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UMR 1332 BFP - Equipe Virologie; eIF4E plant factor recruitment by the potyvirus particule: Involvement of the VPg covalently linked to the viral RNA. 16. Rencontres de Virologie Végétale (RVV 2017)

The viral protein genome-linked (VPg) of potyviruses is a protein covalently linked to the 5′ end of viral RNA. It interacts with eIF4E, a component of the cellular translation initiation complex. It has been suggested that the 5′ RNA-linked VPg could mimic the cellular mRNA cap, promoting synthesis of viral proteins. Here, we report evidence for recruitment of the plant eIF4E by Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV, potyvirus) particles via the 5′ RNA-linked VPg. Analysis of the viral population was performed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay–based tests, either with crude extracts of LMV-infected tissues or purified viral particles. In both cases, LMV-VPg and LMV-eIF4E subpopulations could be detected. After reaching a maximum within the first 2 weeks postinoculation, these populations decreased and very few labeled particles were found later than 3 weeks postinoculation. The central domain of VPg (CD-VPg) was found to be exposed at the surface of the particles. Using a purified recombinant lettuce eIF4E and CD-VPg–specific antibodies, we demonstrate that the plant factor binds to the VPg via its central domain. Moreover, the plant eIF4E factor could be imaged at one end of the particles purified from LMV plant extracts, by immunoredox atomic force microscopy coupled to scanning electrochemical microscopy. We discuss the biological significance of these results.

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In recent years, the factors of the eukaryotic translation initiation complex were identified as essential determinants of plant susceptibility to RNA viruses, including potyviruses, the largest and economically the most important of the plant virus groups. Members of this group are responsible for important virus diseases affecting all types of vegetable, fruit, and field crops.In particular, the recessive alleles mo11 and mo12 of mo1 gene, which previously identified as encoding for the translation initiation factor eIF4E, are currently used to protect lettuce crops against lettuce mosaic potyvirus (LMV).Based on the results obtained in the laboratory showing that the LMV determinants involved in the mo1 resistance overcoming include not only the area encoding for the VPg but also upstream, the C-terminal region of that encoding for the CI, my work of thesis consisted in (1) confirm that LMV encodes for two virulence factors, CI and VPg (2) identified by site-directed and random mutagenesis a key amino acids of the CI protein involved in eIF4E-mediated resistance overcoming (3) initiate a functional characterization of interactions involving the three partners eIF4E, VPg and CI.The results obtained showed that the exchange of VPg of a virulent isolate (LMV-E) in a non-virulent (LMV-0) is sufficient to restore full compatibility with lettuce cultivars carrying mo11 allele, but not mo12, whereas the region encoding for the C-terminal portion of the CI and 6K2, is sufficient to overcoming both mo1 alleles. The point mutation in the CI (LMV-0-S621T) obtained by site-directed mutagenesis is able to overcome the resistance conferred by mo12 and partly that conferred by mo11 while the reciprocal mutation (LMV-E-T621S) loses its ability to overcome both resistance alleles.So this is the first example of a potyvirus CI gene acting as a virulence determinant in overcoming eIF4E-mediated resistance. Indeed, the potyvirus VPg was previously identified as the sole virulence determinant vis-a-vis eIF4E. It seems that LMV can use two viral factors (CI and VPg) to overcome the mo1 resistance alleles.This property, combined with the fact that LMV isolates from the wild or ornamental origin are able to evolve towards the overcoming could therefore pose a risk to the durability of the mo1 resistance. Preliminary works were carried on during this thesis to better understand the exact role of mutations affecting virulence factors in the evolutionary process of adaptation of LMV to the pressures imposed by mo1 alleles.Finally, the involvement of the LMV CI in mo1 resistance breaking suggests that this protein could also interact (such as VPg), directly or indirectly with eIF4E. We have shown for the first time in vitro and in vivo interactions between the C-terminal region of the CI protein and the lettuce eIF4E protein. In addition, the mutation at position 621 of the CI which has a key role in mo1 resistance overcoming does not seem to affect these interactions in vitro., Ces dernières années, les facteurs du complexe d'initiation de la traduction eucaryote ont été identifiés comme des déterminants essentiels dans la sensibilité des plantes aux virus à ARN, y compris les potyvirus, genre le plus important à la fois de par leur nombre et leur importance économique chez des espèces légumières, fruitières et de grandes cultures.En particulier, les allèles récessifs mo11 et mo12 du gène mo1 précédemment identifié comme codant pour le facteur d'initiation de la traduction eIF4E, sont actuellement utilisés pour protéger les cultures de laitue contre le potyvirus de la mosaïque de la laitue (LMV).Partant des résultats obtenus au laboratoire démontrant que les déterminants du LMV impliqués dans le contournement de la résistance mo1 comprennent non seulement le domaine codant pour la VPg mais aussi, en amont, l’extrémité carboxy-terminale de celui codant pour la CI, mon travail de thèse a consisté à (1) confirmer que le LMV code pour deux facteurs de virulence, la CI et la VPg (2) identifier par mutagenèse dirigée et aléatoire des acides aminés clés de la CI impliqués dans le contournement de la résistance contrôlée par eIF4E (3) entamer une caractérisation fonctionnelle des interactions impliquant les trois partenaires eIF4E, CI et VPg.Les résultats obtenus ont montré que l'échange de la VPg d'un isolat virulent (LMV-E) dans un non virulent (LMV-0) est suffisant pour restituer la compatibilité complète avec les variétés de laitue portant l'allèle mo11, mais pas mo12, alors que la région codant pour la portion C-terminale de la CI et la 6K2, suffit pour contourner les deux allèles de mo1. Le mutant ponctuel dans la CI (LMV-0-S621T) obtenu par mutagenèse dirigée est capable de contourner la résistance conférée par mo12 et partiellement celle conférée par mo11 tandis que le mutant réciproque (LMV-E-T621S) perd sa capacité à contourner les deux allèles de résistance. Il s’agit donc là du premier exemple d'un gène de CI de potyvirus, agissant comme un déterminant de contournement de la résistance récessive contrôlée par eIF4E. En effet, la VPg des potyvirus a été identifiée jusque là comme l’unique facteur de virulence vis-à-vis de eIF4E. Il semble donc que le LMV puisse utiliser deux facteurs viraux (CI et VPg) pour le contournement des allèles de résistance mo1.Cette propriété, associée au fait que des isolats de LMV d’origine sauvage ou ornementale soient capables d’évoluer vers le contournement pourraient donc présenter un risque pour la durabilité des résistances mo1. Des travaux préliminaires ont été menés lors de cette thèse afin de mieux comprendre le rôle exact des mutations des facteurs de virulence dans le processus évolutif d’adaptation du LMV aux pressions imposées par les allèles mo1.Enfin, l’implication de la CI dans le contournement de la résistance mo1 laisse supposer que cette protéine pourrait elle aussi interagir (comme la VPg), directement ou non, avec eIF4E. Nous avons montré pour la première fois in vitro et in vivo l’interaction entre la région C-terminale de la CI et la protéine eIF4E de laitue. De plus, la mutation en position 621 de la CI ayant un rôle clé dans le contournement de la résistance mo1 ne semble pas affecter ces interactions in vitro

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Background VPgs are viral proteins linked to the 5' end of some viral genomes. Interactions between several VPgs and eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF4Es are critical for plant infection. However, VPgs are not restricted to phytoviruses, being also involved in genome replication and protein translation of several animal viruses. To date, structural data are still limited to small picornaviral VPgs. Recently three phytoviral VPgs were shown to be natively unfolded proteins. Results In this paper, we report the bacterial expression, purification and biochemical characterization of two phytoviral VPgs, namely the VPgs of Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV, genus Sobemovirus) and Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV, genus Potyvirus). Using far-UV circular dichroism and size exclusion chromatography, we show that RYMV and LMV VPgs are predominantly or partly unstructured in solution, respectively. Using several disorder predictors, we show that both proteins are predicted to possess disordered regions. We next extend theses results to 14 VPgs representative of the viral diversity. Disordered regions were predicted in all VPg sequences whatever the genus and the family. Conclusion Based on these results, we propose that intrinsic disorder is a common feature of VPgs. The functional role of intrinsic disorder is discussed in light of the biological roles of VPgs.

SUMMARY Taxonomy: Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV) belongs to the genus Potyvirus (type species Potato virus Y) in the family Potyviridae. Physical properties: The virion is filamentous, flexuous with a length of 750 nm and a width of 15 nm. The particles are made of a genomic RNA of 10 080 nucleotides, covalently linked to a viral-encoded protein (the VPg) at the 5′ end and with a 3′ poly A tail, and encapsidated in a single type of capsid protein. The molecular weight of the capsid protein subunit has been estimated electrophoretically to be 34 kDa and estimated from the amino acid sequence to be 31 kDa. Genome organization: The genome is expressed as a polyprotein of 3255 amino-acid residues, processed by three virus-specific proteinases into ten mature proteins. Hosts: LMV has a worldwide distribution and a relatively broad host range among several families. Weeds and ornamentals can act as local reservoirs for lettuce crops. In particular, many species within the family Asteraceae are susceptible to LMV, including cultivated and ornamental species such as common (Lactuca sativa), prickly (L. serriola) or wild (L. virosa) lettuce, endive/escarole (Cichorium endiva), safflower (Carthamus tinctorius), starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis), Cape daisy (Osteospermum spp.) and gazania (Gazania rigens). In addition, several species within the families Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae, Solanaceae and Chenopodiaceae are natural or experimental hosts of LMV. Genetic control of resistance to LMV: The only resistance genes currently used to protect lettuce crops worldwide are the recessive genes mo11 and mo12 corresponding to mutant alleles of the gene encoding the translation initiation factor eIF4E in lettuce. It is believed that at least one intact copy of eIF4E must be present to ensure virus accumulation. Transmission: LMV is transmitted in a non-persistent manner by a high number of aphid species. Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae are particularly active in disseminating this virus in the fields. LMV is also seedborne in lettuce. The effectiveness of LMV transmission depends on the cultivar and the age of the seed carrier at the inoculation time. Symptoms: The characteristic symptoms on susceptible lettuce cultivars are dwarfism, mosaic, distortion and yellowing of the leaves with sometimes a much reduced heart of lettuce (failure to form heads). The differences in virus strains, cultivars and the physiological stage of the host at the moment of the attack cause different symptom severity: from a very slight discoloration of the veins to severe necrosis leading to the death of the plant.

The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) (the cap-binding protein) is involved in natural resistance against several potyviruses in plants. In lettuce, the recessive resistance genesmo11andmo12againstLettuce mosaic virus(LMV) are alleles coding for forms of eIF4E unable, or less effective, to support virus accumulation. A recombinant LMV expressing the eIF4E of a susceptible lettuce variety from its genome was able to produce symptoms inmo11ormo12varieties. In order to identify the eIF4E amino acid residues necessary for viral infection, we constructed recombinant LMV expressing eIF4E with point mutations affecting various amino acids and compared the abilities of these eIF4E mutants to complement LMV infection in resistant plants. Three types of mutations were produced in order to affect different biochemical functions of eIF4E: cap binding, eIF4G binding, and putative interaction with other virus or host proteins. Several mutations severely reduced the ability of eIF4E to complement LMV accumulation in a resistant host and impeded essential eIF4E functions in yeast. However, the ability of eIF4E to bind a cap analogue or to fully interact with eIF4G appeared unlinked to LMV infection. In addition to providing a functional mutational map of a plant eIF4E, this suggests that the role of eIF4E in the LMV cycle might be distinct from its physiological function in cellular mRNA translation.

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Publication Inra prise en compte dans l'analyse bibliométrique des publications scientifiques mondiales sur les Fruits, les Légumes et la Pomme de terre. Période 2000-2012. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/256699; International audience; A panel of 19 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) was used to study the immunological variability of Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV), a member of the genus Potyvirus, and to perform a first epitope characterization of this virus. Based on their specificity of recognition against a panel of 15 LMV isolates, the mAbs could be clustered in seven reactivity groups. Surface plasmon resonance analysis indicated the presence, on the LMV particles, of at least five independent recognition/ binding regions, correlating with the seven mAbs reactivity groups. The results demonstrate that LMV shows significant serological variability and shed light on the LMV epitope structure. The various mAbs should prove a new and efficient tool for LIVIV diagnostic and field epidemiology studies.

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International audience; Two Lettuce mosaic virus isolates capable of overcoming the resistance afforded by the resistance gene mo12 in lettuce, LMV-AF199 from Brazil, and LMV-E, an European isolate, were evaluated for the rapidity and severity of symptoms induced on the lettuce variety Salinas 88 (mo12). The mosaic symptoms on Salinas 88 plants inoculated with LMV-AF199 appeared 7 days post-inoculation (dpi) and 15 dpi for LMV-E. The symptoms induced by LMV-AF199 in this cultivar were also more severe than those induced by LMV-E. In order to identify the region of the viral genome responsible for this phenotype, recombinant viruses were constructed between these isolates and the phenotype of each recombinant was analysed. The region encoding proteins P1 and HcPro from LMV-AF199 was associated with the increased virulence in Salinas 88.; Dois isolados de Lettuce mosaic virus capazes de contornar a resistência conferida pelo gene mo12 em alface, LMV-AF199 proveniente do Brasil e LMV-E um isolado europeu, foram avaliados quanto à rapidez e à severidade dos sintomas induzidos em alface variedade Salinas 88 (mo12). Os sintomas de mosaico induzidos pelo isolado LMV-AF-199 em Salinas 88 são mais severos e aparecem aos 7 dias após a inoculação (dpi), enquanto que para o isolado LMV-E os sintomas são visíveis somente a partir dos 15 dpi. Com o intuito de identificar a região do genoma viral responsável por este fenótipo, vírus recombinantes foram construídos entre estes dois isolados, e o fenótipo avaliado quanto a rapidez e severidade dos sintomas em Salinas-88. A região codificadora para as proteínas P1 e Hc-Pro do LMV-AF199 foi associada com o aumento da virulência deste isolado em Salinas-88.

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Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a widely cultivated crop. Historically, the ancient Egyptians cultivated lettuce for its seed oil, which they believed had relaxing and aphrodisiac properties. Later, the Victorian English and others used its latex as a substitute for opium (“lactucarium”). Although stem lettuce is still cultivated in some Asian countries, lettuce is nowadays best known as a leafy vegetable and a raw ingredient in salads (Ryder, 1999; Maisonneuve, 2003). Lettuce is a member of the family Asteraceae in the subfamily Cichorioideae and the tribe Lactuceae. The family Asteraceae also contains such crops as endive, chicory, artichoke, sunflower, safflower and many ornamental plants such as Chrysanthemum, Gazania, Osteospermum, etc. Lettuce shows a broad phenotypic diversity with several distinct horticultural types identified such as crisphead (or iceberg lettuce), romaine (cos lettuce), leaf lettuce, Batavia and butterhead lettuce (Ryder, 1999; Maisonneuve, 2003). L. sativa is closely related to its common relative L. serriola L. (wild or prickly lettuce) and, more distantly, to two other wild species, L. saligna. and L. virosa. Lettuce is a naturally self-pollinating species so that the principal breeding strategies used with this species are pedigree breeding and back-crossing. Because it is possible to produce interspecific crosses between L. sativa and the three other species of the compatibility group (L. serriola, L. saligna and L. virosa), these have sometimes been used in lettuce breeding programs, in particular as sources of resistance to pathogens and pests.

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Lettuce mosaic virus (LMV)-Most isolates can infect and are seed-borne in cultivars containing the mo1 gene. A reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)-based test was developed for the specific detection of LMV-Most isolates. Based on the complete genome sequences of three LMV isolates belonging respectively to the Most type, the Common type and neither of these two types, three different assays were compared: (i) presence of a diagnostic restriction site in the region of the genome encoding the variable N-terminus of the capsid protein, in the 3' end of the genome, (ii) RT-PCR using primers designed to amplify a cDNA corresponding to a portion of the P1 coding region, in the 5' end of the genome and (iii) RT-PCR using primers designed to amplify a central region of the genome. The assays were performed against a collection of 21 isolates from different geographical origins and representing the molecular variability of LMV. RT-PCR of the central region of the genome was preferred because its results are expected to be less affected by natural recombination between LMV isolates, and it allows sensitive detection of LMV-Most in situations of single as well as mixed contamination.

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Procedures are now available for the exploitation of protoplast technology for the genetic manipu- lation of lettuce and for studies of lettuce/virus interactions. These techniques have made it possible to overcome interspecific barriers by protoplast fusion. Following the procedures we developed, we were able to obtain hybrids between Lactuca sativa and two wild Lactuca species (L. tatarica and L. perennis). Moreover, protoplast technology can overcome some of the limitations in the application of mutation techniques in crops. In this paper, we demonstrated the feasibility and the power of our in vitro techni- ques, in combination with induced mutations, for creating new variability in lettuce. Furthermore, we adapted protocols that can provide the opportunity to start studies on mechanisms associated with the different LMV-resistance genes at the cellular level. It is presently possible to obtain protoplasts from different Lactuca species containing different resistance genes. A protocol for specific staining by immu- nofluorescence of infected lettuce protoplasts is described and preliminary electroporation experiments in some Lactuca protoplasts were performed.

New European isolates of B. lactucae and of LMV are able to overcome the disease resistance genes used in commercial varieties. Wild Lactuca spp. constitute a large pool for new genes. Several new re- sistance genes against European B. lactucae isolates were identified in wild Lactuca species and intro- duced in L. sativa lines. The resistance from two L. virosa accessions was efficient against every isolate. The results suggested at least 2 dominant genes in each accession controlled the resistance (2 independent in one accession, two tightly linked in the other one). A complete stable resistance was observed in artificial tests with absence of spores. Therefore, this resistance was assumed to be comparable to Dm gene. The spectra of resistance of lines derived from two L. saligna were similar with resistance from cv. Ninja. This mechanism seems more complex than Dm gene with apparition of late and sparse sporulation on many plants in some segregating populations. This late sporulation was also observed in some commercial varieties and other INRA resistant lines derived from L. serriola. In a large collection of different Lactuca spp., one L. virosa (PIVT1398), was identified as resistant to different European LMV isolates overcoming mo11 or mo12 genes. A study of L. virosa segregating F2 population suggested one major dominant gene for this resistance. Mo3 was proposed to designate this gene. Its expression in heterozygous plant was variable with different isolates. Its expression was consistent with a dominant gene against LMV-0, but incomplete dominant gene against LMV-13 (necrotic phenotype). The introgression of this gene in L. sativa is in progress despite several difficulties. An accumulation in one genotype of several resistance genes against each disease could be a strategy to increase the durability of these new genes.

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