Lecture 11 &12 Virus resistant plants

Expression of dsRNase(RNaseIII) wheat engineered to express the E. coli gene for ribonuclease (RNase) III wheat engineered to express the E. coli gene for ribonuclease (RNase) III most plant viruses have double-stranded RNA most plant viruses have double-stranded RNA a mutant of RNase III was used a mutant of RNase III was used the mutant enzyme able to bind to double-stranded RNA the mutant enzyme able to bind to double-stranded RNA introduced into wheat, under the control of a corn ubiquitin gene (Fig. 4), by micro- projectile bombardment introduced into wheat, under the control of a corn ubiquitin gene (Fig. 4), by micro- projectile bombardment transgenic plants resistance to infection by barley stripe mosaic virus transgenic plants resistance to infection by barley stripe mosaic virus

Genetic construct used to transform wheat plants with the gene for the mutant form of E. coli RNase III. The construct includes the maize ubiquitin promoter, first exon and intron in front of a mutant form of E. coli RNase III and a transcription terminator region from a nopaline synthase gene

Expression of antiviral proteins pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) -3 antiviral proteins in its cell wall pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) -3 antiviral proteins in its cell wall pokeweed antiviral protein PAPI-in spring leaves; pokeweed antiviral protein PAPI-in spring leaves; PAPII-in summer leaves; and PAP-S-in seeds PAPII-in summer leaves; and PAP-S-in seeds Both PAP and PAPII are ribosome-inactivating proteins Both PAP and PAPII are ribosome-inactivating proteins remove a specific adenine residue from the large ribosomal RNA remove a specific adenine residue from the large ribosomal RNA pokeweed plants infected with viruses, either PAP or PAPII is synthesized pokeweed plants infected with viruses, either PAP or PAPII is synthesized PAP and PAP II are good candidates for developing transgenic plants resistant to a broad spectrum of plant viruses PAP and PAP II are good candidates for developing transgenic plants resistant to a broad spectrum of plant viruses