Abstract
Plant viruses ubiquitously mediate the induction of miR168 trough the activities of viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) controlling the accumulation of ARGONAUTE1 (AGO1), one of the main components of RNA silencing based host defence system. Here we used a mutant Tombusvirus p19 VSR (p19-3M) disabled in its main suppressor function, small interfering RNA (siRNA) binding, to investigate the biological role of VSR-mediated miR168 induction. Infection with the mutant virus carrying p19-3M VSR resulted in suppressed recovery phenotype despite the presence of free virus specific siRNAs. Analysis of the infected plants revealed that the mutant p19-3M VSR is able to induce miR168 level controlling the accumulation of the antiviral AGO1, and this activity is associated with the enhanced accumulation of viral RNAs. Moreover, saturation of the siRNA-binding capacity of p19 VSR mediated by defective interfering RNAs did not influence the miR168-inducing activity. Our data indicate that p19 VSR possesses two independent silencing suppressor functions, viral siRNA binding and the miR168-mediated AGO1 control, both of which are required to efficiently cope with the RNA-silencing based host defence. This finding suggests that p19 VSR protein evolved independent parallel capacities to block the host defence at multiple levels.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 599-608 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Nucleic Acids Research |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 7 2014 |
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Independent parallel functions of p19 plant viral suppressor of RNA silencing required for effective suppressor activity. / Várallyay, E.; Oláh, Enik; Havelda, Z.
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T1 - Independent parallel functions of p19 plant viral suppressor of RNA silencing required for effective suppressor activity
AU - Várallyay, E.
AU - Oláh, Enik
AU - Havelda, Z.
PY - 2014/1/7
Y1 - 2014/1/7
N2 - Plant viruses ubiquitously mediate the induction of miR168 trough the activities of viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) controlling the accumulation of ARGONAUTE1 (AGO1), one of the main components of RNA silencing based host defence system. Here we used a mutant Tombusvirus p19 VSR (p19-3M) disabled in its main suppressor function, small interfering RNA (siRNA) binding, to investigate the biological role of VSR-mediated miR168 induction. Infection with the mutant virus carrying p19-3M VSR resulted in suppressed recovery phenotype despite the presence of free virus specific siRNAs. Analysis of the infected plants revealed that the mutant p19-3M VSR is able to induce miR168 level controlling the accumulation of the antiviral AGO1, and this activity is associated with the enhanced accumulation of viral RNAs. Moreover, saturation of the siRNA-binding capacity of p19 VSR mediated by defective interfering RNAs did not influence the miR168-inducing activity. Our data indicate that p19 VSR possesses two independent silencing suppressor functions, viral siRNA binding and the miR168-mediated AGO1 control, both of which are required to efficiently cope with the RNA-silencing based host defence. This finding suggests that p19 VSR protein evolved independent parallel capacities to block the host defence at multiple levels.
AB - Plant viruses ubiquitously mediate the induction of miR168 trough the activities of viral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSRs) controlling the accumulation of ARGONAUTE1 (AGO1), one of the main components of RNA silencing based host defence system. Here we used a mutant Tombusvirus p19 VSR (p19-3M) disabled in its main suppressor function, small interfering RNA (siRNA) binding, to investigate the biological role of VSR-mediated miR168 induction. Infection with the mutant virus carrying p19-3M VSR resulted in suppressed recovery phenotype despite the presence of free virus specific siRNAs. Analysis of the infected plants revealed that the mutant p19-3M VSR is able to induce miR168 level controlling the accumulation of the antiviral AGO1, and this activity is associated with the enhanced accumulation of viral RNAs. Moreover, saturation of the siRNA-binding capacity of p19 VSR mediated by defective interfering RNAs did not influence the miR168-inducing activity. Our data indicate that p19 VSR possesses two independent silencing suppressor functions, viral siRNA binding and the miR168-mediated AGO1 control, both of which are required to efficiently cope with the RNA-silencing based host defence. This finding suggests that p19 VSR protein evolved independent parallel capacities to block the host defence at multiple levels.
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U2 - 10.1093/nar/gkt846
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