｎａｖｉｒｉｄａｅ） 中病毒ＲＮＡ 所具有的结构特征, 采用ｍＲＮＡｃａｐｔｕｒｅ ｋｉｔ 提取纯化中蜂囊状幼虫病病毒（Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅｓｃａｂｒｏｏｄ ｖｉｒｕｓ ＣＳＢＶ） 的ＲＮＡ, 并以之为ｃＤＮＡ合成的模板． 依据小ＲＮＡ病毒科中的脊髓灰质炎病毒结构蛋白基因序列设计了一对引物ＶＰ５和ＶＰ３ , 通过ＰＣＲ 扩增获得预期大小约为１ １００ ｂｐ的ＤＮＡ 片段, 将此片段克隆到ｐＧＥＭＴｅａｓｙ载体上并直接测序． 序列分析表明, 该片段为中蜂囊状幼虫病病毒部分结构蛋白基因, 与意蜂幼虫囊状病病毒结构蛋白基因序列的同源性为８６－８ ％ , 与之对应氨基酸序列的同源性高达９３－４ ％ ． 该病毒株为一种新型的蜜蜂囊状幼虫病病毒株     

鸡新城疫病毒ND-xx08株F基因的克隆及分析

新城疫病毒（NDV）ND-xx08毒株经10 d龄SPF鸡胚增殖后,提取其基因组RNA并反转录成cDNA,用NDV F基因特异性引物,经PCR扩增后获得与F基因预期大小一致的DNA片段。将NDV F基因片段克隆到pMD18-T载体上,并进行EcoR I和Hind III双酶切鉴定和测序鉴定。结果显示,ND-xx08毒株F基因片段的长度为1 662 bp,共编码554个氨基酸,F蛋白的裂解位点为112R-R-Q-K-R-F117,是典型强毒株氨基酸序列结构。将NDV ND-xx08株F基因的47 bp到420 bp序列与新城疫病毒基因型I至基因型Ⅸ毒株的相同序列绘制病毒基因进化树,显示ND-xx08分离株属于基因Ⅶe型。将NDV ND-xx08株F全基因与国内外发表的23株NDV F基因核苷酸序列和氨基酸序列的同源性比较分析,结果表明,其核苷酸序列的同源性在82.7%~97.8%之间,氨基酸同源性在87.5%~97.7%之间。     

A complete sequence and comparative analysis of a SARS-associated virus(Isolate BJ01)

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a newly identified infectious disease[1—5]. The global outbreak of SARS has been threatening the health of people worldwide and has killed 353 people and infected more than 5462 in 27 countries, as reported by WHO on April 29, 2003 (http://www.who.int/csr/sarscountry/en). Although it has been recognized that a variant of virus from the family of coronavirus might be the candidate pathogen of SARS[1—5], its identity as the unique pathogen sti…     

凡纳滨对虾(Litopenaeus vannamei)Hsp70基因PCR扩增及序列分析

目的：为获得凡纳滨对虾的热休克蛋白70（Hsp70）基因并分析其基因序列．方法：根据GenBank中斑节对虾（Penaeus monodon）Hsp70基因的cDNA序列,设计引物,对经高盐法提取的凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）基因组DNA,采用优化的降落PCR（Touch Downeca）程序,扩增凡纳滨对虾Hsp70基因的全长序列．结果：PCR扩增得到一条长1983bp的目的DNA片段,回收纯化该片段并测定其核酸序列．用DNAman软件分析发现,该核酸序列中不含内含子,编码区全长为1959bp;经BLASTn和BLASTx软件分析发现,该编码区核苷酸序列与斑节对虾、罗氏沼虾（Macrobrachium rosenbergii）的Hsp70基因序列的相似性分别为97％和62．2％．根据核苷酸序列所推导出的Hsp70氨基酸序列,其与斑节对虾、罗氏沼虾的相似性分别为99．9％和92．6％．结论：成功地从凡纳滨对虾基因组DNA中直接扩增出Hsp70基因的全长编码区序列。     

吐鲁番温室番茄病株及传毒烟粉虱的双生病毒检测与鉴定

为了明确吐鲁番地区温室番茄黄化曲叶病的病毒种类及传毒烟粉虱的生物型及携带病毒的情况,本研究利用番茄黄化曲叶病毒的特异引物通过PCR检测和DNA测序,对温室采集的43个番茄病株进行了病毒种类的分子鉴定;利用烟粉虱特异引物和番茄黄化曲叶病毒特异性引物通过PCR检测和DNA测序,对鄯善县温室采集的180头烟粉虱进行了生物型鉴定和带毒检测,并构建了双重PCR检测方法。结果显示:吐鲁番市和鄯善县温室发生的番茄黄化曲叶病的病毒种类为番茄黄化曲叶病毒(Tomato yellow leaf curl virus,TYLCV),病株带毒率为39.5%。鄯善县温室发生的烟粉虱主要为Q型烟粉虱,带毒率为67.8%,是主要的传毒介体。本研究建立的双重PCR检测技术,能快速有效地确定Q型烟粉虱的生物型和携带TYLCV的情况。