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Wang R, Xu S, Wei E, He P, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Tang X, Shen Z. Recombinase-aided amplification coupled with lateral flow dipstick for efficient and accurate detection of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2024; 69:667-676. [PMID: 37952188 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-023-01102-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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The infection of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is one of the main causes of economic losses in sericulture. Thus, it is essential to establish rapid and effective method for BmNPV detection. In the present study, we have developed a recombinase-aided amplification (RAA) to amplify the BmNPV genomic DNA at 37 °C within 30 min, and achieved a rapid detection method by coupling with a lateral flow dipstick (LFD). The RAA-LFD method had a satisfactory detection limit of 6 copies/μL of recombinant plasmid pMD19-T-IE1, and BmNPV infection of silkworm can be detected 12 h post-infection. This method was highly specific for BmNPV, and without cross-reactivity to other silkworm pathogens. In contrast to conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), the RAA-LFD assay showed higher sensitivity, cost-saving, and especially is apt to on-site detection of BmNPV infection in the sericulture production.
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- Runpeng Wang
- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Institute of Sericulture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Institute of Sericulture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
- Institute of Sericulture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China.
- Institute of Sericulture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang, China.
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Jin W, Byambasuren M, Ganbold U, Shi H, Liang H, Li M, Wang H, Qin Q, Zhang H. Sequencing, Analysis and Organization of the Complete Genome of a Novel Baculovirus Calliteara abietis Nucleopolyhedrovirus (CaabNPV). Viruses 2024; 16:252. [PMID: 38400028 PMCID: PMC10891889 DOI: 10.3390/v16020252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Baculoviridae, a virus family characterized by a single large double stranded DNA, encompasses the majority of viral bioinsecticides, representing a highly promising and environmentally friendly pesticide approach to insect control. This study focuses on the characterization of a baculovirus isolated from larvae of Calliteara abietis (Erebidae, Lymantriidae) collected in Mongolian pinaceae forests. This new isolate was called Calliteara abietis nucleopolyhedrovirus (CaabNPV). CaabNPV exhibits an irregular polyhedron shape, and significant variation in the diameter of its occlusion bodies (OBs) was observed. Nucleotide distance calculations confirmed CaabNPV as a novel baculovirus. The CaabNPV genome spans 177,161 bp with a G+C content of 45.12% and harbors 150 potential open reading frames (ORFs), including 38 core genes. A comprehensive genomic analysis categorizes CaabNPV within Group II alphabaculovirus, revealing a close phylogenetic relationship with Alphabaculovirus orleucostigmae (OrleNPV). Additionally, repeat sequence analysis identified three highly repetitive sequences consisting of 112 bp repeat units, known as homologous regions (hrs). This research contributes valuable insights into CaabNPV's phylogenetic placement, genomic structure, and its potential applications in insect biocontrol.
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- Wenyi Jin
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pests and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (W.J.); (U.G.); (H.S.); (H.W.); (Q.Q.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Mongolian University of Life Science, Ulaanbaatar 627153, Mongolia;
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pests and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (W.J.); (U.G.); (H.S.); (H.W.); (Q.Q.)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 101408, China
- Institute of Plant Protection, Mongolian University of Life Science, Ulaanbaatar 627153, Mongolia;
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pests and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (W.J.); (U.G.); (H.S.); (H.W.); (Q.Q.)
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China;
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- Institute of College of Basic Medicine, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang 712046, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pests and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (W.J.); (U.G.); (H.S.); (H.W.); (Q.Q.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pests and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (W.J.); (U.G.); (H.S.); (H.W.); (Q.Q.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pests and Rodents, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China; (W.J.); (U.G.); (H.S.); (H.W.); (Q.Q.)
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Gencer D, Inan C, Bayramoglu Z, Nalcacioglu R, Yin F, Zhu Z, Wang J, Hu Z, Pavlik L, Arif B, Demirbag Z, Demir I. Genome Sequencing and Organization of Three Geographically Different Isolates of Nucleopolyhedrovirus from the Gypsy Moth Reveal Significant Genomic Differences. Curr Genomics 2023; 24:146-154. [PMID: 38178988 PMCID: PMC10761337 DOI: 10.2174/0113892029249830231014163829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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Background The gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L., Lepidoptera: Erebidae) is a worldwide pest of trees and forests. Lymantria dispar nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdMNPV) belongs to the Baculoviridae family and is an insect virus specific to gypsy moth larvae. In this study, we describe the complete genome sequences of three geographically diverse isolates, H2 (China), J2 (Japan), and T3 (Turkey), of Lymantria dispar multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (LdMNPV). Methods The genomes of isolates H2, J2, and T3 were subjected to shotgun pyrosequencing using Roche 454 FLX and assembled using Roche GS De Novo Assembler. Comparative analysis of all isolates was performed using bioinformatics methods. Results The genomes of LdMNPV-H2, J2, and T3 were 164,746, 162,249, and 162,614 bp in size, had GC content of 57.25%, 57.30%, and 57.46%, and contained 162, 165, and 164 putative open reading frames (ORFs ≥ 150 nt), respectively. Comparison between the reference genome LdMNPV-5/6 (AF081810) and the genomes of LdMNPV-H2, J2, and T3 revealed differences in gene content. Compared with LdMNPV-5/6, ORF5, 6, 8, 10, 31, and 67 were absent in LdMNPV-H2, ORF5, 13, and 66 were absent in LdMNPV-J2, and ORF10, 13, 31, and 67 were absent in LdMNPV-T3. In addition, the gene encoding the mucin-like protein (ORF4) was split into two parts in isolates H2 and T3 and designated ORF4a and ORF4b. Phylogenetic analysis grouped isolates H2 and J2 in a different cluster than isolate T3, which is more closely related to the Turkish and Polish isolates. In addition, H2 was found to be closely related to a South Korean LdMNPV isolate. Conclusion This study provided a more detailed overview of the relationships between different geographic LdMNPV isolates. The results showed remarkable differences between groups at the genome level.
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- Donus Gencer
- Trabzon University, Salpazarı Vocational School, Department of Property Protection and Security, 61670, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Pazar Vocational School, Department of Plant and Animal Protection, 53330, Rize, Turkey
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- Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China
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- Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, P.R. China
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- Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Laboratory for Molecular Virology, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey
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Resmin C, Santos ER, Sosa-Gómez DR, Ribeiro BM, Ardisson-Araújo DMP. Characterization and genomic analyses of a novel alphabaculovirus isolated from the black armyworm, Spodoptera cosmioides (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Virus Res 2022; 316:198797. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2022.198797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Guo H, Zhang B, Zheng X, Sun J, Guo H, Li G, Zhao G, Xu A, Qian H. Pathogenicity Detection and Genome Analysis of Two Different Geographic Strains of BmNPV. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12100890. [PMID: 34680659 PMCID: PMC8537803 DOI: 10.3390/insects12100890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The pathogenicity of different concentrations of Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus- Zhenjiang strain (BmNPV ZJ) and Yunnan strain (BmNPV YN) was assessed in Baiyu larvae. The structures of the two viral strains were observed by negative-staining electron microscopy, and their proliferation was examined by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). The genomic sequences of these two viruses were obtained to investigate the differences in their pathogenicity. The lethal concentration 50 (LC50) of BmNPV ZJ against Baiyu larvae was higher than that of BmNPV YN, indicating a relatively more robust pathogenicity in BmNPV YN. Electron microscopic images showed that the edges of BmNPV YN were clearer than those of BmNPV ZJ. The qPCR analysis demonstrated significantly higher relative expressions of immediately early 1 gene (ie-1), p143, vp39, and polyhedrin genes (polh) in BmNPV ZJ than in BmNPV YN at 12-96 h. The complete genomes of BmNPV ZJ and BmNPV YN were, respectively, 135,895 bp and 143,180 bp long, with 141 and 145 coding sequences and 40.93% and 39.71% GC content. Considering the BmNPV ZJ genome as a reference, 893 SNP loci and 132 InDel mutations were observed in the BmNPV YN genome, resulting in 106 differential gene sequences. Among these differential genes, 76 (including 22 hub genes and 35 non-hub genes) possessed amino acid mutations. Thirty genes may have been related to viral genome replication and transcription and five genes may have been associated with the viral oral infection. These results can help in understanding the mechanisms of pathogenicity of different strains of BmNPV in silkworms.
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- Huimin Guo
- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
- The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
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- College of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, China; (H.G.); (B.Z.); (X.Z.); (J.S.); (H.G.); (G.L.); (G.Z.); (A.X.)
- The Sericultural Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhenjiang 212018, China
- Correspondence:
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Inglis PW, Santos LAVM, Craveiro SR, Ribeiro BM, Castro MEB. Mosaic genome evolution and phylogenetics of Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChinNPV) and virulence of seven new isolates from the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso. Arch Virol 2021; 166:125-138. [PMID: 33111162 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-020-04858-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In a comparative analysis of genome sequences from isolates of the baculovirus Chrysodeixis includens nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChinNPV) from Brazil and Guatemala, we identified a subset of isolates possessing chimeric genomes. We identified six distinct phylogenetically incongruous regions (PIRs) dispersed in the genomes, of between 279 and 3345 bp in length. The individual PIRs possessed high sequence similarity among the affected ChinNPV isolates but varied in coverage in some instances. The donor for four of the PIRs implicated in horizontal gene transfer (HGT) was identified as Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus (TnSNPV), an alphabaculovirus closely related to ChinNPV, or another unknown but closely related virus. BLAST searches of the other two PIRs returned only ChinNPV sequences, but HGT from an unknown donor baculovirus cannot be excluded. Although Chrysodeixis includens and Trichoplusia ni are frequently co-collected from soybean fields in Brazil, pathogenicity data suggest that natural coinfection of C. includens larvae with ChinNPV and TnSNPV is probably uncommon. Additionally, since the chimeric ChinNPV genomes with tracts of TnSNPV sequence were restricted to a single monophyletic lineage of closely related isolates, a model of progressive restoration of the native DNA sequence by recombination with ChinNPV possessing a fully or partially non-chimeric genome is reasonable. However, multiple independent HGT from TnSNPV to ChinNPV during the evolution of these isolates cannot be excluded. Mortality data suggest that the ChinNPV isolates with chimeric genomes are not significantly different in pathogenicity towards C. includens when compared to most other ChinNPV isolates. Exclusion of the PIRs prior to phylogenetic analysis had a large impact on the topology of part of the maximum-likelihood tree, revealing a homogenous clade of three isolates (IB, IC and ID) from Paraná state in Brazil collected in 2006, together with an isolate from Guatemala collected in 1972 (IA), comprising the lineage uniquely affected by HGT from TnSNPV. The other 10 Brazilian ChinNPV isolates from Paraná, Mato Grosso, and Minas Gerais states showed higher variability, where only three isolates from Paraná state formed a monophyletic group correlating with geographical origin.
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- Peter W Inglis
- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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Coffman KA, Burke GR. Genomic analysis reveals an exogenous viral symbiont with dual functionality in parasitoid wasps and their hosts. PLoS Pathog 2020; 16:e1009069. [PMID: 33253317 PMCID: PMC7728225 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Insects are known to host a wide variety of beneficial microbes that are fundamental to many aspects of their biology and have substantially shaped their evolution. Notably, parasitoid wasps have repeatedly evolved beneficial associations with viruses that enable developing wasps to survive as parasites that feed from other insects. Ongoing genomic sequencing efforts have revealed that most of these virus-derived entities are fully integrated into the genomes of parasitoid wasp lineages, representing endogenous viral elements (EVEs) that retain the ability to produce virus or virus-like particles within wasp reproductive tissues. All documented parasitoid EVEs have undergone similar genomic rearrangements compared to their viral ancestors characterized by viral genes scattered across wasp genomes and specific viral gene losses. The recurrent presence of viral endogenization and genomic reorganization in beneficial virus systems identified to date suggest that these features are crucial to forming heritable alliances between parasitoid wasps and viruses. Here, our genomic characterization of a mutualistic poxvirus associated with the wasp Diachasmimorpha longicaudata, known as Diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (DlEPV), has uncovered the first instance of beneficial virus evolution that does not conform to the genomic architecture shared by parasitoid EVEs with which it displays evolutionary convergence. Rather, DlEPV retains the exogenous viral genome of its poxvirus ancestor and the majority of conserved poxvirus core genes. Additional comparative analyses indicate that DlEPV is related to a fly pathogen and contains a novel gene expansion that may be adaptive to its symbiotic role. Finally, differential expression analysis during virus replication in wasps and fly hosts demonstrates a unique mechanism of functional partitioning that allows DlEPV to persist within and provide benefit to its parasitoid wasp host.
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- Kelsey A. Coffman
- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
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Katsuma S. Hsp90 function is required for stable transcription of the baculovirus transactivator ie-1 gene. Virus Res 2020; 291:198200. [PMID: 33080246 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2020.198200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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A molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is required for efficient infection by several viruses. Hsp90 has been recently implicated in baculovirus infection, but its exact role remains obscure. This study investigated the effect of 17-N-allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG), an Hsp90-specific inhibitor, on Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infection. The 17-AAG treatment significantly decreased the production of budded viruses and occlusion bodies in BmNPV-infected Bombyx mori cultured cells. Immunoblot and SDS-PAGE analyses showed that the expression of early and delayed early gene products, DBP and BRO, was delayed and dysregulated, and the very late gene product POLH was almost completely diminished. RT-qPCR experiments revealed that 17-AAG treatment did not affect initiation of the immediate early gene ie-1 expression, but the expression decreased by ∼50 % during the late stage of infection. 17-AAG treatment also decreased ie-1 promoter activity by ∼50 %. In addition, the expression of delayed early and late genes was dysregulated and inhibited, respectively. These results indicated that Hsp90 function is required for stable ie-1 transcription. Inhibiting Hsp90 function negatively affects ie-1 expression, resulting in dysregulation of delayed early genes and a severe decrease in late and very late gene expression.
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- Susumu Katsuma
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Genome Analysis of a Novel Clade b Betabaculovirus Isolated from the Legume Pest Matsumuraeses phaseoli (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Viruses 2020; 12:v12101068. [PMID: 32977681 PMCID: PMC7650775 DOI: 10.3390/v12101068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Matsumuraeses phaseoli is a Lepidopteran pest that primarily feeds on numerous species of cultivated legumes, such as Glycine and Phaseolus. It is widely distributed in northeast Asia. A novel granulovirus, designated as Matsumuraeses phaseoli granulovirus (MaphGV), was isolated from pathogenic M. phaseoli larvae that dwell in rolled leaves of Astragalus membranaceus, a Chinese medicinal herb. In this study, using next-generation sequencing, we report the complete genome of MaphGV. MaphGV genome comprises a double-stranded DNA of 116,875 bp, with 37.18% GC content. It has 128 hypothetical open reading frames (ORFs). Among them, 38 are baculovirus core genes, 18 are lepidopteran baculovirus conserved genes, and 5 are unique to Baculoviridae. MaphGV has one baculovirus repeat ORF (bro) and three inhibitors of apoptosis proteins (iap), including a newfound iap-6. We found two atypical baculoviral homologous regions (hrs) and four direct repeats (drs) in the MaphGV genome. Based on phylogenetic analysis, MaphGV belongs to Clade b of Betabaculovirus and is closely related to Cydia pomonellagranulovirus (CpGV) and Cryptophlebia leucotretagranulovirus (CrleGV). This novel baculovirus discovery and sequencing are invaluable in understanding the evolution of baculovirus and MaphGV may be a potential biocontrol agent against the bean ravaging pest.
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Xiao Q, Wang L, Zhou XL, Zhu Y, Dong ZQ, Chen P, Lu C, Pan MH. BmAtg13 promotes the replication and proliferation of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 157:143-151. [PMID: 31153462 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2019.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Autophagy is a cell adaptive response that involves the process of microbial infections. Our previous study has indicated that Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infection triggers the complete autophagic process in BmN-SWU1 cells, which is beneficial to the viral infection. Autophagy-related (ATG) protein ATG13, as part of the ULK complex (a serine-threonine kinase complex composed of ULK1, ULK2, ATG13, ATG101, and FIP200), is the most upstream component of the autophagy pathway, and how it affects virus infections will improve our understanding of the interaction between the virus and the host. This study has determined that the overexpression of the BmAtg13 gene promotes the expression of viral genes and increases viral production in BmN-SWU1 cells, whereas knocking down the BmAtg13 gene suppresses BmNPV replication. Moreover, the BmAtg13 overexpression transgenic line contributed to viral replication and increased mortality rate of BmNPV infection. In contrast, the BmAtg13 knockout transgenic line reduced viral replication 96 h post-infection. Furthermore, BmATG13 directly interacted with viral protein BRO-B, forming a protein complex. Taken together, the findings of this study suggest that BmATG13 may be utilized by the BRO-B protein to promote BmNPV replication and proliferation, which, in turn, provides important insights into the mechanism that autophagy influences viral infection.
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- Qin Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guizhou 550002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; Key Laboratory for Sericulture Functional Genomics and Biotechnology of Agricultural Ministry, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
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Flynn PJ, Moreau CS. Assessing the Diversity of Endogenous Viruses Throughout Ant Genomes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1139. [PMID: 31191479 PMCID: PMC6540820 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) can play a significant role in the evolution of their hosts and have been identified in animals, plants, and fungi. Additionally, EVEs potentially provide an important snapshot of the evolutionary frequency of viral infection. The purpose of this study is to take a comparative host-centered approach to EVE discovery in ant genomes to better understand the relationship of EVEs to their ant hosts. Using a comprehensive bioinformatic pipeline, we screened all nineteen published ant genomes for EVEs. Once the EVEs were identified, we assessed their phylogenetic relationships to other closely related exogenous viruses. A diverse group of EVEs were discovered in all screened ant host genomes and in many cases are similar to previously identified exogenous viruses. EVEs similar to ssRNA viral proteins are the most common viral lineage throughout the ant hosts, which is potentially due to more chronic infection or more effective endogenization of certain ssRNA viruses in ants. In addition, both EVEs similar to viral glycoproteins and retrovirus-derived proteins are also abundant throughout ant genomes, suggesting their tendency to endogenize. Several of these newly discovered EVEs are found to be potentially functional within the genome. The discovery and analysis of EVEs is essential in beginning to understand viral–ant interactions over evolutionary time.
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- Peter J Flynn
- Committee on Evolutionary Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States.,Department of Science and Education, Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Science and Education, Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, United States.,Departments of Entomology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States
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Chen Y, Qi B, Zheng G, Zhang Y, Deng F, Wan F, Li C. Identification and genomic sequence analysis of a new Spodoptera exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus, SeMNPV-QD, isolated from Qingdao, China. J Invertebr Pathol 2019; 160:8-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Chen ZS, Hou DH, Cheng XW, Wang X, Huang GH. Genomic analysis of a novel isolate Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3i (HvAV-3i) and identification of ascoviral repeat ORFs (aros). Arch Virol 2018; 163:2849-2853. [PMID: 29948385 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-018-3899-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Ascoviruses are circular double-stranded DNA viruses that infect insects. Herein we sequenced and analyzed the genome of the previously unrecorded ascovirus isolate Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3i (HvAV-3i). The genome size is 185,650 bp with 181 hypothetical open reading frames (ORFs). Additionally, definition based on ascovirus repeated ORFs (aros) is proposed; whereby the 29 aros from all sequenced Ascoviridae genomes are divided into six distinct groups. The topological relationship among the isolates of Heliothis virescens ascovirus 3a is (HvAV-3f, {HvAV-3h, [HvAV-3e, (HvAV-3g, HvAV-3i)]}) with every clade well supported by a Bayesian posterior probability of 1.00 and a Bootstrap value of 100%.
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- Zi-Shu Chen
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China
- Institute of Virology, College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China
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- School of Bioscience and Technology, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, Shandong, China
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- Department of Microbiology, 56 Pearson Hall, Miami University, Oxford, 45056, Ohio, USA
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China
- Institute of Virology, College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology and Control of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China.
- Institute of Virology, College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, Hunan, China.
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Shen Y, Wang H, Xu W, Wu X. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus orf133 and orf134 are involved in the embedding of occlusion-derived viruses into polyhedra. J Gen Virol 2018; 99:717-729. [PMID: 29624165 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) orf133 (bm133) and orf134 (bm134), the orthologues of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) ac4 and ac5, are two adjacent genes with opposite transcriptional orientations and are highly conserved in all sequenced group I nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs). A double bm133-bm134 knockout bacmid was generated to enable the functional study of each gene independently or together. Compared with wild-type and double-repair viruses, deletion of both bm133 and bm134 did not affect budded virus (BV) production or viral DNA replication in transfected BmN cells. Electron microscopy revealed that the double knockout did not affect nucleocapsid assembly, virus-induced intranuclear microvesicle formation or occlusion-derived virus (ODV) production, but the number of virions embedded in the polyhedra decreased significantly. Further investigations showed that disruption of either gene was unable to recover the defect of ODV occlusion, suggesting that Bm133 and Bm134 are indispensable to the embedding of ODVs into polyhedra. Confocal microscopy analysis showed that Bm133 and Bm134 distributed throughout the whole cell during viral infection and Bm134 concentrated on the mature polyhedra in lysed cells. These results suggest that although Bm133 and Bm134 are not essential for BV or ODV development, they play vital roles in polyhedra morphogenesis.
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- Yunwang Shen
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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Santos ER, Oliveira LB, Peterson L, Sosa-Gómez DR, Ribeiro BM, Ardisson-Araújo DMP. The complete genome sequence of the first hesperiid-infecting alphabaculovirus isolated from the leguminous pest Urbanus proteus (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). Virus Res 2018; 249:76-84. [PMID: 29571652 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Baculoviruses are insect viruses largely used as expression vectors and biopesticides. These viruses can efficiently infect the larval stage of several agricultural pests worldwide causing a lethal disease. In this work, we found a novel baculovirus isolated from the larval stage of Urbanus proteus (L.), the bean leafroller and characterized its complete genome. This is an important pest of several leguminous plants in Brazil and belongs to the butterfly family Hesperiidae, from where no baculovirus genome sequence has been described. This new virus was shown to have the smallest genome among all alphabaculoviruses sequenced to date, with 105,555 bp and 119 putative ORFs. We found ten unique genes, seven bro, and the 38 baculovirus core genes. UrprNPV was found to be related to the Adoxophyes-infecting baculoviruses AdorNPV and AdhoNPV with high genetic distance and a long branch length. Interestingly, few individual core gene-based phylogenies were found to support the relationship of UrprNPV to both AdorNPV and AdhoNPV. Importantly, the increase in number of completely sequenced baculovirus points to a very exciting way to understand baculovirus and its evolution and could potentially help the use of baculovirus as both biopesticides and expression vectors.
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- Ethiane R Santos
- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Baculovirus, Cell Biology Department, University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Insect Virology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Kokusho R, Koh Y, Fujimoto M, Shimada T, Katsuma S. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus BM5 protein regulates progeny virus production and viral gene expression. Virology 2016; 498:240-249. [PMID: 27614700 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2016.08.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) orf5 (Bm5) is a core gene of lepidopteran baculoviruses and encodes the protein with the conserved amino acid residues (DUF3627) in its C-terminus. Here, we found that Bm5 disruption resulted in lower titers of budded viruses and fewer numbers of occlusion bodies (OBs) in B. mori cultured cells and larvae, although viral genome replication was not affected. Bm5 disruption also caused aberrant expression of various viral genes at the very late stage of infection. Immunocytochemical analysis revealed that BM5 localized to the nuclear membrane. We also found that DUF3627 is important for OB production, transcriptional regulation of viral genes, and subcellular localization of BM5. Compared with wild-type BmNPV infection, larval death was delayed when B. mori larvae were infected with Bm5 mutants. These results suggest that BM5 is involved in progeny virus production and regulation of viral gene expression at the very late stage of infection.
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- Ryuhei Kokusho
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Geographic isolates of Lymantria dispar multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus: Genome sequence analysis and pathogenicity against European and Asian gypsy moth strains. J Invertebr Pathol 2016; 137:10-22. [PMID: 27090923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2016.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2015] [Revised: 03/07/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Isolates of the baculovirus species Lymantria dispar multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus have been formulated and applied to suppress outbreaks of the gypsy moth, L. dispar. To evaluate the genetic diversity in this species at the genomic level, the genomes of three isolates from Massachusetts, USA (LdMNPV-Ab-a624), Spain (LdMNPV-3054), and Japan (LdMNPV-3041) were sequenced and compared with four previously determined LdMNPV genome sequences. The LdMNPV genome sequences were collinear and contained the same homologous repeats (hrs) and clusters of baculovirus repeat orf (bro) gene family members in the same relative positions in their genomes, although sequence identities in these regions were low. Of 146 non-bro ORFs annotated in the genome of the representative isolate LdMNPV 5-6, 135 ORFs were found in every other LdMNPV genome, including the 37 core genes of Baculoviridae and other genes conserved in genus Alphabaculovirus. Phylogenetic inference with an alignment of the core gene nucleotide sequences grouped isolates 3041 (Japan) and 2161 (Korea) separately from a cluster containing isolates from Europe, North America, and Russia. To examine phenotypic diversity, bioassays were carried out with a selection of isolates against neonate larvae from three European gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar dispar) and three Asian gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar asiatica and Lymantria dispar japonica) colonies. LdMNPV isolates 2161 (Korea), 3029 (Russia), and 3041 (Japan) exhibited a greater degree of pathogenicity against all L. dispar strains than LdMNPV from a sample of Gypchek. This study provides additional information on the genetic diversity of LdMNPV isolates and their activity against the Asian gypsy moth, a potential invasive pest of North American trees and forests.
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Han G, Xu J, Liu Q, Li C, Xu H, Lu Z. Genome of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis Granulovirus, the First Crambidae-Infecting Betabaculovirus Isolated from Rice Leaffolder to Sequenced. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0147882. [PMID: 26848752 PMCID: PMC4746121 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cnaphalocrocis medinalis is a major pest of rice in South and South-East Asia. Insecticides are the major means farmers use for management. A naturally occurring baculovirus, C. medinalis granulovirus (CnmeGV), has been isolated from the larvae and this has the potential for use as microbial agent. Here, we described the complete genome sequence of CnmeGV and compared it to other baculovirus genomes. The genome of CnmeGV is 112,060 base pairs in length, has a G+C content of 35.2%. It contains 133 putative open reading frames (ORFs) of at least 150 nucleotides. A hundred and one (101) of these ORFs are homologous to other baculovirus genes including 37 baculovirus core genes. Thirty-two (32) ORFs are unique to CnmeGV with no homologues detected in the GeneBank and 53 tandem repeats (TRs) with sequence length from 25 to 551 nt intersperse throughout the genome of CnmeGV. Six (6) homologous regions (hrs) were identified interspersed throughout the genome. Hr2 contains 11 imperfect palindromes and a high content of AT sequence (about 73%). The unique ORF28 contains a coiled-coil region and a zinc finger-like domain of 4–50 residues specialized by two C2C2 zinc finger motifs that putatively bound two atoms of zinc. ORF21 encoding a chit-1 protein suggesting a horizontal gene transfer from alphabaculovirus. The putative protein presents two carbohydrate-binding module family 14 (CBM_14) domains rather than other homologues detected from betabaculovirus that only contains one chit-binding region. Gene synteny maps showed the colinearity of sequenced betabaculovirus. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that CnmeGV grouped in the betabaculovirus, with a close relation to AdorGV. The cladogram obtained in this work grouped the 17 complete GV genomes in one monophyletic clade. CnmeGV represents a new crambidae host-isolated virus species from the genus Betabaculovirus and is most closely relative of AdorGV. The analyses and information derived from this study will provide a better understanding of the pathological symptoms caused by this virus and its potential use as a microbial pesticide.
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- Guangjie Han
- Department of Biological Pesticides, Jiangsu Lixiahe Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou, 225007, PR China
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- Department of Biological Pesticides, Jiangsu Lixiahe Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou, 225007, PR China
- * E-mail: (JX); (ZXL)
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- Department of Biological Pesticides, Jiangsu Lixiahe Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou, 225007, PR China
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- Department of Biological Pesticides, Jiangsu Lixiahe Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yangzhou, 225007, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou, 310021, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base for Zhejiang Sustainable Pest and Disease Control, Institute of Plant Protection and Microbiology, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Science, Hangzhou, 310021, PR China
- * E-mail: (JX); (ZXL)
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Kotani E, Muto S, Ijiri H, Mori H. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus nucleic acid binding proteins BRO-B and BRO-E associate with host T-cell intracellular antigen 1 homologue BmTRN-1 to influence protein synthesis during infection. J Gen Virol 2015; 96:1947-56. [PMID: 25834094 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.000136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous reports have indicated that the Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) nucleic acid binding proteins BRO-B and BRO-E are expressed during the early stage of infection and that the BRO family likely supports the regulation of mRNA; however, no study has directly examined the function of BRO family proteins in virus-permissive cells. Here, we show that BRO-B and BRO-E associate with cellular T-cell intracellular antigen 1 homologue (BmTRN-1), a translational regulator, and other cellular translation-related proteins in silkworm cells during viral infection. We created BM-N cells that expressed BRO-B/E to study molecular interactions between BmTRN-1 and BRO-B/E and how they influenced protein synthesis. Fluorescent microscopy revealed that BmTRN-1 was localized in cytoplasmic foci during BmNPV infection. Immunofluorescence studies confirmed that BmTRN-1 and BRO-B/E were colocalized in the amorphous conspicuous cytoplasmic foci. Reporter gene studies revealed that co-expression of BRO-B/E synergistically led to a significant decrease in protein synthesis from a designed transcript carrying the 5'untranslated region of a cellular mRNA with no significant change of transcript abundance. Additionally, RNA interference-mediated knockdown of BmTRN-1 resulted in a marked inhibition of the ability of BRO-B/E to regulate the transcript. These results suggested that the association of BmTRN-1 with BRO-B/E is responsible for the inhibitory regulation of certain mRNAs at the post-transcriptional level and add an additional mechanism for how baculoviruses control protein synthesis during infection.
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- Eiji Kotani
- 1Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan 2Insect Biomedical Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- 1Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- 2Insect Biomedical Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- 1Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan 2Insect Biomedical Center, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Craveiro SR, Inglis PW, Togawa RC, Grynberg P, Melo FL, Ribeiro ZMA, Ribeiro BM, Báo SN, Castro MEB. The genome sequence of Pseudoplusia includens single nucleopolyhedrovirus and an analysis of p26 gene evolution in the baculoviruses. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:127. [PMID: 25765042 PMCID: PMC4346127 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1323-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 02/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Pseudoplusia includens single nucleopolyhedrovirus (PsinSNPV-IE) is a baculovirus recently identified in our laboratory, with high pathogenicity to the soybean looper, Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (Walker, 1858). In Brazil, the C. includens caterpillar is an emerging pest and has caused significant losses in soybean and cotton crops. The PsinSNPV genome was determined and the phylogeny of the p26 gene within the family Baculoviridae was investigated. RESULTS The complete genome of PsinSNPV was sequenced (Roche 454 GS FLX - Titanium platform), annotated and compared with other Alphabaculoviruses, displaying a genome apparently different from other baculoviruses so far sequenced. The circular double-stranded DNA genome is 139,132 bp in length, with a GC content of 39.3 % and contains 141 open reading frames (ORFs). PsinSNPV possesses the 37 conserved baculovirus core genes, 102 genes found in other baculoviruses and 2 unique ORFs. Two baculovirus repeat ORFs (bro) homologs, bro-a (Psin33) and bro-b (Psin69), were identified and compared with Chrysodeixis chalcites nucleopolyhedrovirus (ChchNPV) and Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus (TnSNPV) bro genes and showed high similarity, suggesting that these genes may be derived from an ancestor common to these viruses. The homologous repeats (hrs) are absent from the PsinSNPV genome, which is also the case in ChchNPV and TnSNPV. Two p26 gene homologs (p26a and p26b) were found in the PsinSNPV genome. P26 is thought to be required for optimal virion occlusion in the occlusion bodies (OBs), but its function is not well characterized. The P26 phylogenetic tree suggests that this gene was obtained from three independent acquisition events within the Baculoviridae family. The presence of a signal peptide only in the PsinSNPV p26a/ORF-20 homolog indicates distinct function between the two P26 proteins. CONCLUSIONS PsinSNPV has a genomic sequence apparently different from other baculoviruses sequenced so far. The complete genome sequence of PsinSNPV will provide a valuable resource, contributing to studies on its molecular biology and functional genomics, and will promote the development of this virus as an effective bioinsecticide.
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- Saluana R Craveiro
- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte Final, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte Final, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte Final, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte Final, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte Final, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília-UnB, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, W5 Norte Final, 70770-917, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
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Complete genome sequence of the first non-Asian isolate of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus. Virus Genes 2014; 49:477-84. [PMID: 25212430 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-014-1112-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 08/27/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Brazil is one of the largest silk producers in the world. The domesticated silkworm (Bombyx mori) was formally introduced into the country in the twentieth century, and the state of Paraná is the main national producer. During larval stages, B. mori can be afflicted by many different infectious diseases, which lead to substantial losses in silk production. In this work, we describe the structure and complete genome sequence of the first non-Asian isolate of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV), the most important silkworm pathogen. The BmNPV-Brazilian isolate is a nucleopolyhedrovirus with singly enveloped nucleocapsids within polyhedral occlusion bodies. Its genome has 126,861 bp with a G + C content of 40.4 %. Phylogenetic analysis clustered the virus with the Japanese strain (BmNPV-T3). As expected, we have detected intra-population variability in the virus sample. Variation along homologous regions (HRs) and bro genes was observed; there were seven HRs, deletion of bro-e, and division of bro-a into two ORFs. The study of baculoviruses allows for a better understanding of virus evolution providing insight for biological control of insect pests or protection against the pernicious disease caused by these viruses.
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Zhu Z, Yin F, Liu X, Hou D, Wang J, Zhang L, Arif B, Wang H, Deng F, Hu Z. Genome sequence and analysis of Buzura suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus: a group II Alphabaculovirus. PLoS One 2014; 9:e86450. [PMID: 24475121 PMCID: PMC3901692 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 12/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The genome of Buzura suppressaria nucleopolyhedrovirus (BusuNPV) was sequenced by 454 pyrosequencing technology. The size of the genome is 120,420 bp with 36.8% G+C content. It contains 127 hypothetical open reading frames (ORFs) covering 90.7% of the genome and includes the 37 conserved baculovirus core genes, 84 genes found in other baculoviruses, and 6 unique ORFs. No typical baculoviral homologous repeats (hrs) were present but the genome contained a region of repeated sequences. Gene Parity Plots revealed a 28.8 kb region conserved among the alpha- and beta-baculoviruses. Overall comparisons of BusuNPV to other baculoviruses point to a distinct species in group II Alphabaculovirus.
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- Zheng Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology and China Center for Virus Culture Collection, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Genomic diversity of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus strains. Genomics 2013; 102:63-71. [PMID: 23639478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2013.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 04/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a baculovirus that selectively infects the domestic silkworm. In this study, six BmNPV strains were compared at the whole genome level. We found that the number of bro genes and the composition of the homologous regions (hrs) are the two primary areas of divergence within these genomes. When we compared the ORFs of these BmNPV variants, we noticed a high degree of sequence divergence in the ORFs that are not baculovirus core genes. This result is consistent with the results derived from phylogenetic trees and evolutionary pressure analyses of these ORFs, indicating that ORFs that are not core genes likely play important roles in the evolution of BmNPV strains. The evolutionary relationships of these BmNPV strains might be explained by their geographic origins or those of their hosts. In addition, the total number of hr palindromes seems to affect viral DNA replication in Bm5 cells.
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Deletion of v-chiA from a baculovirus reduces horizontal transmission in the field. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013; 79:4056-64. [PMID: 23624474 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00152-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) can initiate devastating disease outbreaks in populations of defoliating Lepidoptera, a fact that has been exploited for the purposes of biological control of some pest insects. A key part of the horizontal transmission process of NPVs is the degradation of the larval integument by virus-coded proteins called chitinases, such as V-CHIA produced by the v-chiA genes. We used recombinant and naturally occurring strains of the Lymantria dispar NPV (LdMNPV) to test horizontal transmission in the field, release of virus from dead larvae under laboratory conditions, and cell lysis and virus release in cell culture. In the field, strains of LdMNPV lacking functional v-chiA genes showed reduced horizontal transmission compared to wild-type or repaired strains. These findings were mirrored by a marked reduction in released virus in laboratory tests and cell culture when the same strains were used to infect larvae or cells. Thus, this study tests the pivotal role of liquefaction and the v-chiA gene in field transmission for the first time and uses complementary laboratory data to provide a likely explanation for our findings.
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Genome sequence of a Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus strain with cubic occlusion bodies. J Virol 2012; 86:10245. [PMID: 22923803 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01639-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) is a typical species of Baculoviridae. The complete genome sequence of a BmNPV strain with cubic occlusion bodies is reported here. The genome of this strain consists of 127,465 nucleotides with a G+C content of 40.36% and is 97.3% and 97.5% identical to those of BmNPV strain T3 and Bombyx mandarina NPV S1, respectively. Despite the abnormal polyhedra it forms, the polyhedrin gene of the BmNPV cubic strain is 100% identical to those of the other two strains. Baculovirus repeated ORFs and homologous repeat regions cause the major differences in genome size of these BmNPV isolates.
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Conserved structural motifs at the C-terminus of baculovirus protein IE0 are important for its functions in transactivation and supporting hr5-mediated DNA replication. Viruses 2012; 4:761-76. [PMID: 22754648 PMCID: PMC3386618 DOI: 10.3390/v4050761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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IE0 and IE1 are transactivator proteins of the most studied baculovirus, the Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV). IE0 is a 72.6 kDa protein identical to IE1 with the exception of its 54 N-terminal amino acid residues. To gain some insight about important structural motifs of IE0, we expressed the protein and C‑terminal mutants of it under the control of the Drosophila heat shock promoter and studied the transactivation and replication functions of the transiently expressed proteins. IE0 was able to promote replication of a plasmid bearing the hr5 origin of replication of AcMNPV in transient transfections with a battery of eight plasmids expressing the AcMNPV genes dnapol, helicase, lef-1, lef-2, lef-3, p35, ie-2 and lef-7. IE0 transactivated expression of the baculovirus 39K promoter. Both functions of replication and transactivation were lost after introduction of selected mutations at the basic domain II and helix-loop-helix conserved structural motifs in the C-terminus of the protein. These IE0 mutants were unable to translocate to the cell nucleus. Our results point out the important role of some structural conserved motifs to the proper functioning of IE0.
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Genetic variation and virulence of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus and Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus isolates. J Invertebr Pathol 2012; 110:33-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2011] [Revised: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Katsuma S, Koyano Y, Kang W, Kokusho R, Kamita SG, Shimada T. The baculovirus uses a captured host phosphatase to induce enhanced locomotory activity in host caterpillars. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1002644. [PMID: 22496662 PMCID: PMC3320614 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2011] [Accepted: 02/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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The baculovirus is a classic example of a parasite that alters the behavior or physiology of its host so that progeny transmission is maximized. Baculoviruses do this by inducing enhanced locomotory activity (ELA) that causes the host caterpillars to climb to the upper foliage of plants. We previously reported that this behavior is not induced in silkworms that are infected with a mutant baculovirus lacking its protein tyrosine phosphatase (ptp) gene, a gene likely captured from an ancestral host. Here we show that the product of the ptp gene, PTP, associates with baculovirus ORF1629 as a virion structural protein, but surprisingly phosphatase activity associated with PTP was not required for the induction of ELA. Interestingly, the ptp knockout baculovirus showed significantly reduced infectivity of larval brain tissues. Collectively, we show that the modern baculovirus uses the host-derived phosphatase to establish adequate infection for ELA as a virion-associated structural protein rather than as an enzyme.
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- Susumu Katsuma
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Ono C, Kamagata T, Taka H, Sahara K, Asano SI, Bando H. Phenotypic grouping of 141 BmNPVs lacking viral gene sequences. Virus Res 2012; 165:197-206. [PMID: 22421381 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2012.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2011] [Revised: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 02/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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We constructed a series of gene knockout BmNPVs (KOVs) for each of 141 genes (Gomi et al., 1999; Katsuma et al., 2011) using the BmNPV T3 bacmid system (Ono et al., 2007) and lambda red recombination system (Datsenko and Wanner, 2000). In a subsequent analysis of the properties needed for infection using a marker gene, egfp (enhanced green fluorescent protein gene), inserted into the polyhedrin locus, the knockout viruses (KOVs) were subdivided into four phenotypic types, A to D. Type-A (86 KOVs) showed the ability to expand infections equivalent to the control while type-B (8 KOVs) spread infections more slowly. Type-C (37 KOVs) expressed egfp in transfected-BmN cells but the production of infectious viruses was not observed. Type-D (10 KOVs) showed no ability to express egfp even in the transfection experiments. KOVs lacking genes (pkip (Bm15), gp41 (Bm66), bro-d (Bm131), Bm20, 48, 65, 91, 93, or 101) previously identified as being essential, were placed in the viable type-A and B categories.
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- Chikako Ono
- Laboratory of Applied Molecular Entomology, Division of Applied Bioscience, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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Zhou JB, Li XQ, De-Eknamkul W, Suraporn S, Xu JP. Identification of a new Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus and analysis of its bro gene family. Virus Genes 2012; 44:539-47. [PMID: 22311430 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-012-0721-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 01/20/2012] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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The highly pathogenic Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) has caused severe damages to sericulture in many countries, and the relationship between the pathogenicity of various BmNPV strains and their geographical evolution has been the topic of our interest. In this study, we isolated a new BmNPV strain from Thailand (BmNPV-Thai), based on the sequences of its conservative genes p10, p35, polh, egt and vp39. The BmNPV-Thai appears to have baculovirus repeated ORF (bro) genes different from four other well-known BmNPV strains of China (GD, CQ1), Japan (T3), and France (SC7); It only has bro-a, bro-c, and bro-d, but not bro-b and bro-e genes. These bro genes are localized only in the two subgroups highly homologous to their counterparts and their encoded BRO proteins differ mainly at their N-terminal amino acid residues. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that the evolution of the bro genes of the five BmNPV strains is not obviously associated with their geographic locations.
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- Jing-Bo Zhou
- Department of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang Western Road, Hefei, 230036, People's Republic of China
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Iwanaga M, Hitotsuyama T, Katsuma S, Ishihara G, Daimon T, Shimada T, Imanishi S, Kawasaki H. Infection study of Bombyx mori macula-like virus (BmMLV) using a BmMLV-negative cell line and an infectious cDNA clone. J Virol Methods 2012; 179:316-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2011] [Revised: 09/12/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Wang Y, Choi JY, Roh JY, Liu Q, Tao XY, Park JB, Kim JS, Je YH. Genomic sequence analysis of granulovirus isolated from the tobacco cutworm, Spodoptera litura. PLoS One 2011; 6:e28163. [PMID: 22132235 PMCID: PMC3223241 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Spodoptera litura is a noctuid moth that is considered an agricultural pest. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants and have been recorded on plants from 40 plant families (mostly dicotyledons). It is a major pest of many crops. To better understand Spodoptera litura granulovirus (SpliGV), the nucleotide sequence of the SpliGV DNA genome was determined and analyzed. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The genome of the SpliGV was completely sequenced. The nucleotide sequence of the SpliGV genome was 124,121 bp long with 61.2% A+T content and contained 133 putative open reading frames (ORFs) of 150 or more nucleotides. The 133 putative ORFs covered 86.3% of the genome. Among these, 31 ORFs were conserved in most completely sequenced baculovirus genomes, 38 were granulovirus (GV)-specific, and 64 were present in some nucleopolyhedroviruses (NPVs) and/or GVs. We proved that 9 of the ORFs were SpliGV specific. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The genome of SpliGV is 124,121 bp in size. One hundred thirty-three ORFs that putatively encode proteins of 50 or more amino acid residues with minimal overlap were determined. No chitinase or cathepsin genes, which are involved in the liquefaction of the infected host, were found in the SpliGV genome, explaining why SpliGV-infected insects do not degrade in a typical manner. The DNA photolyase gene was first found in the genus Granulovirus. When phylogenic relationships were analyzed, the SpliGV was most closely related to Trichoplusia ni granulovirus (TnGV) and Xestia c-nigrum granulovirus (XecnGV), which belong to the Type I-granuloviruses (Type I-GV).
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- Yong Wang
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Ogembo JG, Caoili BL, Shikata M, Chaeychomsri S, Kobayashi M, Ikeda M. Comparative genomic sequence analysis of novel Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV) isolated from Kenya and three other previously sequenced Helicoverpa spp. NPVs. Virus Genes 2011; 39:261-72. [PMID: 19634008 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-009-0389-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A newly cloned Helicoverpa armigera nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearNPV) from Kenya, HearNPV-NNg1, has a higher insecticidal activity than HearNPV-G4, which also exhibits lower insecticidal activity than HearNPV-C1. In the search for genes and/or nucleotide sequences that might be involved in the observed virulence differences among Helicoverpa spp. NPVs, the entire genome of NNg1 was sequenced and compared with previously sequenced genomes of G4, C1 and Helicoverpa zea single-nucleocapsid NPV (Hz). The NNg1 genome was 132,425 bp in length, with a total of 143 putative open reading frames (ORFs), and shared high levels of overall amino acid and nucleotide sequence identities with G4, C1 and Hz. Three NNg1 ORFs, ORF5, ORF100 and ORF124, which were shared with C1, were absent in G4 and Hz, while NNg1 and C1 were missing a homologue of G4/Hz ORF5. Another three ORFs, ORF60 (bro-b), ORF119 and ORF120, and one direct repeat sequence (dr) were unique to NNg1. Relative to the overall nucleotide sequence identity, lower sequence identities were observed between NNg1 hrs and the homologous hrs in the other three Helicoverpa spp. NPVs, despite containing the same number of hrs located at essentially the same positions on the genomes. Differences were also observed between NNg1 and each of the other three Helicoverpa spp. NPVs in the diversity of bro genes encoded on the genomes. These results indicate several putative genes and nucleotide sequences that may be responsible for the virulence differences observed among Helicoverpa spp., yet the specific genes and/or nucleotide sequences responsible have not been identified.
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- Javier Gordon Ogembo
- Laboratory of Biodynamics, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Rowley DL, Popham HJ, Harrison RL. Genetic variation and virulence of nucleopolyhedroviruses isolated worldwide from the heliothine pests Helicoverpa armigera, Helicoverpa zea, and Heliothis virescens. J Invertebr Pathol 2011; 107:112-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2011.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kokusho R, Zhang CX, Shimada T, Katsuma S. Comparative analysis of budded virus infectivity of Bombyx mandarina and B. mori nucleopolyhedroviruses. Virus Genes 2011; 43:313-7. [PMID: 21604148 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-011-0623-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bombyx mandarina nucleopolyhedrovirus (BomaNPV) is a variant of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). BomaNPV S1 strain has been reported to be significantly less virulent than the BmNPV T3 strain via the oral infection route in B. mori larvae, but other features of S1 including budded virus (BV) infectivity and virus propagation in cultured cells are still unknown. In this study, we compared BV infectivity of S1 and T3 in B. mori larvae and cultured cells. Larval bioassays by intrahemocoelic BV injection revealed that the median lethal dose of S1's BV was approximately three times lower than that of T3. In addition, S1 produced more BVs and occlusion bodies (OBs) in the hemolymph of B. mori larvae compared with T3. Furthermore, we observed that the locomotion was enhanced earlier and the median lethal time was shorter in S1-infected larvae compared with those in T3-infected larvae. Western blot analysis of S1- and T3-infected BmN cells revealed that expression of late and very late gene products in S1-infected cells was higher than that in T3-infected cells. Collectively, these results clearly show that S1's BV infectivity is higher than that of T3 in both B. mori larvae and cultured cells, although S1's OBs are much less infectious to B. mori larvae than T3's.
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- Ryuhei Kokusho
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Xu YP, Ye ZP, Niu CY, Bao YY, Wang WB, Shen WD, Zhang CX. Comparative analysis of the genomes of Bombyx mandarina and Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedroviruses. J Microbiol 2010; 48:102-10. [PMID: 20221737 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-009-0197-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2009] [Accepted: 08/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The Bombyx mandarina nucleopolyhedrovirus (BomaNPV) S1 strain can infect the silkworm, Bombyx mori, but is significantly less virulent than B. mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) T3 strain. The complete nucleotide sequence of the S1 strain of BomaNPV was determined and compared with the BmNPV T3 strain. The circular, double stranded DNA genome of the S1 strain was 126,770 nucleotides long (GenBank accession no. FJ882854), with a G+C content of 40.23%. The genome contained 133 potential ORFs. Most of the putative proteins were more than 96% identical to homologs in the BmNPV T3 strain, except for bro-a, lef-12, bro-c, and bro-d. Compared with the BmNPV T3 strain, however, this genome did not encode the bro-b and bro-e genes. In addition, hr1 lacked two repeat units, while hr2L, hr2R, hr3, hr4L, hr4R, and hr5 were similar to the corresponding hrs in the T3 strain. The sequence strongly suggested that BomaNPV and BmNPV are variants with each other, and supported the idea that baculovirus strain heterogeneity may often be caused by variation in the hrs and bro genes.
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- Yi-Peng Xu
- Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P R China
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Cohen DPA, Marek M, Davies BG, Vlak JM, van Oers MM. Encyclopedia of Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus genes. Virol Sin 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12250-009-3059-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Harrison RL. Structural divergence among genomes of closely related baculoviruses and its implications for baculovirus evolution. J Invertebr Pathol 2009; 101:181-6. [PMID: 19460385 DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 03/05/2009] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Baculoviruses are members of a large, well-characterized family of dsDNA viruses that have been identified from insects of the orders Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, and Diptera. Baculovirus genomes from different virus species generally exhibit a considerable degree of structural diversity. However, some sequenced baculovirus genomes from closely related viruses are structurally very similar and share overall nucleotide sequence identities in excess of 95%. This review focuses on the comparative analysis of partial and complete nucleotide sequences from two groups of closely related baculoviruses with broad host ranges: (a) group I multiple nucleopolyhedroviruses (MNPVs) from a cluster including Autographa californica (Ac)MNPV, Rachiplusia ou (Ro)MNPV, and Plutella xylostella (Plxy)MNPV; and (b) granuloviruses (GVs) from a cluster including Xestia c-nigrum (Xecn)GV and Helicoverpa armigera (Hear)GV. Even though the individual viruses in these clusters share high nucleotide sequence identities, a significant degree of genomic rearrangement (in the form of insertions, deletions, and homologous recombination resulting in allelic replacement) is evident from alignments of their genomes. These observations suggest an important role for recombination in the early evolution and biological characteristics of baculoviruses of these two groups.
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- Robert L Harrison
- Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, PSI, Building 011A, Room 214, BARC-W, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Eberle KE, Sayed S, Rezapanah M, Shojai-Estabragh S, Jehle JA. Diversity and evolution of the Cydia pomonella granulovirus. J Gen Virol 2009; 90:662-671. [PMID: 19218212 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.006999-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Eight new field isolates of Cydia pomonella granulovirus (CpGV) originating in Iran and Georgia and one English CpGV isolate were analysed for restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) and by partial genome amplification and sequencing. According to the observed RFLPs, most of the predominant genotypes of these isolates could be assigned to those present in previously found isolates originating from Mexico (CpGV-M), England (CpGV-E) and Russia (CpGV-R). We suggest that these isolates should be designated genome A, B and C types, respectively. A fourth genome type was identified in three isolates and is designated D type. The isolates with A, B and D type genomes contained four open reading frames (ORFs) (ORF63-ORF66) not present in C type genomes. The lack of these ORFs in other granuloviruses suggests that the C type genome is evolutionarily ancestral to the other genome types. The B and D type genomes contained an additional insertion of a non-protein coding region of 0.7 kb, which was at different genome locations. Analysis of the partial gene sequences of late expression factor 8 (lef-8), lef-9 and polyhedrin/granulin (polh/gran) genes revealed single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that corresponded to the RFLP types. Phylogenetic analyses based on these SNPs corroborated the proposed ancestry of the C type genome. C type viruses were also less virulent to neonate codling moth larvae than the other virus types. In conclusion, the known diversity of CpGV isolates can be described by four major genome types, which appear to exist in different isolates as genotype mixtures.
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- Karolin E Eberle
- Laboratory of Biotechnical Crop Protection, Department of Phytopathology, Agricultural Service Center Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- Department of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Egypt.,Laboratory of Biotechnical Crop Protection, Department of Phytopathology, Agricultural Service Center Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- Insect Virology Laboratory, Biocontrol Research Department, PPDRI, Tehran, Iran.,Laboratory of Biotechnical Crop Protection, Department of Phytopathology, Agricultural Service Center Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- Insect Virology Laboratory, Biocontrol Research Department, PPDRI, Tehran, Iran.,Laboratory of Biotechnical Crop Protection, Department of Phytopathology, Agricultural Service Center Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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- Laboratory of Biotechnical Crop Protection, Department of Phytopathology, Agricultural Service Center Palatinate (DLR Rheinpfalz), Breitenweg 71, 67435 Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
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Harrison RL, Puttler B, Popham HJR. Genomic sequence analysis of a fast-killing isolate of Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. J Gen Virol 2008; 89:775-790. [PMID: 18272770 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.83566-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Six clones of Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) were plaque-purified from field isolates collected in Missouri, USA. In bioassays, four of the plaque-purified isolates killed neonate S. frugiperda larvae more rapidly than the field isolates from which they were derived, with LT(50) values (mean time to kill 50 % of the test larvae) ranging from 34.4 to 49.7 h post-infection. The complete genomic sequence of one of these isolates, SfMNPV-3AP2, was determined and analysed. The SfMNPV-3AP2 genome was 131 330 bp with a G+C content of 40.2 %. A total of 144 open reading frames (ORFs) was identified and examined, including the set of 62 genes in common among lepidopteran nucleopolyhedrovirus genomes. Comparisons of ORF content, order and predicted amino acid sequences with other nucleopolyhedoviruses indicated that SfMNPV is part of a cluster of viruses within NPV group II that includes NPVs isolated from Spodoptera, Agrotis and Mamestra host species. SfMNPV-3AP2 shared a high degree of nucleotide sequence similarity with partial sequences from other SfMNPV isolates. Comparison of the SfMNPV-3AP2 genome sequence with a partial sequence from a Brazilian isolate of SfMNPV revealed that SfMNPV-3AP2 contained a deletion that removed parts of ORF sf27 and the gene encoding ecdysteroid UDP-glucosyltransferase (egt). An examination of the egt region in the other isolates revealed that the other five SfMNPV clones also contained deletions of varying length in this region. Variant genotypes with deletions extending around the egt gene have been reported previously from a Nicaraguan field isolate of SfMNPV, suggesting that the presence of such variants is a common feature of SfMNPV populations.
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- Robert L Harrison
- Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant Sciences Institute, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
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- Division of Plant Sciences (Entomology), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, 1503 S. Providence Road, Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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Harrison RL, Popham HJR. Genomic sequence analysis of a granulovirus isolated from the Old World bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. Virus Genes 2008; 36:565-81. [PMID: 18418706 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-008-0218-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 02/28/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The genome of a granulovirus isolated from the Old World bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, was completely sequenced. The size of the Helicoverpa armigera granulovirus (HearGV) genome is 169,794 nt containing 179 open reading frames (ORFs), making it the second largest baculovirus genome analyzed to date. The genomes of HearGV and the Xestia c-nigrum GV (XecnGV) exhibit extensive sequence similarity and co-linearity, with both genomes containing the same nine homologous regions (hrs) with conserved structure and locations and sharing 167 open reading frames (ORFs). Phylogenetic inference and pairwise analysis of Kimura-2-parameter nucleotide distances for the lef-8, lef-9, and granulin genes indicate that HearGV is part of a cluster of granuloviruses typified by XecnGV. The HearGV genome contains all 62 ORFs found in common among other fully sequenced lepidopteran baculovirus genomes, as well as seven ORFs unique to HearGV. In addition, HearGV and XecnGV genomes share 20 ORFs not found among other baculovirus genomes sequenced to date. In addition to possessing ten ORFs with sequence similarity to baculovirus repeated ORFs (bro), the HearGV genome contains members of two other gene families with homologues in ascovirus, nucleopolyhedrovirus, and entomopoxvirus genomes. Alignment of the HearGV and XecnGV genome sequences revealed that HearGV is missing approximately 16.6 kbp of XecnGV-homologous sequence and contains approximately 8.2 kbp of sequence not found in the XecnGV genome.
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- Robert L Harrison
- Invasive Insect Biocontrol and Behavior Laboratory, Plant Sciences Institute, USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Building 011A, Room 214, BARC-W, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Katsuma S, Mita K, Shimada T. ERK- and JNK-dependent signaling pathways contribute to Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus infection. J Virol 2007; 81:13700-9. [PMID: 17913811 PMCID: PMC2168829 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01683-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) often play important roles in virus infection. To explore intracellular signaling pathways induced by baculovirus infection, we examined the involvement of MAPKs in Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) infection of BmN cells. We found that specific inhibitors of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) kinase and c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) significantly reduced occlusion body (OB) formation and budded virus (BV) production. Next, we quantified OB and BV production after applying the inhibitors at different times postinfection (p.i.). The inhibitors significantly reduced OB and BV production to various extents when applied at 12 h p.i., indicating that the reduction of BmNPV infectivity by these inhibitors occurs at the late stage of infection. Also, we observed that these inhibitors markedly repressed or deregulated the expression of delayed early, late, and very late gene products. Western blot analysis using phospho-MAPK-specific antibodies showed that ERK and JNK were activated at the late stage of BmNPV infection. In addition, the magnitude and pattern of MAPK activation were dependent on the multiplicity of infection. To verify the effects of the inhibitors on BmNPV infection, we also attempted to knock down the B. mori genes BmErk and BmJnk, which encode ERK and JNK, respectively. Knockdown of BmErk and BmJnk resulted in the reduced production of OBs and BVs, confirming that BmERK and BmJNK are involved in the BmNPV infection process. Taken together, these results indicate that the activation of MAPK signaling pathways is required for efficient infection by BmNPV.
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- Susumu Katsuma
- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan.
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Harrison RL, Lynn DE. Genomic sequence analysis of a nucleopolyhedrovirus isolated from the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella. Virus Genes 2007; 35:857-73. [PMID: 17671835 DOI: 10.1007/s11262-007-0136-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 06/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The CL3 plaque isolate of Plutella xylostella multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (PlxyMNPV-CL3) exhibits a high degree of genetic similarity with the Autographa californica MNPV (AcMNPV) but is significantly more virulent against the diamondback moth, P. xylostella, than AcMNPV. To identify genetic differences between PlxyMNPV-CL3 and AcMNPV that may account for the difference in virulence against P. xylostella, the genome sequence of the CL3 plaque isolate of PlxyMNPV was determined and compared to the genome sequence of AcMNPV isolate C6. The PlxyMNPV genome is 134,417 bp, 523 bp larger than the AcMNPV-C6 genome, and the nucleotide sequence is almost completely co-linear with that of AcMNPV-C6. Of the 153 open reading frames (ORFs) identified in PlxyMNPV, 151 had homologues in AcMNPV-C6, with a mean amino acid sequence identity of 98.5%. The PlxyMNPV genome possessed two features previously reported for other variants of AcMNPV: (1) an extra baculovirus repeated orf (bro) sequence located between the plxy29/ac30 and sod ORFs, and (2) the deletion of the AcMNPV pnk/pnl polynucleotide kinase/ligase gene. In addition, an 817 bp insert of unknown origin located between the fp25K and lef-9 genes was discovered. This insert contained two small ORFs and was detected in both tissue culture- and larvae-derived PlxyMNPV DNA by PCR. Finally, the PlxyMNPV-CL3 ie-2 gene encodes a product with a low level (37.3%) of amino acid sequence identity with the AcMNPV-C6 ie-2 product. PlxyMNPV-CL3 apparently acquired this variant ie2 gene by recombination with an undescribed nucleopolyhedrovirus.
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- Robert L Harrison
- Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Plant Sciences Institute, Building 011A, Room 214, BARC-W, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
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Asgari S, Davis J, Wood D, Wilson P, McGrath A. Sequence and organization of the Heliothis virescens ascovirus genome. J Gen Virol 2007; 88:1120-1132. [PMID: 17374755 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.82651-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The nucleotide sequence of the Heliothis virescens ascovirus (HvAV-3e) DNA genome was determined and characterized in this study. The circular genome consists of 186,262 bp, has a G+C content of 45.8 mol% and encodes 180 potential open reading frames (ORFs). Five unique homologous regions (hrs), 23 'baculovirus repeat ORFs' (bro) and genes encoding a caspase homologue and several enzymes involved in nucleotide replication and metabolism were found in the genome. Several ascovirus (AV)-, iridovirus- and baculovirus-homologous genes were identified. The genome is significantly larger than the recently sequenced genomes of Trichoplusia ni AV (TnAV-2c) and Spodoptera frugiperda AV (SfAV-1a). Gene-parity plots and overall similarity of ORFs indicate that HvAV-3e is related more closely to SfAV-1a than to TnAV-2c.
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- Sassan Asgari
- School of Integrative Biology, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Genome Research Facility, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Genome Research Facility, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Genome Research Facility, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Australian Genome Research Facility, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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Oliveira JVDC, Wolff JLC, Garcia-Maruniak A, Ribeiro BM, de Castro MEB, de Souza ML, Moscardi F, Maruniak JE, Zanotto PMDA. Genome of the most widely used viral biopesticide: Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. J Gen Virol 2006; 87:3233-3250. [PMID: 17030857 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.82161-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genome of Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus isolate 2D (AgMNPV-2D), which is the most extensively used virus pesticide in the world, was completely sequenced and shown to have 132 239 bp (G+C content 44.5 mol%) and to be capable of encoding 152 non-overlapping open reading frames (ORFs). Three ORFs were unique to AgMNPV-2D, one of which (ag31) had similarity to eukaryotic poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases. The lack of chiA and v-cath may explain some of the success and growth of the AgMNPV biological control programme, as it may explain the high recovery of polyhedra sequestered inside dead larvae in the field, which are collected and used for further application as biological pesticides in soybean fields. The genome organization was similar to that of the Choristoneura fumiferana defective MNPV (CfDefNPV). Most of the variation between the two genomes took place near highly repetitive regions, which were also closely associated with bro-coding regions. The separation of the NPVs into groups I and II was supported by: (i) a phenogram of the complete genomes of 28 baculovirus and Heliothis zea virus 1, (ii) the most parsimonious reconstruction of gene content along the phenograms and (iii) comparisons of genomic features. Moreover, these data also reinforced the notion that group I of the NPVs can be split further into the AgMNPV lineage (AgMNPV, CfDefNPV, Epiphyas postvittana NPV, Orgyia pseudotsugata MNPV and C. fumiferana MNPV), sharing eight defining genes, and the Autographa californica MNPV (AcMNPV) lineage (AcMNPV, Rachiplusia ou NPV and Bombyx mori NPV), sharing nine defining genes.
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- Juliana Velasco de Castro Oliveira
- Laboratório de Evolução Molecular e Bionformática, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Virologia Molecular, Núcleo Integrado de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, SP, Brazil
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- Entomology and Nematology Department, PO Box 110620, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620, USA
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- Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia-Núcleo Temático de Controle Biológico (NTCB), Brasília, DF, Brazil
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- Entomology and Nematology Department, PO Box 110620, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0620, USA
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- Laboratório de Evolução Molecular e Bionformática, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Delhon G, Tulman ER, Afonso CL, Lu Z, Becnel JJ, Moser BA, Kutish GF, Rock DL. Genome of invertebrate iridescent virus type 3 (mosquito iridescent virus). J Virol 2006; 80:8439-49. [PMID: 16912294 PMCID: PMC1563875 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00464-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Iridoviruses (IVs) are classified into five genera: Iridovirus and Chloriridovirus, whose members infect invertebrates, and Ranavirus, Lymphocystivirus, and Megalocytivirus, whose members infect vertebrates. Until now, Chloriridovirus was the only IV genus for which a representative and complete genomic sequence was not available. Here, we report the genome sequence and comparative analysis of a field isolate of Invertebrate iridescent virus type 3 (IIV-3), also known as mosquito iridescent virus, currently the sole member of the genus Chloriridovirus. Approximately 20% of the 190-kbp IIV-3 genome was repetitive DNA, with DNA repeats localized in 15 apparently noncoding regions. Of the 126 predicted IIV-3 genes, 27 had homologues in all currently sequenced IVs, suggesting a genetic core for the family Iridoviridae. Fifty-two IIV-3 genes, including those encoding DNA topoisomerase II, NAD-dependent DNA ligase, SF1 helicase, IAP, and BRO protein, are present in IIV-6 (Chilo iridescent virus, prototype species of the genus Iridovirus) but not in vertebrate IVs, likely reflecting distinct evolutionary histories for vertebrate and invertebrate IVs and potentially indicative of genes that function in aspects of virus-invertebrate host interactions. Thirty-three IIV-3 genes lack homologues in other IVs. Most of these encode proteins of unknown function but also encode IIV3-053L, a protein with similarity to DNA-dependent RNA polymerase subunit 7; IIV3-044L, a putative serine/threonine protein kinase; and IIV3-080R, a protein with similarity to poxvirus MutT-like proteins. The absence of genes present in other IVs, including IIV-6; the lack of obvious colinearity with any sequenced IV; the low levels of amino acid identity of predicted proteins to IV homologues; and phylogenetic analyses of conserved proteins indicate that IIV-3 is distantly related to other IV genera.
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- Gustavo Delhon
- Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Greenport, New York 11944, USA.
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Kang W, Kurihara M, Matsumoto S. The BRO proteins of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus are nucleocytoplasmic shuttling proteins that utilize the CRM1-mediated nuclear export pathway. Virology 2006; 350:184-91. [PMID: 16483627 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2006.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2005] [Revised: 12/27/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The BRO proteins of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) display a biphasic pattern of intracellular localization during infection. At early times, they reside in the nucleus but then show both cytoplasmic and nuclear localization as the infection proceeds. Therefore, we examined the possibility of nuclear export. Using inhibitors, we reveal that BmNPV BRO proteins shuttle between the nucleus and cytoplasm. Mutations on the leucine-rich region of BRO proteins resulted in nuclear accumulation of transiently expressed proteins, suggesting that this region functions as a CRM1-dependent nuclear export signal (NES). On the contrary, mutant BRO-D with an altered NES did not show nuclear accumulation in infected cells, although protein production seemed to be reduced. RT-PCR analysis showed that the lower level of protein production was due to a reduction in RNA synthesis. Taken together, our results suggest that BRO proteins are nucleocytoplasmic shuttling proteins that utilize the CRM1-mediated nuclear export pathway.
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- WonKyung Kang
- Molecular Entomology Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan.
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Kang W, Imai N, Kawasaki Y, Nagamine T, Matsumoto S. IE1 and hr facilitate the localization of Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus ORF8 to specific nuclear sites. J Gen Virol 2005; 86:3031-3038. [PMID: 16227225 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.81270-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV) ORF8 protein has previously been reported to colocalize with IE1 to specific nuclear sites during infection. Transient expression of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-fused ORF8 showed the protein to have cytoplasmic localization, but following BmNPV infection the protein formed foci, suggesting that ORF8 requires some other viral factor(s) for this. Therefore, interacting factors were looked for using the yeast two-hybrid system and IE1 was identified. We mapped the interacting region of ORF8 using a yeast two-hybrid assay. An N-terminal region (residues 1–110) containing a predicted coiled-coil domain interacted with IE1, while a truncated N-terminal region (residues 1–78) that lacks this domain did not. In addition, a protein with a complete deletion of the N-terminal region failed to interact with IE1. These results suggest that the ORF8 N-terminal region containing the coiled-coil domain is required for the interaction with IE1. Next, whether IE1 plays a role in ORF8 localization was investigated. In the presence of IE1, GFP-ORF8 localized to the nucleus. In addition, cotransfection with a plasmid expressing IE1 and a plasmid containing the hr3 element resulted in nuclear foci formation. A GFP-fused ORF8 mutant protein containing the coiled-coil domain, previously shown to interact with IE1, also formed nuclear foci in the presence of IE1 and hr3. However, ORF8 mutant proteins that did not interact with IE1 failed to form nuclear foci. In contrast to wild-type IE1, focus formation was not observed for an IE1 mutant protein that was deficient in hr binding. These results suggest that IE1 and hr facilitate the localization of BmNPV ORF8 to specific nuclear sites.
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- WonKyung Kang
- Molecular Entomology Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Molecular Entomology Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama 338-8570, Japan
- Molecular Entomology Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Molecular Entomology Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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- Molecular Entomology Laboratory, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako 351-0198, Japan
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Willis LG, Seipp R, Siepp R, Stewart TM, Erlandson MA, Theilmann DA. Sequence analysis of the complete genome of Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus and the identification of a baculoviral photolyase gene. Virology 2005; 338:209-26. [PMID: 15951000 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2005.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2005] [Revised: 04/06/2005] [Accepted: 04/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The genome of the Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus (TnSNPV), a group II NPV which infects the cabbage looper (T. ni), has been completely sequenced and analyzed. The TnSNPV DNA genome consists of 134,394 bp and has an overall G + C content of 39%. Gene analysis predicted 144 open reading frames (ORFs) of 150 nucleotides or greater that showed minimal overlap. Comparisons with previously sequenced baculoviruses indicate that 119 TnSNPV ORFs were homologues of previously reported viral gene sequences. Ninety-four TnSNPV ORFs returned an Autographa californica multiple NPV (AcMNPV) homologue while 25 ORFs returned poor or no sequence matches with the current databases. A putative photolyase gene was also identified that had highest amino acid identity to the photolyase genes of Chrysodeixis chalcites NPV (ChchNPV) (47%) and Danio rerio (zebrafish) (40%). In addition unlike all other baculoviruses no obvious homologous repeat (hr) sequences were identified. Comparison of the TnSNPV and AcMNPV genomes provides a unique opportunity to examine two baculoviruses that are highly virulent for a common insect host (T. ni) yet belong to diverse baculovirus taxonomic groups and possess distinct biological features. In vitro fusion assays demonstrated that the TnSNPV F protein induces membrane fusion and syncytia formation and were compared to syncytia formed by AcMNPV GP64.
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- Leslie G Willis
- Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 4200 Highway 97, Summerland, BC, Canada
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Li Z, Pan L, Yu H, Li L, Gong Y, Yang K, Pang Y. Characterization of Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus 38.7 k protein, which contains a conserved BRO domain. Virus Res 2005; 115:185-91. [PMID: 16202468 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2005.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2005] [Revised: 08/12/2005] [Accepted: 08/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Homology analysis revealed that Spodoptera litura multicapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (SpltMNPV) 38.7 k protein has 22-83% amino acid identities with Ecotropis obliqua NPV, Mamestra configurata MNPV, Helicoverpa armigera SNPV, H. zea SNPV, S. exigua MNPV and S. littoralis MNPV 38.7 k proteins. Analysis of the relationship of these 38.7 k proteins indicated that they contain a conserved BRO-N domain, and SpltMNPV and SpliMNPV 38.7 k proteins also contain a motif found in all known viral and prokaryotic single-strand DNA binding proteins. RT-PCR results showed that SpltMNPV 38.7 k gene is transcribed actively at the late stage of infection and the mRNA start site was mapped within a consensus baculovirus late promoter motif (ATAAG). Western blot analysis revealed that the 38.7 k was expressed in infected S. litura cells as a 41 kDa form and this protein distributed in the nucleus of infected cells. Using a histone extraction protocol, SpltMNPV 38.7 k could be detected in the histone H1 fraction. Micrococcal nuclease treatment released SpltMNPV 38.7 k protein from the chromatin fraction, suggesting that its involvement in nucleosome structures. Furthermore, column chromatography using DNA-cellulose showed that SpltMNPV 38.7 k protein interacted with nucleic acids. It was proposed that SpltMNPV 38.7 k might function as a DNA-binding protein.
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- Zhaofei Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, Institute of Entomology, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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