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J Gen Virol 69 (1988), 233-239; DOI 10.1099/0022-1317-69-1-233
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A Satellite RNA in Grapevine Fanleaf Virus Strain F13

L. Pinck1, M. Fuchs2, M. Pinck1, M. Ravelonandro1,{dagger} and B. Walter2

1 Institut de Biologie Moléculaire des Plantes du C.N.R.S., Laboratoire de Virologie, 12 rue du Général Zimmer, 67000 Strasbourg
and2 Laboratoire des Virus de la Vigne, I.N.R.A., 28 rue de Herrlisheim, 68021 Colmar, France

The F13 isolate of grapevine fanleaf virus (GFLV) differs from other isolates in that it induces severe symptoms on Chenopodium quinoa. We show here that its particles contain three RNA species with sizes, estimated by electrophoresis in agarose gels containing formaldehyde, of 6800 nucleotides (RNA1), 3900 nucleotides (RNA2) and 1150 nucleotides (RNA3). The three RNA species are polyadenylated and probably have a genome-linked protein at their 5' end. RNA1 and RNA2 are known to be genomic RNAs. Evidence for the satellite nature of RNA3 came from Northern blot analysis with DNA probes. A probe originating from the 3' end region of RNA3 and corresponding to one-third of the molecule did not hybridize with either RNA1 or RNA2. Conversely 3'-terminal cDNA probes of RNA1 and RNA2 did not hybridize significantly to RNA3. Further proof of the satellite nature of RNA3 is that it depends on RNA1 and RNA2 for its multiplication in C. quinoa. RNA3 acts as mRNA in wheatgerm extract and directs the synthesis of a Mr 39000 protein.

Keywords: nepovirus, grapevine fanleaf virus, satellite RNA

{dagger} Present address: Station de Pathologie Végétale, I.N.R.A., Domaine de la Grande Ferrade, 33140 Pont de la Maye, France.

Received 23 March 1987; accepted 15 September 1987.




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