Self-interaction of Tomato spotted wilt virus NSs protein enhances gene silencing suppressor activity, but is dispensable as avirulence determinant on pepper

Almási, Asztéria and Nemes, Katalin and Sáray, Réka and Gellért, Ákos and Incze, Norbert and Vági, Pál and Badics, Eszter and Soós, Vilmos and Salánki, Katalin (2023) Self-interaction of Tomato spotted wilt virus NSs protein enhances gene silencing suppressor activity, but is dispensable as avirulence determinant on pepper. BIOLOGIA PLANTARUM, 67. pp. 105-113. ISSN 0006-3134

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Abstract

Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) has significant economic impact on horticulture worldwide. One of the five proteins encoded by TSWV genome is the multifunctional NSs protein, which is a viral suppressor of RNA silencing (VSR) besides functioning as the effector of Tsw resistance gene in resistant pepper cultivars. In this study we demonstrate the in vivo self-interaction of NSs protein using bimolecular fluorescence complementation and yeast two-hybrid assays, and propose that a highly charged alpha helix located at the second half of the protein is required for self-interaction. Furthermore, we confirmed that self-interaction is not required for its effector function on pepper. Moreover, self-interaction is dispensable for gene silencing suppressor activity, although it enhances the suppression efficiency.

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