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School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, 1 5-ga Anam-dong, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
Correspondence
Kyung-Hee Paek
khpaek95{at}korea.ac.kr
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Figures showing interaction analyses of Arabidopsis TIPs and CMV or TMV proteins using a yeast two-hybrid system, and the results of liquid assays for quantification of 
-galactosidase activity are available as supplementary material in JGV Online.
These authors contributed equally to this work. 
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; Molla et al., 1993; Wu et al., 1992), and different viruses appear to employ different types of cellular membranes (Bienz et al., 1987; Froshauer et al., 1988; Kujala et al., 1999; Pedersen et al., 1999; Schlegel et al., 1996; Suhy et al., 2000; van der Meer et al., 1998).
Some viral proteins, including the flock house virus protein A (Miller & Ahlquist, 2002) and hepatitis C virus 4B protein (Hugle et al., 2001) have been identified which harbour transmembrane domains and target replication complexes to intracellular membranes. However, the wide variety of intracellular membrane compartments employed by different positive-strand RNA viruses, as well as the variance inherent in their specific targeting behaviour, indicates that individual viruses may require unique host factors which are associated with specific intracellular membranes (Tereba & Lai, 1982). Despite these expectations, specific information regarding such host factors is currently limited to only a few examples.
Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) replication occurs in association with the vacuolar membrane, also known as the tonoplast (Cillo et al., 2002). Protein 1a, encoded by RNA 1, has a putative methyltransferase domain and helicase domain, and has been recognized as a component of the isolated CMV replicase (Hayes & Buck, 1990). It co-localizes to the tonoplast with protein 2a which harbours an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase motif (Cillo et al., 2002).
The tobamovirus multiplication 1 (TOM1) protein and its homologues TOM3 and TOM2A are required for the efficient replication of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), but not for the multiplication of either CMV or Turnip crinkle virus in Arabidopsis. They are transmembrane proteins localized in the tonoplast, which interact with TMV virus replication factors, as well as with each other (Tsujimoto et al., 2003; Yamanaka et al., 2002). We decided to search for vacuolar transmembrane proteins interacting with CMV proteins which might be good candidates for the formation of the membrane-associated CMV replication complex.
Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) are integral membrane proteins (Johanson et al., 2001) and represent a distinct group within the family of ubiquitous intrinsic membrane proteins (Maurel, 1997). In Arabidopsis, the TIP family is divided into five distinct subfamilies, consisting of 10 proteins: TIP1;1, TIP1;2, TIP1;3, TIP2;1, TIP2;2, TIP2;3, TIP3;1, TIP3;2, TIP4;1 and TIP5;1 (Johanson et al., 2001). TIPs have been suggested to function as aquaporins, which regulate water transport in a variety of vacuolar activities (Chrispeels & Maurel, 1994; Maurel, 1997).
In this study, all 10 TIP genes were isolated from Arabidopsis by using PCR with TIP-specific primer sets, and the TIPs were tested with regard to their interaction with the CMV 1a protein using the yeast two-hybrid system (YTHS), the Sos-recruitment system (SRS) and co-immunoprecipitation assays. cDNA encoding CMV 1a was fused with the GAL4 activation domain in pGADT7 and different classes of cDNAs encoding TIPs were fused with the GAL4 DNA-binding domain in pGBKT7. The two fusion vectors were co-transformed into the Y187 yeast strain, and then subjected to colony-lift filter assays using X-Gal as a substrate. TIP1;1, TIP1;2, TIP1;3 (TIP1 subfamily) and TIP2;1, TIP 2;2, TIP2;3 (TIP2 subfamily) interacted strongly with CMV 1a, but TIP3;1, TIP3;2, TIP4;1 and TIP5;1 barely interacted with the CMV 1a protein (see Fig. S1a, available as supplementary material in JGV Online). Additionally, these results were confirmed via quantitative liquid assays of -galactosidase activity using a very sensitive luminescence-based detection system (see Fig. S2, available as supplementary material in JGV Online). The -galactosidase activities of the TIP1 and TIP2 subfamilies were 23–35 % of the positive control (pVA3-1/pTD1-1). TIP3;1, TIP3;2, TIP4;1 and TIP5;1 showed much lower activity than the TIP1 and TIP2 groups, but slightly above the negative control background level (unfused pGADT7/pGBKT7 vectors).
Whereas the YTHS is currently the most powerful method for the study of protein–protein interactions, the analysis of interactions occurring between membrane proteins has remained a significant challenge primarily due to the hydrophobic nature of membrane proteins, as well as the fact that integral and membrane-associated proteins often undergo post-translational modifications or oligomerizations via interactions between transmembrane domains. The SRS overcomes several of the limitations of the YTHS and thus serves as an attractive alternative for studying protein–protein interactions between known and novel proteins (Thaminy et al., 2003). To rule out any misinterpretation, we attempted to reconfirm the interaction between TIPs and CMV 1a further via an SRS (Clontech). This system employs the temperature-sensitive cdc25H mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which can grow at the permissive temperature (25 °C) but not at the non-permissive temperature (37 °C). The SRS is based on the ability of the human Sos (hSos) gene to complement the cdc25 (yeast homologue of hSos) defect, thereby activating the yeast Ras-signalling pathway. The expression of hSos and the subsequent localization of its product to the plasma membrane enables the cdc25H yeast strain to grow at 37 °C. The localization of hSos to the plasma membrane occurs via interactions between two hybrid proteins. The CMV 1a cDNA clone was fused to sequences encoding the C terminus of hSos at the BamHI site in the pSos vector, and each of the TIP genes was cloned into the pMyr vector harbouring the myristylation signal. As is shown in Fig. 1(a), the co-expression of CMV 1a and all TIP1 and TIP2 subfamily members, but no other TIPs, suppressed the temperature sensitivity. Neither CMV 1a alone nor each TIP alone was able to suppress the temperature sensitivity. None of the TIPs interacted with other CMV-encoded proteins, that is 2a (Fig. 1b), 2b, MP or CP (data not shown). Two TIPs, TIP1;2 and TIP 2;1, were selected for further study as they showed the highest -galactosidase activity level in each subfamily and exhibited strong positive interaction in the SRS. Additionally TIP1;2 and TIP 2;1 are known to have the highest basal gene expression level in groups 1 and 2, respectively (Alexandersson et al., 2005).
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). Ten microlitres of CMV 1a : : HA in vitro translation products were mixed with 10 µl in vitro translation products harbouring TIP1;2 : : c-Myc, TIP2;1 : : c-Myc or TIP3;1 : : c-Myc. These mixtures were precipitated with anti-HA polyclonal antibody and then the protein complexes were bound with Protein A beads. The bead-bound proteins were then eluted and resolved via SDS-PAGE, and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. The in vitro interaction of TIPs and CMV 1a was visualized via immunoblot analysis with anti-c-Myc antibody or anti-HA antibody. SV40 large T-antigen : : HA and murine p53 : : c-Myc were used as positive controls. As shown in Fig. 2(a), co-immunoprecipitation products of approximately 35.0, 26.4 and 21.4 kDa were detected, the estimated size of murine p53 : : c-Myc, TIP1;2 : : c-Myc and TIP2;1 : : c-Myc, respectively. However, no significant interaction was detected in lane 2 from the extracts of the TIP3;1 : : c-Myc and CMV 1a : : HA mixture. As a control experiment, the presence of co-immunoprecipitation products was verified by using immunoblotting, in which development was achieved with anti-HA polyclonal antibody (Fig. 2b, lanes 1–4). It was also verified that the anti-HA polyclonal antibody could not directly react with TIPs (Fig. 2b, lanes 5–7). This result suggested that TIP1 and TIP2, but not TIP3, specifically interacted with CMV 1a in vitro. All reactions were performed at least twice with consistent results.
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, 1999; Jiang et al., 2000; Moriyasu et al., 2003). To verify that TIP1;2 and TIP2;1 reside on the tonoplast, the entire TIP1;2 or TIP2;1 cDNA without the termination sequences encoding the codon was fused to the sequences encoding the C-terminal region of green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the smGFP gene and the resulting constructs were expressed transiently in onion cells via biolistic gene bombardment and labelled with FM4-64 (Molecular Probes). The vital membrane-staining dye FM4-64, a known endocytic tracer, can be used to visualize vacuolar membranes in yeast (Vida & Emr, 1995) and plant cells (Ueda et al., 2001). Onion cells that transiently overproduced TIP1;2 or TIP2;1 (12 h incubation after bombardment) were incubated with 30 µM FM4-64 for 5 min in water, washed with fresh water and incubated for 10 h. FM4-64 and GFP fluorescence in the cells were analysed using an Axiovert fluorescence microscope.
As is shown in Fig. 3(a), the GFP fluorescence of TIP1;2- or TIP2;1-tagged constructs in onion cells was observed in the outer vacuolar membrane and ring structures. Actually, the intensity of the fluorescence being emitted from these ring structures appeared to be far greater than that of the outer vacuolar membrane. These staining patterns were similar to those observed for TIP1;1 (At2g36830; 
-TIP1), and the ring structures were referred to as ‘bulbs' (Saito et al., 2002). Approximately 10 h after labelling, the fluorescence of FM4-64, transported via endocytosis to the tonoplasts, overlapped perfectly with the GFP fluorescence in the cells expressing TIP1;2 : : GFP and TIP2;1 : : GFP. These observations showed that TIP1;2 : : GFP and TIP2;1 : : GFP were both primarily localized to the tonoplasts.
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). Also, a red fluorescent protein (RFP)-tagged CMV 1a (CMV 1a : : RFP) as well as TIP1;2 : : GFP and TIP2;1 : : GFP were introduced into the Arabidopsis protoplasts prepared from whole seedlings by the polyethylene-glycol-mediated transformation procedure (Jin et al., 2001). When only CMV 1a : : RFP was introduced into the Arabidopsis protoplasts, CMV 1a was detected on the tonoplast, similarly to the bulb structures after 72 h incubation (Fig. 3c). When the plasmids encoding CMV 1a : : RFP and TIP1;2 : : GFP, or CMV 1a : : RFP and TIP2;1 : : GFP were co-transformed into the Arabidopsis protoplasts, CMV 1a was shown to overlap completely with TIP1;2 or TIP2;1 in the tonoplasts (Fig. 3d). Thus, it appears probable that CMV 1a forms a complex with TIP1;2 and/or TIP2;1 in the tonoplasts of plant cells.
The TOM2A protein has been shown to interact with itself and with TOM1, suggesting that, like TOM1, TOM2A is a constituent of the tobamovirus replication complex. TOM2A may facilitate the binding of tobamovirus replication proteins to TOM1 on the membranes, or may exert crucial effects in the formation or maintenance of the replication complex. Alternatively, TOM2A may serve to recruit other host factors required for tobamovirus replication (Tsujimoto et al., 2003). Similarly to the tobamoviruses, docking to membranes appears to be critical for the formation of active CMV replication complexes. In this study, the group 1 and 2 TIPs were identified as putative interactors with CMV 1a, both in vitro and in yeast cells. TIP1;2 or TIP2;1 co-localized with CMV 1a in the tonoplast of Arabidopsis protoplasts. To check whether the interaction is specific to CMV, we also evaluated the interaction between TIPs and TMV replicase or the TMV helicase domain. However, none of the TIPs interacted in a YTHS with the helicase or replicase domains of the TMV 126 and 180 kDa proteins (see Fig. S1b, available as supplementary material in JGV Online). These results indicate that TIP1 and/or TIP2 proteins participate specifically in the formation of the CMV replication complex by anchoring the complex to the tonoplast.
When the ORFs of the TIPs were analysed, the TIP1 and TIP2 subfamilies harbour no apparent domains or sequences which would provide a clue to their interaction with CMV 1a (PSORT; Nakai & Kanehisa, 1992). However, other subfamilies of TIPs harbour additional 8–12 aa sequences, composed of polar and charged amino acids at the C-terminal cytoplasmic region. It remains possible that these extra polar and charged amino acid residues might be involved in intrachain interactions with TIPs, which would lead to a different conformation and the consequent blockage of CMV 1a binding. However, even though CMV 1a did not show any interaction with TIP3, 4 or 5 in the SRS or in the in vitro system, there was a low level of interaction above background in a liquid YTHS (see Fig. S2, available as supplementary material in JGV Online). Thus, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that TIP3;1, TIP3;2, TIP4;1 and TIP5;1 may also interact (albeit weakly) with the CMV 1a protein.
CMV 1a and TIP1/2 fusion proteins co-localize in vacuolar structures that resemble the bulbs described by Saito et al. (2002). Co-localization of CMV 1a and TIP proteins in the regular vacuolar membrane is not clearly seen in Fig. 3, but the localization of these proteins in the tonoplast has been demonstrated by Cillo et al. (2002). Bulbs were suggested as an early form of vacuoles which can serve as a reservoir of membranes to prepare for the quick expansion of vacuoles during development, and in response to environmental change. Since the localization of CMV 1a to the membrane is an early event in CMV replication, the co-localization of CMV 1a and TIP1/2 proteins in bulbs would be significant in virus replication.
A variety of host factors have been implicated in the virus replication process (Buck, 1996), and the data presented in this study suggest that one of these host factors, namely the TIPs, might be a candidate for the membrane-associated formation of the CMV replication complex. Additionally, in the case of CMV, since the 1a protein has also been shown to affect viral movement, it is possible that TIP proteins have some role in promoting the movement of RNA from the site of synthesis on tonoplasts rather than having any direct role in replication.
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Received 31 May 2006;
accepted 17 July 2006.
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