Identification of a Sequence Element Involved in AC2-Mediated Transactivation of the Pepper Huasteco Virus Coat Protein Gene

The geminivirusAC2gene product transactivates the expression of the coat and movement protein (CPandBV1) genes, and this effect seems to be mediated by specific although hitherto unknowncis-acting elements. In this work we examined regions from theCPandBV1gene promoters of pepper huasteco virus (PHV...

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Published in:Virology (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1999-01, Vol.253 (2), p.162-169
Main Authors: Ruiz-Medrano, R., Guevara-González, R.G., Argüello-Astorga, G.R., Monsalve-Fonnegra, Z., Herrera-Estrella, L.R., Rivera-Bustamante, R.F.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Capsid - genetics
DNA-Binding Proteins - genetics
DNA-Binding Proteins - metabolism
Geminiviridae - genetics
Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
Genes, Viral
Pepper huasteco virus
plant health
Plant Viral Movement Proteins
plant viruses
Promoter Regions, Genetic
Response Elements
Transcriptional Activation
Viral Proteins - genetics
Viral Proteins - metabolism
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Summary:The geminivirusAC2gene product transactivates the expression of the coat and movement protein (CPandBV1) genes, and this effect seems to be mediated by specific although hitherto unknowncis-acting elements. In this work we examined regions from theCPandBV1gene promoters of pepper huasteco virus (PHV) to define the sequence elements involved in regulation by AC2. Results from transient gene expression and transgenic plant assays suggest that a truncated 115-nt CP promoter is still responsive to the viral transactivator. This promoter contains three elements similar to a sequence motif termed conserved late element (CLE), which is found in the regulatory regions of many geminiviruses and that was previously suggested, on a theoretical basis, to be a potential functional target for AC2 (Argüello-Astorgaet al.(1994),Virology203, 90–100). To confirm these results, an oligonucleotide containing two CLE motifs was synthesized and characterized in gain-of-function experiments. Transient expression assays showed that this 29-nt sequence is able to confer AC2 responsiveness to heterologous promoters. A smaller oligonucleotide (16 nt) containing a single CLE also conferred this activity. In addition, when the CLE motifs were mutated in their original context (truncated 115-nt promoter), this modified promoter lost its ability to be transactivated by AC2. All these results support the involvement, at least in the case of PHV, of CLE sequences in the process of transactivation.
ISSN:0042-6822
1096-0341
DOI:10.1006/viro.1998.9484