Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina

Plant viruses that are members of the Geminiviridae family have circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genome and are responsible for major crop diseases worldwide. We have identified and characterized a novel monopartite geminivirus infecting tomato in Argentina. The full-length genome was cloned and...

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Main Authors: Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston, Teppa, Elin, Bornancini, Veronica Andrea, Flores, Ceferino Rene, Marino Buslje, Cristina, Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02665/full
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2169
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02665
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author Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston
Teppa, Elin
Bornancini, Veronica Andrea
Flores, Ceferino Rene
Marino Buslje, Cristina
Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria
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Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria
Marino Buslje, Cristina
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Teppa, Elin
Bornancini, Veronica Andrea
Flores, Ceferino Rene
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Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria
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description Plant viruses that are members of the Geminiviridae family have circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genome and are responsible for major crop diseases worldwide. We have identified and characterized a novel monopartite geminivirus infecting tomato in Argentina. The full-length genome was cloned and sequenced. The genome-wide pairwise identity calculation that resulted in a maximum of 63% identity with all of other known geminiviruses indicated that it is a new geminivirus species. Biolistic infected plants presented interveinal yellowing, apical leaf curling and extreme root hypotrophy. Thus, the name proposed for this species is tomato apical leaf curl virus (ToALCV). The phylogenetic inferences suggested different evolutionary relationships for the replication-associated protein (Rep) and the coat protein (CP). Besides, the sequence similarity network (SSN) protein analyses showed that the complementary-sense gene products (RepA, Rep and C3) are similar to capulavirus while the viron-sense gene products (CP, MP and V3) are similar to topocuvirus, curtovirus and becurtovirus. Based on the data presented, ToALCV genome appears to have "modular organization" supported by its recombination origin. Analyses of the specificity-determining positions (SDPs) of the CP of geminiviruses defined nine subgroups that include geminiviruses that share the same type of insect vector. Our sequences were clustered with the sequences of topocuvirus, whose vector is the treehopper, Micrutalis malleifera. Also, a set of the highest scored amino acid residues was predicted for the CP, which could determine differences in virus transmission specificity. We predict that a treehopper could be the vector of ToALCV, but transmission assays need to be performed to confirm this. Given everything we demonstrate in this paper, ToALCV can be considered a type member of a new putative genus of the Geminiviridae family.
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spelling INTA21692018-04-04T18:35:51Z Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston Teppa, Elin Bornancini, Veronica Andrea Flores, Ceferino Rene Marino Buslje, Cristina Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria Solanum lycopersicum Tomate Coat Proteins Recombination Tomato Sequence Similarity Network Treehopper Plant viruses that are members of the Geminiviridae family have circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) genome and are responsible for major crop diseases worldwide. We have identified and characterized a novel monopartite geminivirus infecting tomato in Argentina. The full-length genome was cloned and sequenced. The genome-wide pairwise identity calculation that resulted in a maximum of 63% identity with all of other known geminiviruses indicated that it is a new geminivirus species. Biolistic infected plants presented interveinal yellowing, apical leaf curling and extreme root hypotrophy. Thus, the name proposed for this species is tomato apical leaf curl virus (ToALCV). The phylogenetic inferences suggested different evolutionary relationships for the replication-associated protein (Rep) and the coat protein (CP). Besides, the sequence similarity network (SSN) protein analyses showed that the complementary-sense gene products (RepA, Rep and C3) are similar to capulavirus while the viron-sense gene products (CP, MP and V3) are similar to topocuvirus, curtovirus and becurtovirus. Based on the data presented, ToALCV genome appears to have "modular organization" supported by its recombination origin. Analyses of the specificity-determining positions (SDPs) of the CP of geminiviruses defined nine subgroups that include geminiviruses that share the same type of insect vector. Our sequences were clustered with the sequences of topocuvirus, whose vector is the treehopper, Micrutalis malleifera. Also, a set of the highest scored amino acid residues was predicted for the CP, which could determine differences in virus transmission specificity. We predict that a treehopper could be the vector of ToALCV, but transmission assays need to be performed to confirm this. Given everything we demonstrate in this paper, ToALCV can be considered a type member of a new putative genus of the Geminiviridae family. INTA. CIAP. Instituto de Patología Vegetal Fil: Vaghi Medina, Gaston. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil:Teppa, Elin. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires. Fundación Instituto Leloir; Argentina Fil: Bornancini, Verónica A. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina Fil: Flores, Ceferino R. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Yuto; Argentina Fil: Marino Buslje, Cristina. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Buenos Aires. Fundación Instituto Leloir; Argentina Fil: López Lambertini, Paola M. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patología Vegetal; Argentina 2018-04-04T18:24:45Z 2018-04-04T18:24:45Z 2018-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02665/full http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2169 1664-302X https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02665 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Argentina (nation) Frontiers in Microbiology January 2018
spellingShingle Solanum lycopersicum
Tomate
Coat Proteins
Recombination
Tomato
Sequence Similarity Network
Treehopper
Vaghi Medina, Carlos Gaston
Teppa, Elin
Bornancini, Veronica Andrea
Flores, Ceferino Rene
Marino Buslje, Cristina
Lopez Lambertini, Paola Maria
Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina
title Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina
title_full Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina
title_fullStr Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina
title_short Tomato apical leaf curl virus: a novel, monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in Argentina
title_sort tomato apical leaf curl virus a novel monopartite geminivirus detected in tomatoes in argentina
topic Solanum lycopersicum
Tomate
Coat Proteins
Recombination
Tomato
Sequence Similarity Network
Treehopper
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02665/full
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2169
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.02665
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