Association of Mealybugswith the Disease Dysmicoccus brevipes pink Dysmicoccus neobrevipes gray • In 1931 Illingworth directly associated mealybugs with wilting pineapple plants • Psued
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Trang 8Detection, Characterization, and
Management of Pineapple
Mealybug Wilt-Associated Viruses
John Hu University of Hawaii
Trang 10Symptoms of MWP
• Reddening of the leaves
• Downward curling of the leaf margins
• Loss of turgidity, leaves reflex downwards
• Leaf tip dieback
• Plants either recover or endure further leaf tip dieback resulting in death
Healthy
MWP
Trang 11Association of Mealybugs
with the Disease
Dysmicoccus brevipes (pink)
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes (gray)
• In 1931 Illingworth directly associated mealybugs with wilting pineapple plants
• Psuedococcus brevipes: Dysmicoccus brevipes
(pink)
Dysmicoccus neobrevipes
(gray)
Trang 13Search for the Latent Virus
• In 1989, U.B Gunasinghe and T.L German isolated a closterovirus from MWP- affected pineapple
• Named the Pineapple
mealybug wilt-associated virus (PMWaV)
• Based on mealybug transmissibility, placed in
Ampelovirus genus
Trang 14Control Strategies
• Amdro ®, applied as a broadcast bait
(ants)
• Diazinon
● Pre-plant dip (mealybugs)
● Overhead application (mealybugs)
Trang 15Potential Problems
• Amdro®
– Inactivated by moisture
– Not effective against some ant
species such as Technomyrmex
albipes
• Diazinon
– Use in pre-planting dips has been
eliminated
Trang 18• At least two serotypes exist
Trang 19Tissue blot immunoassay:
Trang 20PMWaV-Specific RT-PCR Assays
PMWaV-1
PMWaV-2
Trang 22• May represent the replicative forms of two viruses with different genome sizes
Lane 1 - dsRNAs extracted from 100 g of TBIA-positive pineapple tissue
2 - dsRNAs extracted from 5 g of citrus bark infected with Citrus tristeza virus
Trang 23sequencing revealed two
Trang 24PMWaV-2 Monoclonal Antibody Selection
PMWaV
2
1 and 2
1 None
Trang 25dsRNA Analysis of and PMWaV-2-Infected Plants
Trang 27% Sequence Homology Between PMWaV-1 & -2
Amino Acid Gene
Nucleotide Identity Similarity Identity
Trang 28More Than Two?
• Degenerate primers targeting conserved motifs in
the Hsp70h were designed.
• Screening of field selections as well as pineapple accessions at the USDA-ARS pineapple
germplasm repository
• Two clones distinct from PMWaV-1 and -2 were identified and tentatively named PMWaV-3 and -4.
Trang 29Sequence Homology in the
% amino acid identity
Trang 310 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18kb
p59 p21
p20 p20 p46
p22 p20
heat shock 70 homolog (structure, movement) see above
(structure, movement) major coat protein (structure, movement)
minor coat protein (structure, movement) see above
(unknown function) see above
(unknown function) see above
(unknown function)
p61 p24p61 p23
GLRaV-3
PMWaV-2
+1 +2 +3
p4 p7
Trang 32Little cherry virus 2 (LChV-2)
Pineapple mealybug wilt-associated virus 2 (PMWaV-2)
Grapevine leafroll-associated virus 3(GLRaV-3)
Cucurbit yellow stunt disorder virus (CYSDV)
Sweet potato chlorotic stunt virus (SPCSV)
Citrus tristeza virus(CTV)
Beet yellows virus (BYV)
Beet yellow stunt virus (BYSV)
Lettuce infectious yellows virus (LIYV)
Genus Ampelovirus
(mealybug transmissible)
Genus Crinivirus
(whitefly transmissible)
The three current genera in the family Closteroviridae are supported by vector and phylogenetic data
Dendrogram was generated using TreePuzzle 5.2 with coat protein sequence data in a maximum likelihood model Numbers represent branch support in percentage following 10,000 puzzling steps
Trang 33Genus Major Coat Protein (kDa)
P Q R V
N aac agc S
PMWaV-1,-3
BYV
S A L F ugc gcg uua uuuc gcu ggu ugc uuuc
A G C F
E gag gag E
PMWaV-2
28-31 35-38 28-29
The +1 ribosomal frameshift sequences of PMWaV-1 and -3 more closely resemble that of Beet
yellows virus of the genus Closterovirus than other ampeloviruses
The major coat protein of PMWaV-1 and -3 is more similar in size to the criniviruses than the ampeloviruses.
Trang 34PBNSPaV (p) GLRaV-6 (p) GLRaV-9GLRaV-5 (p)GLRaV-4 (p) 100
100
PMWaV-1 PMWaV-3
100 100 100
LChV-2 GLRaV-1
GLRaV-3
PMWaV-2 100 100
68
MVBaV OLYaV
CTV
GLRaV-2 BYSV
BYV
86 100 100
100 65
Ampelovirus
Crinivirus
Closterovirus
100
Phylogenetic assessment of the family Closteroviridae using full-length or partial (p) Hsp70h sequences as generated
by Bayesian analysis using the BLOSUM fixed rate amino acid model Numbers on branches are posterior probabilities and indicate branch support LChV-1, MVBaV and OLYaV are unassigned members of the family Viral
abbreviations as in Fig 1 or: MVBaV, Mint vein banding-associated virus; OLYaV, Olive leaf yellowing-associated
virus ; PBNSPaV, Plum bark necrotic stem pitting-associated virus.
Trang 35PMWaV-3 amino acid identity (similarity)
with other PMWaVs
Open reading frame Amino acid identity (similarity)
79.2 (84.7)
72.0 (78.2)
63.2 (71.5)
63.7 (70.2)
(38.1)
12.8 (31.9)
44.0 (51.0)
34.9 (43.3)
21.1 (29.8)
25.8 (37.7)
(70.5)
Trang 36Open reading frame Amino acid identity (similarity)
19.5 (26.4)
GLRaV-3 NY1 37.6 (47.1) 25.6
(39.5)
36.6 (45.8)
20.7 (30.2)
26.0 (32.0)
GLRaV-5 58.1
(67.0)
21.4 (29.9)
59.3 (70.1)
LChV-2USA6b 32.2 (45.0) 16.3
(34.7)
34.2 (43.8)
23.9 (33.6)
27.5 (33.3)Amino acid identity (similarity) of PMWaV-3
with other Ampeloviruses
Trang 37Open reading frame Amino acid identity (similarity)
GLRaV-4 CA 55.4 (65.1) 22.2 (31.1) 59.5 (67.7) 48.1 (58.8) 57.1 (67.2) GLRaV-6 CA 23.8 (33.3) 58.2 (67.4) 49.5 (59.2) 60.2 (68.8)
Amino acid identity and (similarity) of PMWaV-3 with
other Closteroviridae members
Trang 38USDA National Clonal Germplasm Repository
Trang 39Pineapple mealybug wilt associated virus
Clone 1 only 2 only 3 only 1 and 3 2 and 3 1, 2, and 3
Trang 40PMWaV incidence, Hybrid 1, Oahu island
PMWaV incidence (Mean ± S.E ) Source Loc
+1 +2 +3 1 & 2 2& 3 1&3 1,2,3
Trang 41What is the role of the pineapple
mealybugs in PMWaV dissemination
Dysmicoccus brevipes D neobrevipes
Trang 43Effect of Mealybug Densities
# of PMWaV infected plants/ total # exposed
Trang 44Effect of Mealybug Age
# of PMWaV infected plants/ total # exposed Days Prelarvaposition period Larvaposition Post-
after 1st 2nd 3rd young old larvapos.
_
Trang 45• 1 month after transmission, virus infection
can be detected by tissue blotting.
• Instars are better vectors than adults
Trang 461 Symptom induction
2 Mealybug transmission of PMWaVs*
Trang 47Symptom Induction
Mealybugs
- no MWP no MWP + no MWP YES !
PMWaV
Trang 48PMWaV-free
PMWaV infected
free
infected
Trang 49MWP Susceptibility
Pineapple X/X V/X V/M Selection 1 0/10 0/10 17/20 Selection 2 0/10 0/10 20/20 Selection 3 0/10 0/10 18/20 Selection 4 0/10 0/10 18/20 Selection 5 0/10 0/10 10/10
Trang 51Infection incidence Symptom incidence Acquisition source Virus
Trang 52Dysm icoccus brevipes D neobrevipes
PMWaV-3 can be acquired and transmitted by pink and grey pineapple mealybugs.
Plants infected with PMWaV-3 and exposed to mealybugs did not develop MWP.
Trang 53Back row: ‘Smooth Cayenne’ infected with PMWaV-3 only
Front row: Hybrid 9 infected with PMWaV-3 only
All plants were exposed to Dysmicoccus brevipes
Trang 54Left: Plants infected with PMWaV-3 only that were
exposed to
Dymiscoccus brevipes
Right: Plants infected with PMWaV-3 and PMWaV-2
that were
exposed to
Dymiscoccus brevipes
Trang 55Working Hypothesis
of the Etiology of MWP
Pineapple plants have developed tolerance to infection by PMWaVs and do not develop wilt symptoms when infected by PMWaVs When mealybugs feed on these plants, the insects inject an agent that suppresses this tolerance
As a result, MWP symptoms develop This hypothesis also explains the recovery phenomenon: if the mealybug factor is removed, plants regain tolerance to PMWaV infection and MWP symptoms disappear
Trang 57Synergistic?
Trang 58PCR with degenerate oligonucleotide Badna1a & Badna 4 using total DNA from pineapple plants representing different hybrids.
Expected target size = 600 bp
Products were cloned and sequenced
Many products are similar to retro-like elements such as dea1, gypsy gag, etc
Several were similar to badnavirus sequences.
Trang 59Based on 200 amino acids
Optimized alignment using ClustalX.
Neighbor joining using PAUP.
Trang 60Badnavirus Detection
Polymerase chain reaction assays (PCR)
• Nucleic acid extraction (DNeasy® kit)
Badnavirus Primer sets Amplicon
Trang 61Purify, purify, purify……….
100 nm
100 nm
100 nm
Trang 62Badnavirus incidence (Mean percentage)Source
10 50
100 100
100 100
100 100
No of plants sampled
Badnavirus incidence
Trang 63Objective 1 Develop universal and specific polymerase chain reaction assays to detect, differentiate, and determine the distribution of
badnaviruses in pineapple and other potential host plants
Identification of badna-like viruses
Detection of integrated viral sequences
Development of reliable specific and universal detection assays
Objective 2 Evaluate the roles of PMWaVs, PBVs, and mealybugs in the etiology of MWP
Vector transmissibility
MWP etiological studies
Trang 64Functional assays used to identify suppressors of RNA silencing
Transient expression assays
A Assay for suppressors of local silencing
B Assay for suppressors of systemic silencing
Trang 65Identification of p20 as suppressor of RNA silencing by the
Agrobacterium coinfiltration assay Leaves of the 16c GFP plants
were infiltrated with an A tumefaciens EHA105 carrying GFP
together with an A tumefaciens EHA105 carrying the empty binary
plasmid GFP: (left), GFP:TBSVp19(middle) and GFP: PMWaV-II (right);
The green fluorescence images of the coinfiltrated leaves were taken 13 days postinfiltration under a long-wave UV lamp.
Trang 66Strategies for Reducing the
Incidence of PMWaVs and MWP
1 Use virus-free planting material
2 Use physical-based methodologies (ie “edge
quarantines”, roguing, planting bed spacing, etc.)
3 Develop a system that can predict when
mealybug control should be instigated
4 Compare and demonstrate IPM tactics
5 Develop PMWaV-resistant transgenic pineapple
Trang 67Strategy 1 Use PMWaV-free Pineapple
Material for MWP Management
1 Screen propagation material with
antibodies in tissue blot immunoassays before or after tissue culture
propagation (hybrids)
2 Virus elimination by meristem tissue
culture
Trang 69Removal of apical
meristem
Resulting plant
Trang 705122 plants were gouged
7 slips per plant
36,000 propagules
Trang 71Strategy 2 Use Physical-based Methodologies
to Reduce PMWaVs and MWP in the Field
1 Selection of initial planting area
2 Spatially-based quarantines for selection of planting material
3 Manipulation of planting bed spacing
4 Roguing of PMWaV-infected plants
Trang 72Strategy 3 Develop a system that can predict when mealybug control should be Instigated
1 Develop a quantitative mealybug detection system
2 Monitor PMWaVs and MWP incidences
over time
Trang 73Determine if correlations exist between relative mealybug numbers detected
and virus spread
and mealybug wilt
Trang 74Strategy 4 Compare and demonstrate IPM tactics
Based on alternative technologies
including:
1 Virus incidence
2 Pesticide application methods
3 Pesticide application timing
The purpose is to reduce the use of the more toxic pesticides!
Trang 75Strategy 5 Develop PMWaV-resistant
Transgenic Pineapple Plants
1 Develop inverted repeat gene constructs
2 Optimize transformation and regeneration systems
3 Screen resistant plants
Trang 78Pineapple Transformation and
Regeneration Systems
Trang 801 There are at least three distinct PMWaVs Specific
and sensitive assays have been developed for detection of these viruses.
2 PMWaVs are transmitted by mealybugs
3 PMWaV-2 and another factor associated with
mealybug feeding result in mealybug wilt of pineapple
4 PMWaV-2, but not PMWaV-1 and PMWaV-3, plays
an essential role in the etiology of MWP
Trang 82D Sether, E Perez, M Melzer, H.Ma, V Subere,
L Martinez, K, Cheah
A Karasev, C Nagai, F Zee, B Sipes
P Wood, C Hubbard, C Oda, H Fleisch
Trang 83USDA-ARS USDA-CSREES Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Pineapple Growers Association of Hawaii
Trang 84Banana bunchy top virus
Trang 851 BBTV-resistant banana plants
2 Resistance to other banana diseases
3 Improved quality of bananas
4 Vaccines for oral immunization
Trang 87Citrus tristeza in Hawaii
(CTV), the causal agent of
citrus decline and
stem-pitting, was first reported in
Hawaii in 1952
• Brown citrus aphid
(Toxoptera citricidus), the
most efficient vector of CTV,
has been present in Hawaii
Trang 88Stem-pitting