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ArticleMolecular biotechnology2019

Strategies for the Construction of Cassava Brown Streak Disease Viral Infectious Clones.

C R A Duff-Farrier, D R Mbanzibwa, S Nanyiti, H Bunawan, J L Pablo-Rodriguez, K R Tomlinson, A M James, T Alicai, S E Seal, A M Bailey and 1 more

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Article in Molecular biotechnology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

C R A Duff-FarrierSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
D R MbanzibwaSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
S NanyitiSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
H BunawanSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
J L Pablo-RodriguezSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
K R TomlinsonSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
A M JamesSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
T AlicaiNational Crops Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI), P.O. Box 7084, Kampala, Uganda.
S E SealAgriculture, Health and Environment Department, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.
A M BaileySchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
G D FosterSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, 24 Tyndall Ave, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK. Gary.Foster@bristol.ac.uk.

Funding

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 01511000112Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1080766Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation OPP1149777Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council SWDTP programme
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) has major impacts on yield and quality of the tuberous roots of cassava in Eastern and Central Arica. At least two Potyviridae species cause the disease: Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV). Cloned viral genome sequences known as infectious clones (ICs) have been important in the study of other viruses, both as a means of standardising infectious material and characterising viral gene function. IC construction is often technically challenging for Potyviridae due to sequence instability in E. coli. Here, we evaluate three methods for the construction of infectious clones for CBSD. Whilst a simple IC for in vitro transcription was made for UCBSV isolate 'Kikombe', such an approach failed to deliver full-length clones for CBSV isolates 'Nampula' or 'Tanza', necessitating more complex approaches for their construction. The ICs successfully generated symptomatic infection in the model host N. benthamiana and in the natural host cassava. This shows that whilst generating ICs for CBSV is still a technical challenge, a structured approach, evaluating both in vitro and in planta transcription systems should successfully deliver ICs, allowing further study into the symptomology and virulence factors in this important disease complex.

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Cloning, MolecularDNA, ViralGenome, ViralIntronsManihotNicotianaPlant DiseasesPotyviridaeVirologyDNA, ViralCassavaCassava brown streak virusInfectious clonesUgandan cassava brown streak virusVirus

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PMID30484144
PMCPMC6513833

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