Proton-Magnetic-Resonance Studies on the Coat Protein of Alfalfa Mosaic Virus

Partial Epitope Mapping of Alfalfa mosaic Virus and the Effect of Coat Protein Gene Mutation on Aphid Transmission

Amino acids of alfalfa mosaic virus coat protein that direct formation of unusually long virus particles.

In contrast to most alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) strains (YSMV, S, M and 425), AMV strains VRU and 1 5/64 can form abnormally long virus particles, an ability which has been linked to the coat protein (CP). In order to study this phenomenon, the CP-encoding RNAs 3 of AMV strains VRU and 1 5/64 were cloned and fully sequenced. Comparative sequence analyses of AMV RNA 3 sequences derived from diffe...

Structural elements of the 3'-terminal coat protein binding site in alfalfa mosaic virus RNAs.

The 3'-terminal of the three genomic RNAs of alfalfa mosaic virus (AIMV) and ilarviruses contain a number of AUGC-motifs separated by hairpin structures. Binding of coat protein (CP) to such elements in the RNAs is required to initiate infection of these viruses. Determinants for CP binding in the 3'-terminal 39 nucleotides (nt) of AIMV RNA 3 were analyzed by band-shift assays. From the 5'- to ...

The coat protein leads the way: an update on basic and applied studies with the Brome mosaic virus coat protein.

The Brome mosaic virus (BMV) coat protein (CP) accompanies the three BMV genomic RNAs and the subgenomic RNA into and out of cells in an infection cycle. In addition to serving as a protective shell for all of the BMV RNAs, CP plays regulatory roles during the infection process that are mediated through specific binding of RNA elements in the BMV genome. One regulatory RNA element is the B box ...

Characterization of Coat Protein Gene of Cucumber Mosaic Virus Isolates in Iran

Background: Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) from the Bromoviridae family, is one of the most widespread plant viruses in the world. Objectives: In the present study tomato fields in Guilan, Isfahan, Khorasan Razavi, Khuzestan and Tehran provinces were surveyed to determine the presence of CMV subgroups during 2011-2012. Materials and Methods: Out of 305 symptomatic leaf samples ...