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Cajal bodies and the nucleolus are required for a plant virus systemic infection
Author(s) -
Kim Sang Hyon,
Ryabov Eugene V,
Kalinitalia O,
Rakitina Daria V,
Gillespie Trudi,
MacFarlane Stuart,
Haupt Sophie,
Brown John WS,
Taliansky Michael
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the embo journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.484
H-Index - 392
eISSN - 1460-2075
pISSN - 0261-4189
DOI - 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601674
Subject(s) - crop , library science , art history , art , biology , ecology , computer science
The nucleolus and Cajal bodies (CBs) are prominent interacting subnuclear domains involved in a number of crucial aspects of cell function. Certain viruses interact with these compartments but the functions of such interactions are largely uncharacterized. Here, we show that the ability of the groundnut rosette virus open reading frame (ORF) 3 protein to move viral RNA long distances through the phloem strictly depends on its interaction with CBs and the nucleolus. The ORF3 protein targets and reorganizes CBs into multiple CB‐like structures and then enters the nucleolus by causing fusion of these structures with the nucleolus. The nucleolar localization of the ORF3 protein is essential for subsequent formation of viral ribonucleoprotein (RNP) particles capable of virus long‐distance movement and systemic infection. We provide a model whereby the ORF3 protein utilizes trafficking pathways involving CBs to enter the nucleolus and, along with fibrillarin, exit the nucleus to form viral ‘transport‐competent’ RNP particles in the cytoplasm.