Regulation of RNA Interference Pathways in the Insect Vector by Viral Proteins of Rice Stripe Virus

Overview

Journal Viruses

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2021 Aug 28

PMID 34452456

Citations 2

Authors

Yan Xiao

Qiong Li

Wei Wang

Yumei Fu

Feng Cui

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Abstract

RNA interference (RNAi), especially the small interfering RNA (siRNA) and microRNA (miRNA) pathways, plays an important role in defending against viruses in plants and insects. However, how insect-transmitted phytoviruses regulate the RNAi-mediated antiviral response in vector insects has barely been uncovered. In this study, we explored the interaction between rice stripe virus (RSV) and the miRNA and siRNA pathways of the small brown planthopper, which is a vector insect. The transcript and protein levels of key genes in the two RNAi pathways did not change during the RSV infection process. When the expression of insect , , or was silenced by the injection of double-stranded RNAs targeting these genes, viral replication was promoted with silencing but inhibited with silencing. Protein-protein binding assays showed that viral NS2 and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase interacted with insect Ago2 and Translin, respectively. When was knocked down, the transcript level of increased and viral replication was inhibited. Therefore, viral NS2 behaved like an siRNA suppressor in vector insects. This protein-binding regulation of insect RNAi systems reflects a complicated and diverse coevolution of viruses with their vector insects.

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