Title
Defective interfering RNAs of a satellite virus
Abstract
Panicum mosaic virus (PMV) is a recently molecularly characterized RNA virus with the unique feature of supporting the replication of two subviral RNAs in a few species of the family Gramineae. The subviral agents include a satellite RNA (satRNA) that is devoid of a coding region and the unrelated satellite panicum mosaic virus (SPMV) that encodes its own capsid protein. Here we report the association of this complex with a new entity in the RNA world, a defective-interfering RNA (DI) of a satellite virus. The specificity of interactions governing this four-component viral system is illustrated by the ability of the SPMV DIs to strongly interfere with the accumulation of the parental SPMV. The SPMV DIs do not interfere with PMV satRNA, but they do slightly enhance the rate of spread and titer of PMV. The SPMV-derived DIs provide an additional avenue by which to investigate fundamental biological questions, including the evolution and interactions of infectious RNAs.
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.75.11.5429-5432.2001
Publication Date
5-28-2001
Recommended Citation
Qiu, Wenping, and Karen-Beth G. Scholthof. "Defective interfering RNAs of a satellite virus." Journal of virology 75, no. 11 (2001): 5429-5432.
Journal Title
Journal of Virology