Abstract
This chapter reviews the discoveries and initial characterizations (1930–1990) of three plant rhabdoviruses, sonchus yellow net virus, potato yellow dwarf virus, and lettuce necrotic yellows virus, that have become model systems for research on this group of enveloped negative-strand RNA plant viruses. We have used our personal perspectives to review the early historical studies of these viruses, the important technologies and tools, such as density gradient centrifugation, that were developed during the research, and to highlight the eminent scientists involved in these discoveries. Early studies on sites of virus replication, virion structure, physicochemical composition, and the use of protoplasts and vector insect cell culture for virus research are discussed, and differences between the nuclear and cytoplasmic lifestyles of plant rhabdoviruses are contrasted. Finally, we briefly summarize the genome organization and more recent developments culminating in the development of a reverse genetics system for plant negative-strand RNA viruses.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in Virus Research |
| Editors | Peter Palukaitis, Marilyn J. Roossinck |
| Pages | 23-57 |
| Number of pages | 35 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Virus Research |
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| Volume | 102 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0065-3527 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1557-8399 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding
Before his retirement, rhabdovirus research in the Jackson lab was supported by numerous National Science Foundation Research Grants, a National Institutes of Health RO3 Award (AI059178-01), and a US Department of Agriculture Competitive Grant Award (96-35303-3563). Dr. Dietzgen's research is jointly supported by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the University of Queensland through the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; his LNYV research over the years was supported by the Australian Research Council, most recently Linkage Project 110100047. Dr. Goodin's research was supported, in part, by Grant 0749519 from the U.S. National Science Foundation and KSEF-3490-RDE-019 from the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation. Research in the Li laboratory is supported by the China National Science Foundation Awards (31470255 and 31671996). We would like to thank Dr. David Dunigan, University of Nebraska, for insights on Dr. Brakke and details about the University of Nebraska exhibit to honor him. Dr. Jim Van Etten made valuable comments relevant to Dr. Black's teaching activities in Plant Pathology at the University of Illinois and service on his PhD committee. He also providedFig. 2 and discussed many interactions with Dr. Brakke during more than 30 years as faculty members in the Department of Plant Pathology at the University of Nebraska. At Cornell University, Drs. Stewart Gray and Keith Perry, Ms. Mary Lee Jensen (Mann Library Reference Services), and PhD student Annie Kruse provided valuable assistance in retrieving PYDV materials and making available copies of Dr. Black's thesis. PhD students Xin Zhou and XingXing Peng at Zhejiang University contributed to materials used for the manuscript. We also thank Dr. John Randles, University of Adelaide, for his mentorship and for providingFig. 1 and manuscripts about early work that were difficult to retrieve during web searches. Before his retirement, rhabdovirus research in the Jackson lab was supported by numerous National Science Foundation Research Grants, a National Institutes of Health RO3 Award (AI059178-01), and a US Department of Agriculture Competitive Grant Award (96-35303-3563). Dr. Dietzgen's research is jointly supported by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and the University of Queensland through the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation; his LNYV research over the years was supported by the Australian Research Council, most recently Linkage Project 110100047. Dr. Goodin's research was supported, in part, by Grant 0749519 from the U.S. National Science Foundation and KSEF-3490-RDE-019 from the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation. Research in the Li laboratory is supported by the China National Science Foundation Awards (31470255 and 31671996).
| Funders | Funder number |
|---|---|
| National Science Foundation of China | 31470255, 31671996 |
| Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) | KSEF-3490-RDE-019 |
| US Department of Agriculture | 96-35303-3563 |
| University of Nebraska–Lincoln | |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | AI059178-01 |
| Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation | |
| Australian Research Council | 110100047, 0749519 |
| University of Adelaide | |
| Queensland University of Technology QUT | |
| Zhejiang University |
Keywords
- Density gradient invention
- Lettuce necrotic yellows virus
- Plant rhabdovirus
- Potato yellow dwarf virus
- Replication
- Research models
- Sonchus yellow net virus
- Vector cell monolayer infections
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology
- Infectious Diseases
