Intramolecular complementing mutations in Tobacco mosaic virus movement protein confirm a role for microtubule association in viral RNA transport

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Boyko, V
Ashby, JA
Suslova, E
Ferralli, J
Sterthaus, O
Deom, CM
Heinlein, M
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[1] Novartis Res Fdn, Friddrich Miescher Biomed Res Inst, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Univ Georgia, Dept Plant Pathol, Athens, GA 30602 USA
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10.1128/JVI.76.8.3974-3980.2002
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The movement protein (MP) of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) facilitates the cell-to-cell transport of the viral RNA genome through plasmodesmata (Pd). A previous report described the functional reversion of a dysfunctional mutation in MP (Pro81Ser) by two additional amino acid substitution mutations (Thr104IIe and Arg167Lys). To further explore the mechanism underlying this intramolecular complementation event, the mutations were introduced into a virus derivative expressing the MP as a fusion to green fluorescent protein (GFP). Microscopic analysis of infected protoplasts and of infection sites in leaves of MP-transgenic Nicotiana benthamiana indicates that MPP81S-GFP and MPP81S;T104I;R167K-GFP differ in subcellular distribution. MPP81S-GFP lacks specific sites of accumulation in protoplasts and, in epidermal cells, exclusively localizes to Pd. MPP81S;T104I.R167K-GFP, in contrast, in addition localizes to inclusion bodies and microtubules and thus exhibits a subcellular localization pattern that is similar, if not identical, to the pattern reported for wild-type MP-GFP. Since accumulation of MP to inclusion bodies is not required for function, these observations confirm a role for microtubules in TMV RNA cell-to-cell transport.
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