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Random mutagenesis of wheat streak mosaic virus HC-Pro: non-infectious interfering mutations in a gene dispensable for systemic infection of plants

United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Service and Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, 344 Keim Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583, USA

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Drake C. Stenger
dstenger{at}unlnotes.unl.edu

Mutations within the HC-Pro coding region of Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) were introduced by misincorporation during PCR and evaluated for phenotype within the context of an infectious clone. Nine synonymous substitutions and 15 of 25 non-synonymous substitutions had no phenotypic effect. Four non-synonymous substitutions, including one that reverted consistently to wild type, resulted in attenuated systemic infection. Six non-synonymous substitutions and one nonsense substitution abolished systemic infectivity. Mutants bearing the GUS reporter gene were evaluated for the ability to establish primary infection foci. All attenuated mutants and two systemic infection-deficient mutants produced localized regions of GUS expression on inoculated leaves 3 days post-inoculation. In vitro assays revealed that mutants able to establish infection foci retained HC-Pro proteinase activity. Among mutants unable to establish infection foci, HC-Pro proteinase activity was retained, reduced or absent. As a complete HC-Pro deletion mutant can infect plants systemically, certain substitutions in this dispensable gene probably prevented infection of WSMV via interference.

Colour versions of Figs 2 and 3 are available as supplementary figures in JGV Online.

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