Isolation of Rhp-PSP, a member of YER057c/YjgF/UK114 protein family with antiviral properties, from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain JSC-3b

Pin Su, Tuizi Feng, Xuguo Zhou, Songbai Zhang, Yu Zhang, Ju'e Cheng, Yuanhua Luo, Jing Peng, Zhuo Zhang, Xiangyang Lu, Deyong Zhang, Yong Liu

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Abstract

Rhodopseudomonas palustris strain JSC-3b isolated from a water canal adjacent to a vegetable field produces a protein that was purified by bioactivity-guided fractionation based on ammonium sulfate precipitation, ion-exchange absorption and size exclusion. The protein was further identified as an endoribonuclease L-PSP (Liver-Perchloric acid-soluble protein) by shotgun mass spectrometry analysis and gene identification, and it is member of YER057c/YjgF/UK114 protein family. Herein, this protein is designated Rhp-PSP. Rhp-PSP exhibited significant inhibitory activities against tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) in vivo and in vitro. To our knowledge, this represents the first report on the antiviral activity of a protein of the YER057c/YjgF/UK114 family and also the first antiviral protein isolated from R. palustris. Our research provides insight into the potential of photosynthetic bacterial resources in biological control of plant virus diseases and sustainable agriculture.

Original languageEnglish
Article number16121
JournalScientific Reports
Volume5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 4 2015

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This research was supported by the Special Fund for the Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303028), the National Science Foundation of China (31272067) and the Agricultural Research System of China (CARS-25-B-05). The grant agencies had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, the decision to publish, or the preparation of this manuscript.

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