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Effect of VIRP1 Protein on Nuclear Import of Citrus Exocortis Viroid (CEVd)
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Seo, Hyesu Kim, Kyunghee Park, Woong June |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Before replicating, Pospiviroidae viroids must move into the plant nucleus. However, the mechanisms of viroid nuclear import are not entirely understood. To study the nuclear import of viroids, we established a nuclear import assay system using onion cell strips and observed the import of Alexa Fluor-594-labeled citrus exocortis viroid (CEVd). To identify the plant factors involved in the nuclear import of viroids, we cloned the Viroid RNA-binding Protein 1 (VIRP1) gene from a tomato cultivar, Seokwang, and heterologously expressed and purified the VIRP1 protein. The newly prepared VIRP1 protein had alterations of amino acid residues at two points (H52R, A277G) compared with a reference VIRP1 protein (AJ249595). VIRP1 specifically bound to CEVd and promoted its nuclear import. However, it is still uncertain whether VIRP1 is the only factor required for the nuclear import of CEVd because CEVd entered the plant nuclei without VIRP1 in our assay system. The cause of the observed nuclear accumulation of CEVd in the absence of VIRP1 needs to be further clarified. |
| Starting Page | 95 |
| e-ISSN | 2218273X |
| DOI | 10.3390/biom11010095 |
| Journal | Biomolecules |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-01-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Biomolecules Entomology Viroid Nuclear Import Virp1 Citrus Exocortis Viroid (cevd) |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
