A C2H2 zinc finger transcription factor of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci interacts with the capsid proteins of begomoviruses and inhibits virus retention

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作者
Ghosh, Saptarshi [1 ,2 ]
Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu [2 ]
Ghanim, Murad [1 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Volcani Ctr, Dept Entomol, Rishon Leziyyon, Israel
[2] Univ Georgia, Dept Entomol, Griffin, GA USA
[3] Volcani Ctr, Dept Entomol, IL-7505101 Rishon Leziyyon, Israel
关键词
begomoviruses; transcription factor; virus retention; whitefly; ZAD-C2H2 zinc finger; LEAF-CURL-VIRUS; TRANSMISSION; TOMATO; DOMAIN; GENES; GEMINIVIRUS; WORLD; EXPANSION; GRAUZONE; GENOME;
D O I
10.1111/imb.12827
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Begomoviruses are a group of ssDNA viruses exclusively transmitted by the whitefly Bemisia tabaci and constrain vegetable production in the old and new worlds. Although multiple molecular determinants governing the transmission of begomoviruses by whiteflies have been unravelled, factors critical for transmission majorly remain unknown. In this study, a whitefly C2H2 zinc finger (ZF) protein, 100% identical to the vascular endothelial ZF-like gene (vezf) protein was confirmed to interact with the CP of both old- and new-world begomoviruses. This was achieved by a yeast two-hybrid (Y2H) system screening of a whitefly cDNA library using capsid protein (CP) of TYLCV as a bait. In silico annotation of vezf protein revealed that it contains a N-terminal ZF-associated domain (ZAD) alongside multiple C2H2 ZF domains on the C-terminal end. ZAD-ZF proteins form the most abundant class of transcription factors within insects. Herein, we validated the interaction of vezf with four diverse begomoviruses and its functional role in begomovirus transmission. Silencing of the vezf gene of B. tabaci led to increased retention of three diverse begomoviruses tested. Vezf is the first insect transcription factor identified to interact with plant viruses and can be crucial to understand the possible mechanisms by which plant viruses modulate transcription of their insect vectors during transmission.
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页码:240 / 250
页数:11
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