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Plant Cell, Vol. 12, 2259-2270, November 2000, Copyright © 2000, American Society of Plant Physiologists

Tissue Specificity of Geminivirus Infection Is Genetically Determined

Marc R. Morraa and Ian T. D. Pettya
a Department of Microbiology, North Carolina State University, Box 7615, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7615

Correspondence to: Ian T. D. Petty, tim_petty{at}ncsu.edu (E-mail), 919-515-7867 (fax)

The types of cells and tissues infected by a virus define its tissue tropism. Determinants of tissue tropism in animal-infecting viruses have been extensively investigated, but little is known about plant viruses in this regard. Some geminiviruses in the genus Begomovirus exhibit phloem limitation and are restricted to cells of the vascular system, whereas others can invade mesophyll tissue. To identify viral genetic determinants of tissue tropism, we established a model system using two begomoviruses and their common host plant, Nicotiana benthamiana. Analysis by DNA in situ hybridization confirmed that tomato golden mosaic virus invades mesophyll tissues in systemically infected leaves, whereas bean golden mosaic virus remains phloem limited. Through genetic complementation and analysis of recombinant hybrid viruses, we demonstrated that three genetic elements of tomato golden mosaic virus determine its mesophyll tissue tropism. A noncoding region of the viral genome is essential for the phenotype, but it must be accompanied by one of two different coding regions. To our knowledge, this is the first example documented in a plant virus of noncoding DNA sequences that determine tissue tropism.




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