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Robles-Luna G, Furman N, Barbarich MF, Carlotto N, Attorresi A, García ML, Kobayashi K. Interplay between potato virus X and RNA granules in Nicotiana benthamiana. Virus Res 2020; 276:197823. [PMID: 31765690 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2019.197823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
Cytoplasmic RNA granules consist of microscopic agglomerates of mRNAs and proteins and occur when the translation is reversibly and temporally halted (stress granules, SGs) or mRNAs are targeted for decapping (processing bodies, PBs). The induction of RNA granules formation by virus infection is a common feature of mammalian cells. However, plant-virus systems still remain poorly characterized. In this work, the SG marker AtUBP1b was expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana plants to decipher how the virus infection of plant cells affects SG dynamics. We found that the hypoxia-induced SG assembly was substantially inhibited in Potato virus X (PVX)-infected cells. Furthermore, we determined that the expression of PVX movement protein TGBp1 by itself, mimics the inhibitory effect of PVX on SG formation under hypoxia. Importantly, overexpression of AtUBP1b showed inhibition of the PVX spreading, whereas the overexpression of the dominant negative AtUBP1brrm enhanced PVX spreding, indicating that AtUBP1b negatively affects PVX infection. Notably, PVX infection did not inhibit the formation of processing bodies (PBs), indicating PVX has distinct effects depending on the type of RNA granule. Our results suggest that SG inhibition could be part of the virus strategy to infect the plant.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabriel Robles-Luna
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM)-CONICET-UNLP, Calle 115 y 49 s/n (1900), Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, La Plata, Argentina.
| | - Nicolás Furman
- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA, CONICET-UBA), Laboratorio de Agrobiotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular (FBMC), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| | - María Florencia Barbarich
- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA, CONICET-UBA), Laboratorio de Agrobiotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular (FBMC), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| | - Nicolás Carlotto
- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA, CONICET-UBA), Laboratorio de Agrobiotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular (FBMC), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
| | - Alejandra Attorresi
- Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires (IBioBA) -CONICET- Partner Institute of the Max Planck Society, Argentina.
| | - María Laura García
- Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM)-CONICET-UNLP, Calle 115 y 49 s/n (1900), Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, La Plata, Argentina.
| | - Ken Kobayashi
- Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada (IBBEA, CONICET-UBA), Laboratorio de Agrobiotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Celular (FBMC), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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