Abstract
Turnip yellow mosaic virus (TYMV) is a spherical plant virus that has a single 6.3 kb positive strand RNA. The genomic RNA has a tRNA-like structure (TLS) at the 3′-end. The 3′-TLS and hairpins in the 5′-untranslated region supposedly serve as packaging signals; however, recent studies have shown that they do not play a role in TYMV RNA packaging. In this study, we focused on packaging signals by examining a series of deletion mutants of TYMV. Analysis of encapsidated viral RNA after agroinfiltration of the deletion constructs into Nicotiana benthamiana showed that the mutant RNA lacking the protease (Pro)/helicase (Hel) region was not encapsidated by the coat proteins provided in trans, implicating that a packaging signal lies in the Pro/Hel region. Examination of two Pro−Hel− mutants showed that protein activity from the Pro/Hel domains was dispensable for the packaging of the non-replicating TYMV RNA. In contrast, the mutant TYMV RNA lacking the Pro/Hel region was efficiently encapsidated when the mutant TYMV was co-introduced with a wild-type TYMV, suggesting that packaging mechanisms might differ depending on whether the virus is replicating or not.
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Shin, HI., Kim, H.Y. & Cho, TJ. The Pro/Hel region is indispensable for packaging non-replicating turnip yellow mosaic virus RNA, but not replicating viral RNA. Mol Cells 29, 463–469 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10059-010-0057-4
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