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Binding and processing of small dsRNA molecules by the class 1 RNase III protein encoded by sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus Free

Abstract

Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV; genus , family ) causes heavy yield losses in sweet potato plants co-infected with other viruses. The dsRNA-specific class 1 RNase III–like endoribonuclease (RNase3) encoded by SPCSV suppresses post-transcriptional gene silencing and eliminates antiviral defence in sweet potato plants in an endoribonuclease activity-dependent manner. RNase3 can cleave long dsRNA molecules, synthetic small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and plant- and virus-derived siRNAs extracted from sweet potato plants. In this study, conditions for efficient expression and purification of enzymically active recombinant RNase3 were established. Similar to bacterial class 1 RNase III enzymes, RNase3-Ala (a dsRNA cleavage-deficient mutant) bound to and processed double-stranded siRNA (ds-siRNA) as a dimer. The results support the classification of SPCSV RNase3 as a class 1 RNase III enzyme. There is little information about the specificity of RNase III enzymes on small dsRNAs. assays indicated that ds-siRNAs and microRNAs (miRNAs) with a regular A-form conformation were cleaved by RNase3, but asymmetrical bulges, extensive mismatches and 2′--methylation of ds-siRNA and miRNA interfered with processing. Whereas Mg was the cation that best supported the catalytic activity of RNase3, binding of 21 nt small dsRNA molecules was most efficient in the presence of Mn. Processing of long dsRNA by RNase3 was efficient at pH 7.5 and 8.5, whereas ds-siRNA was processed more efficiently at pH 8.5. The results revealed factors that influence binding and processing of small dsRNA substrates by class 1 RNase III or make them unsuitable for processing by the enzyme.

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Binding and processing of small dsRNA molecules by the class 1 RNase III protein encoded by sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus
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