Argonaute 1 and 5 proteins play crucial roles in the defence against cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in watermelon

文献类型： 外文期刊

第一作者： Liu, Mei

作者： Liu, Mei;Wu, Huijie;Kang, Baoshan;Peng, Bin;Liu, Liming;Gu, Qinsheng;Liu, Mei;Hong, Ni;Gu, Qinsheng

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关键词： ClAGO1; ClAGO5; cucumber green mottle mosaic virus; ethylene response factor; RNA silencing; watermelon

期刊名称：MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY （ 影响因子：4.9； 五年影响因子：5.9 ）

ISSN： 1464-6722

年卷期： 2023 年 24 卷 8 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： RNA silencing, a core part of plants' antiviral defence, requires the ARGONAUTE, DICER-like, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase proteins. However, how these proteins contribute to watermelon's RNA interference (RNAi) pathway response to cucumber green mottle mosaic virus (CGMMV) has not been characterized. Here, we identify seven ClAGO, four ClDCL, and 11 ClRDR genes in watermelon and analyse their expression profiles when infected with CGMMV. ClAGO1 and ClAGO5 expression levels were highly induced by CGMMV infection. The results of ClAGO1 and ClAGO5 overexpression and silencing experiments suggest that these genes play central roles in watermelon's antiviral defence. Furthermore, co-immunoprecipitation and bimolecular fluorescence complementation experiments showed that ClAGO1 interacts with ClAGO5 in vivo, suggesting that ClAGO1 and ClAGO5 co-regulate watermelon defence against CGMMV infection. We also identified the ethylene response factor (ERF) binding site in the promoters of the ClAGO1 and ClAGO5 genes, and ethylene (ETH) treatment significantly increased ClAGO5 expression. Two ERF genes (Cla97C08G147180 and Cla97C06G122830) closely related to ClAGO5 expression were identified using co-expression analysis. Subcellular localization revealed that two ERFs and ClAGO5 predominantly localize at the nucleus, suggesting that enhancement of resistance to CGMMV by ETH is probably achieved through ClAGO5 but not ClAGO1. Our findings reveal aspects of the mechanisms underlying RNA silencing in watermelon against CGMMV.

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