Molecular studies on the interactions between African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV-UG) infecting cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) [Elektronische Ressource] / Saadia Naseem
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Molecular studies on the interactions between African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV-UG) infecting cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover zur Erlangung des Grades Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften - Dr. rer. nat. - genehmigte Dissertation von M.Phil. M.Sc. Saadia Naseem geboren am 31.05.1980 in Faisalabad, Pakistan 2011 Referent: Prof. Dr. Edgar Maiß Korreferent: Prof. Dr. H.-J. Jacobsen Tag der Promotion: 30. November 2010 “In gratitude to my lovely parents who have encouraged me; to my husband ‘Zahid’ & my daughter ‘Bakhtawar’ who have endured me” Abstract Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by whitefly transmitted cassava mosaic viruses from the genus begomovirus is a most serious impediment to cassava cultivation in Africa and India. While several diverse begomoviruses are implicated in CMD in Africa, African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) widespread in the continent and East African cassava mosaic virus Uganda (EACMV-UG) now present in East and central Africa present the principle components of the disease. Both viruses have an overlapping geographic distribution and when present, mixed infections frequently occur.

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Molecular studies on the interactions between
African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) and East African
cassava mosaic virus (EACMV-UG) infecting cassava
(Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Von der Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover
zur Erlangung des Grades

Doktorin der Naturwissenschaften

- Dr. rer. nat. -
genehmigte Dissertation
von
M.Phil. M.Sc.
Saadia Naseem
geboren am 31.05.1980 in Faisalabad, Pakistan
2011
Referent:
Prof. Dr. Edgar Maiß

Korreferent:
Prof. Dr. H.-J. Jacobsen

Tag der Promotion:
30. November 2010


“In gratitude
to my lovely parents
who have encouraged me;
to my husband ‘Zahid’ & my daughter
‘Bakhtawar’
who have endured me”

Abstract
Cassava mosaic disease (CMD) caused by whitefly transmitted cassava mosaic viruses
from the genus begomovirus is a most serious impediment to cassava cultivation in
Africa and India. While several diverse begomoviruses are implicated in CMD in Africa,
African cassava mosaic virus (ACMV) widespread in the continent and East African
cassava mosaic virus Uganda (EACMV-UG) now present in East and central Africa
present the principle components of the disease. Both viruses have an overlapping
geographic distribution and when present, mixed infections frequently occur. Very severe
mosaic disease symptoms in cassava are associated with double infections and
synergism on symptoms and virus replication were reported. This study presented here
is focusing on the interactions between ACMV and EACMV-UG in double infections of N.
benthamiana and cassava. This is to attempt to uncover the crucial factors responsible
for virus interactions leading to synergism.
Virus concentration was considered to describe synergistic interactions between ACMV
and EACMV-UG viruses in cassava. For this purpose the amount of viral genomic
components in cassava infections was determined, in absolute and relative quantification
experiments, by quantitative PCR. Virus concentration was much higher in symptomatic
leaf tissues compared to non-symptomatic leaves and corresponded with the severity of
disease symptoms. Much higher virus titres were generally recorded for EACMV-UG
compared with ACMV. Mixed infections with both viruses resulted in severe disease
symptoms but only a slight increase of EACMV-UG was found. Relative quantification of
virus genomes in mixed infections showed higher concentrations of EACMV-UG DNA-A
compared to ACMV DNA-A but a drastic reduction of EACMV-UG DNA-B. ACMV
concentrations in mixed infections appeared to be unaffected by presence of EACMV-
UG with concentrations similar to single infections. The higher concentrations of
EACMV-UG DNA-B compared to EACMV DNA-A accumulation in single infections was
consistent and irrespective of cassava cultivar and its tolerance status. Abstract
One explanation for synergism is that virus movement and spread and/or tissue tropism
and invasion is altered in dual compared to single infections. To study this in vivo,
genome components of infectious ACMV and EACMV-UG virus clones were modified by
inserting the gene for green fluorescent protein (GFP) in place of the coat protein (CP)
gene and alternatively, by replacing either the BV1 or BV2 genes on the DNA-B genomic
components with GFP. All efforts generating infectious virus mutants expressing GFP
failed and CP DNA-A mutant viruses did not induce infections in Nicotiana benthamiana
when inoculated with their cognate DNA-B. Initial GFP fluorescence found in some
epidermal cells inoculated with mutated viruses did not develop into systemic signals
indicating for GFP expression from replicating virus. Likewise, mixtures of DNA-A and
DNA-B with replacements of BC1 or BV1 with GFP did not result in viable virus and GFP
expression was only observed in patches of inoculated cells. From this study, it can be
assumed that GFP cannot be used as a live monitor to follow replicating cassava mosaic
viruses and destructive in situ tests are required to resolve virus interactions on a
subcellular basis.
Virus-virus interaction in mixed infections and synergism has been postulated as a result
from suppression of the host defence mechanism. To study the role of virus genes which
are implicated in suppression of silencing mechanisms, ACMV and EACMV-UG AC2 and
AC4 genes were isolated and functionally characterized for their activity on the post-
transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) pathway. An Agrobacterium based leaf infiltration
assay using GFP as a reporter was approached to reveal AC2 and AC4 suppression
activity on early stages of post-transcriptional gene silencing. These transient gene
expression assays showed that the activity of AC2 to suppress PTGS is weak, while for
AC4 an activity on PTGS was not found.
Transient expression of AC2 and AC4 and subsequent infection with ACMV resulted in a
sharp increase of ACMV concentration in plants infiltrated with either ACMV or EACMV
AC2. This study was extended to assays with AC2 and AC4 transgenic plants. N.
Abstract
benthamiana harbouring AC2 or AC4 genes showed a variety of phenotypic alterations
which were most pronounced with ACMV AC2 transgenes. In contrast to transient
assays however, challenge inoculations of AC2 or AC4 transgenic plants with ACMV did
not result in considerable differences between virus concentrations in transgenic plants
compared to infections of wild type N. benthamiana.
Key words: African cassava mosaic virus, East African cassava mosaic virus Uganda,
mixed infection, synergism, tissue tropisms, AC2, AC4, gene silencing suppression,
agroinfiltration, quantitative PCR, GFP fluorescence, transient gene expression.
Zusammenfassung
Die Cassava Mosaikkrankheit (CMD), die durch weiße Fliege übertragene Mosaikviren
der Gattung Begomovirus hervorgerufen wird, stellt ein enormes Problem und ernste
Bedrohung für die Maniokproduktion in Afrika und Indien dar. Verschiedene
Begomoviren können Mosaikkrankheiten auslösen jedoch sind in Afrika das African
cassava mosaic virus (ACMV), das in allen Cassavagebieten vorkommt, und das East
African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV-UG) das in Ost- und Zentralafrika verbreitet ist,
die bedeutendsten Verursacher der Krankheit. Die geographische Verteilung beider
Viren überschneidet sich und so treten häufig Mischinfektionen auf, die mit sehr
schweren Symptomen der Mosaikkrankheit einhergehen. Mischinfektionen beider Viren
sind mit synergistischen Interaktionen verbunden, die sich in Symptomen und
Virusreplikation auswirken. In der hier dargestellten Arbeit sollten Interaktionen zwischen
ACMV und EACMV-UG in dualen Infektionen von N. benthamiana und Maniok
untersucht werden, um die Faktoren zu beschreiben, die zu Synergismus führen.
Zunächst sollte die Konzentration der Viren in Maniok zur Beschreibung der
synergistischen Interaktionen zwischen ACMV und EACMV-UG herangezogen werden.
Zu diesem Zweck sollten die Genomkomponenten der Viren in absoluten und relativen
Werten quantifiziert werden. Hierfür wurde ein quantitatives PCR Verfahren aufgebaut,
das es ermöglichte alle viralen Genomkomponenten spezifisch zu quantifizieren.
Viruskonzentrationen waren in symptomatischen Blattgeweben viel höher als in nicht-
symptomatischen Blättern und mit der Schwere der Symptome korreliert. Im Allgemeinen
waren sehr viel höhere Virustiter für EACMV-UG im Vergleich zu ACMV festzustellen.
Mischinfektion mit beiden Viren ergaben schwere Krankheitsphänotypen, waren jedoch
nur mit geringfügigen Zunahmen von EACMV-UG verbunden. Die relative
Quantifizierung der Virusgenome in Mischinfektionen zeigte höhere Konzentrationen von
EACMV-UG DNA-A und eine erhebliche Reduktion der EACMV-UG DNA-B Genome, Zusammenfassung
während die ACMV Replikation von Mischinfektionen mit EACMV-UG unberührt zu sein
schien und ähnliche Konzentrationen wie in Einzelinfektionen aufwies. Die in
Einzelinfektionen stets höheren Konzentrationen von EACMV-UG DNA-B im Vergleich
zu DNA-A, waren ungeachtet des Maniokkultivars und seines Toleranzstatus zu
beobachten.
Eine Erklärung für Synergismus ist die in Mischinfektionen veränderte Virusausbreitung
und/oder Gewebetropismus und –besiedelung. Um dies in vivo zu studieren, wurden
Genombestandteile von infektiösen ACMV und EACMV-UG Virusklonen durch
Einfügung des „green flourescence protein“ Gens (GFP) anstatt des Hüllproteingens
(CP) oder in DNA-B, durch Ersatz der BV1 oder BV2 Gene modifiziert. Alle Bemühungen
infektiöse Viren, welche ein funktionales GFP als Reporter exprimieren, herzustellen
führten nicht zum Erfolg. DNA-A Hüllproteinmutanten, die mit entsprechender DNA-B
gemischt und inokuliert wurden waren in N. benthamiana nicht infektiös und die
anfänglich sichtbare GFP Fluoreszenz blieb auf wenige epidermalen Zellen beschränkt.
Sie entwickelte sich nicht zu systemischen Signalen, die auf GFP Expression durch
replizierendes Virus hinwiesen. Ebenso waren Mischungen von GFP an Stelle von BC1
bzw. BV1 in DNA-B

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