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ArticleVirology journal2019

Characterization of Cronartium ribicola dsRNAs reveals novel members of the family Totiviridae and viral association with fungal virulence.

Jun-Jun Liu, Yu Xiang, Richard A Sniezko, Anna W Schoettle, Holly Williams, Arezoo Zamany

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Article in Virology journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun-Jun LiuPacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5, Canada. jun-jun.liu@canada.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-9745-8258
Yu XiangSummerland Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, BC, V0H 1Z0, Canada.
Richard A SniezkoDorena Genetic Resource Center, USDA Forest Service, Cottage Grove, Oregon, 97424, USA.
Anna W SchoettleUSDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA.
Holly WilliamsPacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5, Canada.
Arezoo ZamanyPacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Victoria, BC, V8Z 1M5, Canada.
Canadian Forest Service · CAAgriculture and Agri-Food Canada · CARocky Mountain Research Station · USUS Forest Service · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMycoviruses were recently discovered in the white pine blister rust (WPBR) fungus Cronartium ribicola (J.C. Fisch.). Detection and characterization of their double stranded RNA (dsRNA) would facilitate understanding of pathogen virulence and disease pathogenesis in WPBR systems.

methodsFull-length cDNAs were cloned from the dsRNAs purified from viral-infected C. ribicola, and their cDNA sequences were determined by DNA sequencing. Evolutionary relationships of the dsRNAs with related mycoviruses were determined by phylogenetic analysis. Dynamic distributions of the viral RNAs within samples of their fungal host C. ribicola were investigated by measurement of viral genome prevalence and viral gene expression.

resultsIn this study we identified and characterized five novel dsRNAs from C. ribicola, designated as Cronartium ribicola totivirus 1-5 (CrTV1 to CrTV5). These dsRNA sequences encode capsid protein and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase with significant homologies to dsRNA viruses of the family Totiviridae. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the CrTVs were grouped into two distinct clades. CrTV2 through CrTV5 clustered within the genus Totivirus. CrTV1 along with a few un-assigned dsRNAs constituted a distinct phyletic clade that is genetically distant from presently known genera in the Totiviridae family, indicating that CrTV1 represents a novel genus in the Totiviridae family. The CrTVs were prevalent in fungal samples obtained from infected western white pine, whitebark pine, and limber pines. Viral RNAs were generally expressed at higher levels during in planta mycelium growth than in aeciospores and urediniospores. CrTV4 was significantly associated with C. ribicola virulent pathotype and specific C. ribicola host tree species, suggesting dsRNAs as potential tools for dissection of pathogenic mechanisms of C. ribicola and diagnosis of C. ribicola pathotypes.

conclusionPhylogenetic and expression analyses of viruses in the WPBR pathogen, C. ribicola, have enchanced our understanding of virus diversity in the family Totiviridae, and provided a potential strategy to utilize pathotype-associated mycoviruses to control fungal forest diseases.

Indexed as

BasidiomycotaGenome, ViralMyceliumPhylogenyPinusPlant DiseasesRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, ViralTotiviridaeTranscription, GeneticViral ProteinsVirulenceRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, ViralViral ProteinsCronartium ribicolaDouble-stranded RNAFive-needle pinesTotiviridaeWhite pine blister rust

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PMID31623644
PMCPMC6796417
OpenAlexW2980697002

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