DNA sequences essential for replication of the B genome component of tomato golden mosaic virus.
AUTOR(ES)
Revington, G N
RESUMO
The genome of the geminivirus tomato golden mosaic virus (TGMV) is divided between two DNA components, designated A and B, which differ in sequence except for a 230-nucleotide common region. The A genome component is known to encode viral functions necessary for viral DNA replication, while the B genome component specifies functions necessary for spread of the virus through the infected plant. To identify cis-acting sequences required for viral DNA replication, several mutants were constructed by the introduction of small insertions into TGMV B at selected sites within and just outside the common region. Other mutants had the common region inverted or deleted. All of the mutants were tested for their effects on infectivity and DNA replication in whole plants and leaf discs. Our results indicate that the common region in its correct orientation is required for infectivity and for replication of TGMV B. Furthermore, the conserved hairpin loop sequence located within the TGMV common region and found in all geminiviruses is necessary for DNA replication, and may be part of the viral replication origin.
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