ISSN:
1573-5028
Keywords:
movement protein
;
protoplasts
;
resistance
;
tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)
;
tospovirus
;
transgenic plants
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Transgenic Nicotiana tabacum plants expressing RNA sequences of the tomato spotted wilt virus NSM gene, which encodes the putative viral movement protein, were found to be highly resistant to infection with the virus. Expression of untranslatable as well as anti-sense RNA of the NSM gene resulted in resistance levels as high as those in plants expressing translatable RNA sequences. For all three types of transgenic plants resistance levels of up to 100% were reached in the S2 progeny. These results indicate that the resistance mediated by the NSM gene is accomplished by expression of transcripts rather than protein in transgenic plants, similar to previously observed N gene-mediated resistance. Protoplast inoculations revealed that resistant plants expressing NSM are, in contrast to N transgenic resistant plants, not resistant at the cellular level. This suggests the RNA-mediated resistance mechanism against TSWV targets viral mRNAs rather than the viral genome.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005729808191
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