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ArticlePlant biotechnology journal2021

A sugarcane mosaic virus vector for rapid in planta screening of proteins that inhibit the growth of insect herbivores.

Seung Ho Chung, Mahdiyeh Bigham, Ryan R Lappe, Barry Chan, Ugrappa Nagalakshmi, Steven A Whitham, Savithramma P Dinesh-Kumar, Georg Jander

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Article in Plant biotechnology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Seung Ho ChungBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4108-8320
Mahdiyeh BighamBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Ryan R LappeDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
Barry ChanDepartment of Plant Biology and The Genome Center, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Ugrappa NagalakshmiDepartment of Plant Biology and The Genome Center, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Steven A WhithamDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
Savithramma P Dinesh-KumarDepartment of Plant Biology and The Genome Center, College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Georg JanderBoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9675-934X
Cornell University · USUniversity of California, Davis · USIowa State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) is a notorious pest that threatens maize production worldwide. Current control measures involve the use of chemical insecticides and transgenic maize expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins. Although additional transgenes have confirmed insecticidal activity, limited research has been conducted in maize, at least partially due to the technical difficulty of maize transformation. Here, we describe implementation of a sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) vector for rapidly testing the efficacy of both endogenous maize genes and heterologous genes from other organisms for the control of S. frugiperda in maize. Four categories of proteins were tested using the SCMV vector: (i) maize defence signalling proteins: peptide elicitors (Pep1 and Pep3) and jasmonate acid conjugating enzymes (JAR1a and JAR1b); (ii) maize defensive proteins: the previously identified ribosome-inactivating protein (RIP2) and maize proteinase inhibitor (MPI), and two proteins with predicted but unconfirmed anti-insect activities, an antimicrobial peptide (AMP) and a lectin (JAC1); (iii) lectins from other plant species: Allium cepa agglutinin (ACA) and Galanthus nivalis agglutinin (GNA); and (iv) scorpion and spider toxins: peptides from Urodacus yaschenkoi (UyCT3 and UyCT5) and Hadronyche versuta (Hvt). In most cases, S. frugiperda larval growth was reduced by transient SCMV-mediated overexpression of genes encoding these proteins. Additionally, experiments with a subset of the SCMV-expressed genes showed effectiveness against two aphid species, Rhopalosiphum maidis (corn leaf aphid) and Myzus persicae (green peach aphid). Together, these results demonstrate that SCMV vectors are a rapid screening method for testing the efficacy and insecticidal activity of candidate genes in maize.

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EndotoxinsHemolysin ProteinsAnimalsBacterial ProteinsHerbivoryInsect ControlPlants, Genetically ModifiedPotyvirusSpodopteraZea maysBacterial ProteinsEndotoxinsHemolysin Proteinsfall armywormlectinsmaizeMyzus persicaepeptide elicitorsRhopalosiphum maidisSpodoptera frugiperdasugarcane mosaic virusvenom toxinsZea mays

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PMID33763921
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