Complete genome analysis and immunodetection of a member of a novel virus species belonging to the genus Ampelovirus

Arch Virol. 2009;154(2):209-18. doi: 10.1007/s00705-008-0290-8. Epub 2008 Dec 30.

Abstract

A new grapevine leafroll-associated virus isolate (GLRaV-Pr) from Greek grapevines was recently reported. This virus, along with the genetically related GLRaV-4, -5, -6 and -9, form a separate diverse lineage within the genus Ampelovirus. In this paper, the complete nucleotide sequence of GLRaV-Pr was determined, making it the first fully sequenced virus of this lineage. Its genome is 13,696 nt long and contains seven open reading frames, which potentially encode a 253-kDa polyprotein containing papain-like protease, methyltransferase, AlkB and helicase domains, a 58.2-kDa RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, a 5.2-kDa hydrophobic protein, a 58.5-kDa heat shock 70 protein homologue, a 60-kDa protein, a 30-kDa coat protein (CP) and a 23-kDa protein. A virus-specific antibody was raised against the recombinant CP of GLRaV-Pr and was applied in western blot analysis. The genomic, serological and phylogenetic data reported here confirm that GLRaV-Pr is a member of a distinct Ampelovirus species. Comparisons of GLRaV-Pr with the only available genetically related, fully sequenced virus, PMWaV-1, PBNSPaV and the partially sequenced GLRaV-9 revealed that this lineage, including GLRaV-4, -5, -6, -9 and -De, exhibits a high uniformity of genome organization and includes the smallest and simplest viruses within the family Closteroviridae.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Capsid Proteins / chemistry
  • Capsid Proteins / genetics
  • Closteroviridae / chemistry
  • Closteroviridae / classification
  • Closteroviridae / genetics*
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases / genetics
  • Genome, Viral*
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / genetics
  • Methyltransferases / genetics
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases / chemistry
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Molecular Weight
  • Plant Diseases / virology*
  • Plant Leaves / virology
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary / genetics
  • RNA Helicases / chemistry
  • RNA Helicases / genetics
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis
  • Viral Proteins / chemistry
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Vitis / virology*

Substances

  • Capsid Proteins
  • HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
  • Viral Proteins
  • Mixed Function Oxygenases
  • Methyltransferases
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases
  • RNA Helicases

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AM182328