CHARON, Justine; BARRA, Amandine; WALTER, Jocelyne; MILLOT, Pauline; HÉBRARD, Eugénie; MOURY, Benoît; MICHON, Thierry

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CHARON, Justine
Biologie du fruit et pathologie [BFP]

BARRA, Amandine
Biologie du fruit et pathologie [BFP]

WALTER, Jocelyne
Génomique, développement et pouvoir pathogène [GD2P]

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Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2018, vol. 35, n° 1, p. 38-49

Oxford University Press (OUP)

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Intrinsic disorder (ID) in proteins is defined as a lack of stable structure in physiological conditions. Intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are highly abundant in some RNA virus proteomes. Low topological constraints exerted on IDRs are expected to buffer the effect of numerous deleterious mutations and could be related to the remarkable adaptive potential of RNA viruses to overcome resistance of their host. To experimentally test this hypothesis in a natural pathosystem, a set of four variants of Potato virus Y (PVY; Potyvirus genus) containing various ID degrees in the Viral genome-linked (VPg) protein, a key determinant of potyvirus adaptation, was designed. To estimate the ID contribution to the VPg-based PVY adaptation, the adaptive ability of the four PVY variants was monitored in the pepper host (<em>Capsicum annuum</em>) carrying a recessive resistance gene. Intriguingly, the two mutants with the highest ID content displayed a significantly higher ability to restore infection in the resistant host, whereas the less intrinsically disordered mutant was unable to restore infection. The role of ID on virus adaptation may be due either to a larger exploration of evolutionary pathways or the minimization of fitness penalty caused by resistance-breaking mutations. This pioneering study strongly suggests the positive impact of ID in an RNA virus adaptive capacity.< Réduire

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protein intrinsic disorder

Mots clés en anglais

potyvirus

RNA virus adaptation

resistance breakdown

viral protein genome-linked

eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E