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The nucleotide sequence of the infectious cloned dna component of tobacco yellow dwarf virus reveals features of geminiviruses infecting monocotyledonous plants

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Morris, B. A.M., Richardson, K. A., Haley, A., Zhan, X. and Thomas, J. E. (1992) The nucleotide sequence of the infectious cloned dna component of tobacco yellow dwarf virus reveals features of geminiviruses infecting monocotyledonous plants. Virology, 187 (2). pp. 633-642. ISSN 0042-6822

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Article Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/0042-6822(92)90466-3

Abstract

An infectious clone of the Australian geminivirus tobacco yellow dwarf virus (TobYDV) was constructed from virus-specific double-stranded DNA isolated from infected tobacco and used to demonstrate a single-component genome. The nucleotide sequence of TobYDV DNA comprises 2580 nucleotides. TobYDV DNA has three coding regions, two in the virion sense and one in the complementary sense, homologous to those identified for other geminiviruses, particularly those infecting monocotyledonous (monocot) plants. The complementary sense coding region is comprised of two overlapping reading frames, with an intron of 86 nucleotides. Efficient splicing of the mRNA for this coding region was observed in the infected dicotyledonous (dicot) hosts bean and tobacco despite the intron having an A + U content (57%) more typical of geminiviruses of monocot plants. TobYDV encapsidates a small oligonucleotide able to prime synthesis of the complementary DNA strand in vitro. The TobYDV genome organization, low A + U intron, and encapsidated oligonucleotide primer resemble those of the monocot-infecting geminiviruses. These results strongly suggest that TobYDV is a monocot geminivirus which has become adapted to dicot hosts.

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Subjects:Science > Microbiology > Virology
Plant pests and diseases
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