Binding of small interfering RNA molecules is crucial for RNA interference suppressor activity of rice hoja blanca virus NS3 in plants Free

Abstract

The NS3 protein of rice hoja blanca virus represents a viral suppressor of RNA interference (RNAi) that sequesters small interfering (si)RNAs . To determine whether this siRNA binding property is the critical determinant for the suppressor activity of NS3, NS3 was altered by alanine point mutations and the resulting mutant proteins were tested for both siRNA binding ability and RNAi suppressor activity in plants. Alanine substitutions of lysine residues at positions 173–175 resulted in mutant proteins that lost both their affinity for siRNAs and their RNAi suppressor activity . This indicates that siRNA binding of NS3 is indeed essential for the suppressor function of NS3 and that residues at positions 173–175 are involved in the siRNA binding and suppressor activities.

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2009-07-01
2024-03-28
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