The Autographa californica multiple capsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) was the first baculovirus for which the complete nucleotide sequence became known. Since then 15 years lapsed and much research has been perform...The Autographa californica multiple capsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) was the first baculovirus for which the complete nucleotide sequence became known. Since then 15 years lapsed and much research has been performed to elucidate putative functions of the annotated open reading frames of this virus and this endeavour is still ongoing. AcMNPV is the most well-known and well-studied baculovirus species, not in the least for its application as a vector for the high-level expression of foreign genes in insect cells. This article is the first monograph of a single baculovirus and gives a current overview of what is known about the 151 AcMNPV ORFs, including (putative) function and temporal and spatial presence of transcripts and protein. To date 60 ORFs have a proven function, another 19 ORFs have homologs for which functions are known in other baculoviruses and 72 ORFs are still enigmatic. This paper should assist the reader in quickly finding the essentials of AcMNPV.展开更多
Baculoviruses have been widely used as a vector for expressing foreign genes.Among numerous baculoviruses,Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV)is the most frequently used and it encodes 155 open...Baculoviruses have been widely used as a vector for expressing foreign genes.Among numerous baculoviruses,Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV)is the most frequently used and it encodes 155 open reading frames(ORFs).Here,we systematically investigated the impact of 42 genes of AcMNPV on the production of infectious budded viruses(BVs)by constructing gene-knockout bacmids and subsequently conducting transfection and infection assays.The results showed that among the 39 functionally unverified genes and 3 recently reported genes,36 are dispensable for infectious BV production,as the one-step growth curves of the gene-knockout viruses were not significantly different from those of the parental virus.Three genes(ac62,ac82 and ac106/107)are essential for infectious BV production,as deletions thereof resulted in complete loss of infectivity while the repaired viruses showed no significant difference in comparison to the parental virus.In addition,three genes(ac13,ac51 and ac120)are important but not essential for infectious BV production,as gene-knockout viruses produced significantly lower BV levels than that of the parental virus or repaired viruses.We then grouped the 155 AcMNPV genes into three categories(Dispensable,Essential,or Important for infectious BV production).Based on our results and previous publications,we constructed a schematic diagram of a potential mini-genome of AcMNPV,which contains only essential and important genes.The results shed light on our understanding of functional genomics of baculoviruses and provide fundamental information for future engineering of baculovirus expression system.展开更多
Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(Ac MNPV)orf13(ac13)is a conserved gene in all sequenced alphabaculoviruses.However,its function in the viral life cycle remains unknown.In this study,we found that ...Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(Ac MNPV)orf13(ac13)is a conserved gene in all sequenced alphabaculoviruses.However,its function in the viral life cycle remains unknown.In this study,we found that ac13 was a late gene and that the encoded protein,bearing a putative nuclear localization signal motif,colocalized with the nuclear lamina.Deletion of ac13 did not affect viral genome replication,nucleocapsid assembly or occlusion body(OB)formation,but reduced virion budding from infected cells by approximately 400-fold compared with the wild-type virus.Deletion of ac13 substantially impaired the egress of nucleocapsids from the nucleus to the cytoplasm,while the OB morphogenesis was unaffected.Taken together,our results indicated that ac13 was required for efficient nuclear egress of nucleocapsids during virion budding,but was dispensable for OB formation.展开更多
Background:The immune system of insects exerts fundamentally different antiviral mechanisms than mammals.MicroRNAs(miRNAs)play vital roles in developing insect antiviral immunity.MiRNAs expression profiles of insects ...Background:The immune system of insects exerts fundamentally different antiviral mechanisms than mammals.MicroRNAs(miRNAs)play vital roles in developing insect antiviral immunity.MiRNAs expression profiles of insects changed significantly during baculovirus infection.Methods:Differential expression profiles of miRNAs in Spodoptera frugiperda were monitored by next-generation sequencing(NGS)and RT-qPCR during Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV)infection.The transcription levels of genes were detected by RT-qPCR.The 50%tissue culture infective dose(TCID_(50))endpoint dilution assay was used to determine the proliferation of progeny virus.Results:NGS revealed that 49 miRNAs were differentially expressed in Sf9 cells,and 10 of them were significantly up-or down-regulated.Though RT-qPCR analysis,we observed the similar trends for the expression patterns of significantly differentially expressed miRNAs from NGS.Moreover,the transcription levels of core genes,Exportin5,Dicer1,and Argonaute1,in miRNA biogenesis pathways were significantly increased after AcMNPV infection.For five selected miRNAs,miR-34-5p could regulate the proliferation of baculovirus progeny virus and energy metabolism.Conclusion:The miRNAs biogenesis pathway in Sf9 cells plays an important role and may be stimulated to resist AcMNPV infection.This work provides evidence for the molecular mechanism of baculovirus-insect interaction and offers novel ideas and directions for green pest control technology.展开更多
Within Baculoviridae, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of replication in betabaculoviruses, despite extensive studies in alphabaculoviruses. In this study, the promoters of nine late genes of the betabac...Within Baculoviridae, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of replication in betabaculoviruses, despite extensive studies in alphabaculoviruses. In this study, the promoters of nine late genes of the betabaculovirus Plutella xylostella granulovirus(Plxy GV) were cloned into a transient expression vector and the alphabaculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(Ac MNPV) genome, and compared with homologous late gene promoters of Ac MNPV in Sf9 cells. In transient expression assays, all Plxy GV late promoters were activated in cells transfected with the individual reporter plasmids together with an Ac MNPV bacmid. In infected cells, reporter gene expression levels with the promoters of Plxy GV e18 and Ac MNPV vp39 and gp41 were significantly higher than those of the corresponding Ac MNPV or Plxy GV promoters,which had fewer late promoter motifs. Observed expression levels were lower for the Plxy GV p6.9,pk1, gran, p10 a, and p10 b promoters than for the corresponding Ac MNPV promoters, despite equal numbers of late promoter motifs, indicating that species-specific elements contained in some late promoters were favored by the native viral RNA polymerases for optimal transcription. The 8-nt sequence TAAATAAG encompassing the ATAAG motif was conserved in the Ac MNPV polh, p10,and pk1 promoters. The 5-nt sequence CAATT located 4 or 5 nt upstream of the T/ATAAG motif was conserved in the promoters of Plxy GV gran, p10 c, and pk1. The results of this study demonstrated that Plxy GV late gene promoters could be effectively activated by the RNA polymerase from Ac MNPV, implying that late gene expression systems are regulated by similar mechanisms in alphabaculoviruses and betabaculoviruses.展开更多
Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus off74 （Ac74） is located between 62 311 and 63 108bp in the AcMNPV genome, which encodes 265 amino acid residues with a predicted 31 kDa molecular weight. The homologues of...Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus off74 （Ac74） is located between 62 311 and 63 108bp in the AcMNPV genome, which encodes 265 amino acid residues with a predicted 31 kDa molecular weight. The homologues of Ac74 were searched using BLASTP in protein databases, GenBank/EMBL and SWISS-PROT. The result revealed that deduced Ac74 protein was homologous to the predicted products from 10 lepidoptera NPV ORFs. The multiple sequence alignments of Ac74 and its 10 homologues manifested only one amino acid residue was completely conserved. The transcript analysis revealed that the transcript of Ac74 was detected from 24-72 hours post-infection （hpi）. The product of Ac74 was detected at 24 hpi and lasted until 72 hpi by Western blot using anti-Ac74 antiserum, consistent with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction results. These results suggested Ac74 was expressed during the later stages of infection. The product of Ac74 was 31kDa in size, consistent with predicted molecular weight. The subcellular localization of Ac74 proteins manifested Ac74 protein in the cytoplasm, and was hardly present in the nucleus at 24 hpi. The fluorescence was also observed in polyhedra, except cytoplasm at 72 hpi. Together, Ac74 is a functional protein with 31kDa molecular weight and is located in the cytoplasm and the polyhedra.展开更多
Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(SfMNPV),belonging to the species Alphabaculovirus spofrugiperdae,has been recently registered as an insecticide in China.This virus has a specific effect on the glob...Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(SfMNPV),belonging to the species Alphabaculovirus spofrugiperdae,has been recently registered as an insecticide in China.This virus has a specific effect on the global major agricultural pest Spodoptera frugiperda.To gain insights into viral infection,replication processes,and the complex formation of viral particles,in vitro studies using cell lines are essential tools.Although the IPLB-Sf9 and IPLB-Sf21 cell lines derived from S.frugiperda are widely used for studies on the infection and replication mechanisms of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV),their capacity to produce viral polyhedra after SfMNPV infection is not optimal.To address this limitation,a novel cell line named IOZCAS-Sf-1 was developed from a S.frugiperda population in Yunnan,China.The mitochondrial COX1 gene analysis confirmed the species origin of the IOZCAS-Sf-1 cell line.Furthermore,a comparative study was carried out to contrast the COX1 gene sequence of this novel cell line with that of IPLB-Sf9,highlighting the distinctions between the two.Importantly,the IOZCAS-Sf-1 cells exhibited a remarkable ability to generate polyhedra when infected with AcMNPV and SfMNPV,respectively.Consequently,this cellular lineage is considered a promising and valuable resource.It serves not only to investigate the molecular mechanisms of viral replication and its impact on host cells,but also to explore the transfection efficiency of SfMNPV DNA.This exploration further expands into its potential application in recombinant DNA experiments,laying a theoretical groundwork for the advancement of more effective biopesticides and sustainable agricultural practices.展开更多
分别研究了甜菜夜蛾在幼虫期和成虫期对苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(AcNPV)的敏感性.结果表明,AcNPV对4龄甜菜夜蛾幼虫的致死中浓度为1 ml 9.1×106 PIB(多角体),4龄幼虫摄入亚致死剂量病毒对化蛹产生不良影响,并使性比发生变化,雌雄...分别研究了甜菜夜蛾在幼虫期和成虫期对苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(AcNPV)的敏感性.结果表明,AcNPV对4龄甜菜夜蛾幼虫的致死中浓度为1 ml 9.1×106 PIB(多角体),4龄幼虫摄入亚致死剂量病毒对化蛹产生不良影响,并使性比发生变化,雌雄蛹比为0.6～0.8,较对照明显升高;幼虫期摄入病毒亦对其成虫的繁殖力产生影响,无论是每雌产卵量、总卵量还是卵孵化率均比对照显著降低,交配比例和次数也比对照明显下降.甜菜夜蛾成虫期摄入病毒亦对繁殖力产生影响,产卵量和交配比例和次数以及卵孵率均比对照明显下降,此外,还对后代幼虫的存活率有显著影响.展开更多
基金The project BACULOGENES of the European Union (LSHB-CT-2006-037541)The Netherlands Scientific Organisation (NWO) MEERVOUD program
文摘The Autographa californica multiple capsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) was the first baculovirus for which the complete nucleotide sequence became known. Since then 15 years lapsed and much research has been performed to elucidate putative functions of the annotated open reading frames of this virus and this endeavour is still ongoing. AcMNPV is the most well-known and well-studied baculovirus species, not in the least for its application as a vector for the high-level expression of foreign genes in insect cells. This article is the first monograph of a single baculovirus and gives a current overview of what is known about the 151 AcMNPV ORFs, including (putative) function and temporal and spatial presence of transcripts and protein. To date 60 ORFs have a proven function, another 19 ORFs have homologs for which functions are known in other baculoviruses and 72 ORFs are still enigmatic. This paper should assist the reader in quickly finding the essentials of AcMNPV.
基金This research was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31872640)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant no.QYZDJ-SSW-SMC021)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB11030400).
文摘Baculoviruses have been widely used as a vector for expressing foreign genes.Among numerous baculoviruses,Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV)is the most frequently used and it encodes 155 open reading frames(ORFs).Here,we systematically investigated the impact of 42 genes of AcMNPV on the production of infectious budded viruses(BVs)by constructing gene-knockout bacmids and subsequently conducting transfection and infection assays.The results showed that among the 39 functionally unverified genes and 3 recently reported genes,36 are dispensable for infectious BV production,as the one-step growth curves of the gene-knockout viruses were not significantly different from those of the parental virus.Three genes(ac62,ac82 and ac106/107)are essential for infectious BV production,as deletions thereof resulted in complete loss of infectivity while the repaired viruses showed no significant difference in comparison to the parental virus.In addition,three genes(ac13,ac51 and ac120)are important but not essential for infectious BV production,as gene-knockout viruses produced significantly lower BV levels than that of the parental virus or repaired viruses.We then grouped the 155 AcMNPV genes into three categories(Dispensable,Essential,or Important for infectious BV production).Based on our results and previous publications,we constructed a schematic diagram of a potential mini-genome of AcMNPV,which contains only essential and important genes.The results shed light on our understanding of functional genomics of baculoviruses and provide fundamental information for future engineering of baculovirus expression system.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFD0201206)the WIV “One-Three-Five”strategic program(Y602111SA1 to XS)。
文摘Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(Ac MNPV)orf13(ac13)is a conserved gene in all sequenced alphabaculoviruses.However,its function in the viral life cycle remains unknown.In this study,we found that ac13 was a late gene and that the encoded protein,bearing a putative nuclear localization signal motif,colocalized with the nuclear lamina.Deletion of ac13 did not affect viral genome replication,nucleocapsid assembly or occlusion body(OB)formation,but reduced virion budding from infected cells by approximately 400-fold compared with the wild-type virus.Deletion of ac13 substantially impaired the egress of nucleocapsids from the nucleus to the cytoplasm,while the OB morphogenesis was unaffected.Taken together,our results indicated that ac13 was required for efficient nuclear egress of nucleocapsids during virion budding,but was dispensable for OB formation.
基金funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,Grant No.201801D121193the Central Government Guiding Local Science and Technology Development Fund Project,Grant No.YDZJSX2022A001.
文摘Background:The immune system of insects exerts fundamentally different antiviral mechanisms than mammals.MicroRNAs(miRNAs)play vital roles in developing insect antiviral immunity.MiRNAs expression profiles of insects changed significantly during baculovirus infection.Methods:Differential expression profiles of miRNAs in Spodoptera frugiperda were monitored by next-generation sequencing(NGS)and RT-qPCR during Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV)infection.The transcription levels of genes were detected by RT-qPCR.The 50%tissue culture infective dose(TCID_(50))endpoint dilution assay was used to determine the proliferation of progeny virus.Results:NGS revealed that 49 miRNAs were differentially expressed in Sf9 cells,and 10 of them were significantly up-or down-regulated.Though RT-qPCR analysis,we observed the similar trends for the expression patterns of significantly differentially expressed miRNAs from NGS.Moreover,the transcription levels of core genes,Exportin5,Dicer1,and Argonaute1,in miRNA biogenesis pathways were significantly increased after AcMNPV infection.For five selected miRNAs,miR-34-5p could regulate the proliferation of baculovirus progeny virus and energy metabolism.Conclusion:The miRNAs biogenesis pathway in Sf9 cells plays an important role and may be stimulated to resist AcMNPV infection.This work provides evidence for the molecular mechanism of baculovirus-insect interaction and offers novel ideas and directions for green pest control technology.
基金supported by the fund of Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology
文摘Within Baculoviridae, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of replication in betabaculoviruses, despite extensive studies in alphabaculoviruses. In this study, the promoters of nine late genes of the betabaculovirus Plutella xylostella granulovirus(Plxy GV) were cloned into a transient expression vector and the alphabaculovirus Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(Ac MNPV) genome, and compared with homologous late gene promoters of Ac MNPV in Sf9 cells. In transient expression assays, all Plxy GV late promoters were activated in cells transfected with the individual reporter plasmids together with an Ac MNPV bacmid. In infected cells, reporter gene expression levels with the promoters of Plxy GV e18 and Ac MNPV vp39 and gp41 were significantly higher than those of the corresponding Ac MNPV or Plxy GV promoters,which had fewer late promoter motifs. Observed expression levels were lower for the Plxy GV p6.9,pk1, gran, p10 a, and p10 b promoters than for the corresponding Ac MNPV promoters, despite equal numbers of late promoter motifs, indicating that species-specific elements contained in some late promoters were favored by the native viral RNA polymerases for optimal transcription. The 8-nt sequence TAAATAAG encompassing the ATAAG motif was conserved in the Ac MNPV polh, p10,and pk1 promoters. The 5-nt sequence CAATT located 4 or 5 nt upstream of the T/ATAAG motif was conserved in the promoters of Plxy GV gran, p10 c, and pk1. The results of this study demonstrated that Plxy GV late gene promoters could be effectively activated by the RNA polymerase from Ac MNPV, implying that late gene expression systems are regulated by similar mechanisms in alphabaculoviruses and betabaculoviruses.
文摘Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus off74 （Ac74） is located between 62 311 and 63 108bp in the AcMNPV genome, which encodes 265 amino acid residues with a predicted 31 kDa molecular weight. The homologues of Ac74 were searched using BLASTP in protein databases, GenBank/EMBL and SWISS-PROT. The result revealed that deduced Ac74 protein was homologous to the predicted products from 10 lepidoptera NPV ORFs. The multiple sequence alignments of Ac74 and its 10 homologues manifested only one amino acid residue was completely conserved. The transcript analysis revealed that the transcript of Ac74 was detected from 24-72 hours post-infection （hpi）. The product of Ac74 was detected at 24 hpi and lasted until 72 hpi by Western blot using anti-Ac74 antiserum, consistent with reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction results. These results suggested Ac74 was expressed during the later stages of infection. The product of Ac74 was 31kDa in size, consistent with predicted molecular weight. The subcellular localization of Ac74 proteins manifested Ac74 protein in the cytoplasm, and was hardly present in the nucleus at 24 hpi. The fluorescence was also observed in polyhedra, except cytoplasm at 72 hpi. Together, Ac74 is a functional protein with 31kDa molecular weight and is located in the cytoplasm and the polyhedra.
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant number 2022YFD1400700)Initiative Scientific Research Program,Institute of Zoology,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant number 2023IOZ010).
文摘Spodoptera frugiperda multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(SfMNPV),belonging to the species Alphabaculovirus spofrugiperdae,has been recently registered as an insecticide in China.This virus has a specific effect on the global major agricultural pest Spodoptera frugiperda.To gain insights into viral infection,replication processes,and the complex formation of viral particles,in vitro studies using cell lines are essential tools.Although the IPLB-Sf9 and IPLB-Sf21 cell lines derived from S.frugiperda are widely used for studies on the infection and replication mechanisms of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus(AcMNPV),their capacity to produce viral polyhedra after SfMNPV infection is not optimal.To address this limitation,a novel cell line named IOZCAS-Sf-1 was developed from a S.frugiperda population in Yunnan,China.The mitochondrial COX1 gene analysis confirmed the species origin of the IOZCAS-Sf-1 cell line.Furthermore,a comparative study was carried out to contrast the COX1 gene sequence of this novel cell line with that of IPLB-Sf9,highlighting the distinctions between the two.Importantly,the IOZCAS-Sf-1 cells exhibited a remarkable ability to generate polyhedra when infected with AcMNPV and SfMNPV,respectively.Consequently,this cellular lineage is considered a promising and valuable resource.It serves not only to investigate the molecular mechanisms of viral replication and its impact on host cells,but also to explore the transfection efficiency of SfMNPV DNA.This exploration further expands into its potential application in recombinant DNA experiments,laying a theoretical groundwork for the advancement of more effective biopesticides and sustainable agricultural practices.
基金supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31272100,31372199)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province,China(No.2014011038-1)+1 种基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program,No.2012AA020809)the Program for the Top Young Academic Leaders of Higher Learning Institutions of Shanxi Province,China
文摘分别研究了甜菜夜蛾在幼虫期和成虫期对苜蓿银纹夜蛾核多角体病毒(AcNPV)的敏感性.结果表明,AcNPV对4龄甜菜夜蛾幼虫的致死中浓度为1 ml 9.1×106 PIB(多角体),4龄幼虫摄入亚致死剂量病毒对化蛹产生不良影响,并使性比发生变化,雌雄蛹比为0.6～0.8,较对照明显升高;幼虫期摄入病毒亦对其成虫的繁殖力产生影响,无论是每雌产卵量、总卵量还是卵孵化率均比对照显著降低,交配比例和次数也比对照明显下降.甜菜夜蛾成虫期摄入病毒亦对繁殖力产生影响,产卵量和交配比例和次数以及卵孵率均比对照明显下降,此外,还对后代幼虫的存活率有显著影响.
