This work shows that a geminivirus-encoded silencing suppressor C2 interacts with a plant host cellular component SAMDC1 and attenuates its fast turnover mediated by the 26S proteasome. As a result, it interferes with the host plant’s DNA methylation-related gene silencing mechanism and facilitates geminivirus infection. Plant viruses are excellent tools for studying microbial–plant interactions as well as the complexities of host activities. Our study focuses on the role of C2 encoded by Beet severe curly top virus (BSCTV) in the virus–plant interaction. Using BSCTV C2 as bait in a yeast two-hybrid screen, a C2-interacting protein, S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase 1 (SAMDC1), was identified from an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA library. The interaction was confirmed by an in vitro pull-down assay and a firefly luciferase complemention imaging assay in planta. Biochemical analysis further showed that the degradation of the SAMDC1 protein was inhibited by MG132, a 26S proteasome inhibitor, and that C2 could attenuate the degradation of the SAMDC1 protein. Genetic analysis showed that loss of function of SAMDC1 resulted in reduced susceptibility to BSCTV infection and reduced viral DNA accumulation, similar to the effect of BSCTV C2 deficiency. Bisulfite sequencing analysis further showed that C2 deficiency caused enhanced DNA methylation of the viral genome in infected plants. We also showed that C2 can suppress de novo methylation in the FWA transgenic assay in the C2 transgene background. Overexpression of SAMDC1 can mimic the suppressive activity of C2 against green fluorescent protein–directed silencing. These results suggest that C2 interferes with the host defense mechanism of DNA methylation-mediated gene silencing by attenuating the 26S proteasome-mediated degradation of SAMDC1.
BSCTV C2 Attenuates the Degradation of SAMDC1 to Suppress DNA Methylation-Mediated Gene Silencing in Arabidopsis[W][OA]
Zhonghui Zhang,Hao Chen,Xiahe Huang,Ran Xia,Qingzhen Zhao,Jianbin Lai,Kunling Teng,Yin Li,Liming Liang,Q. Du,Xue-ping Zhou,Huishan Guo,Q. Xie
Published 2011 in The Plant Cell
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2011
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The Plant Cell
- Publication date
2011-01-01
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Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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- 26s proteasome
The eukaryotic proteolytic complex responsible for regulated protein degradation in the host cell.
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A geminivirus-encoded protein from Beet severe curly top virus that functions as a silencing suppressor in this study.
Aliases: Beet severe curly top virus C2, C2
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A host gene silencing pathway that uses DNA methylation to suppress gene expression and restrict viral genomes.
Aliases: DNA methylation-mediated silencing, gene silencing by DNA methylation
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An Arabidopsis transgene-based assay used to monitor de novo DNA methylation at the FWA locus.
Aliases: FWA assay
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A reporter-gene silencing system in which GFP expression is targeted by host silencing mechanisms.
Aliases: green fluorescent protein-directed silencing, GFP silencing
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A chemical inhibitor used here to block proteasome-dependent protein degradation.
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An Arabidopsis thaliana S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase 1 protein identified as a C2-interacting host factor.
Aliases: S-adenosyl-methionine decarboxylase 1
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