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ArticleVirus research2023

Argonaute 5-mediated antiviral defense and viral counter-defense in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Chin-Wei Tu, Ying-Wen Huang, Chin-Wei Lee, Song-Yi Kuo, Na-Sheng Lin, Yau-Heiu Hsu, Chung-Chi Hu

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Chin-Wei TuPhD Program in Microbial Genomics, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
Ying-Wen HuangGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan; Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
Chin-Wei LeeGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
Song-Yi KuoTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117604, Singapore.
Na-Sheng LinInstitute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan.
Yau-Heiu HsuGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan; Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan.
Chung-Chi HuGraduate Institute of Biotechnology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan; Advanced Plant Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung 40227, Taiwan. Electronic address: cchu@dragon.nchu.edu.tw.
National Chung Hsing University · TWInstitute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica · TWNational University of Singapore · SG

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Abstract

The argonaute (AGO) family proteins play a crucial role in preventing viral invasions through the plant antiviral RNA silencing pathway, with distinct AGO proteins recruited for specific antiviral mechanisms. Our previous study revealed that Nicotiana benthamiana AGO5 (NbAGO5) expression was significantly upregulated in response to bamboo mosaic virus (BaMV) infection. However, the roles of NbAGO5 in antiviral mechanisms remained to be explored. In this research, we examined the antiviral functions of NbAGO5 in the infections of different viruses. It was found that the accumulation of NbAGO5 was induced not only at the RNA but also at the protein level following the infections of BaMV, potato virus X (PVX), tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) in N. benthamiana. To explore the antiviral mechanism and regulatory function of NbAGO5, we generated NbAGO5 overexpression (OE-NbAGO5) and knockout (nbago5) transgenic N. benthamiana lines. Our findings reveal that NbAGO5 provides defense against BaMV, PVX, TMV, and a mutant CMV deficient in 2b gene, but not against the wild-type CMV and turnip mosaic virus (TuMV). Through affinity purification and small RNA northern blotting, we demonstrated that NbAGO5 exerts its antiviral function by binding to viral small interfering RNAs (vsiRNAs). Moreover, we observed that CMV 2b and TuMV HC-Pro interact with NbAGO5, triggering its degradation via the 26S proteasome and autophagy pathways, thereby allowing these viruses to overcome NbAGO5-mediated defense. In addition, TuMV HC-Pro provides another line of counter-defense by interfering with vsiRNA binding by NbAGO5. Our study provides further insights into the antiviral RNA interference mechanism and the complex interplay between NbAGO5 and plant viruses.

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CucumovirusCytomegalovirus InfectionsAntiviral AgentsNicotianaPlant DiseasesPotyvirusRNARNA InterferenceTymovirusAntiviral AgentsRNA26S proteasomeAGO5AutophagyPlant antiviral defenseRNA silencingViral suppressors of RNA silencing (VSR)

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