Horizontal transfer and hypovirulence associated with double-stranded RNA in Beauveria bassiana. 2006

Patricia R Dalzoto, and Chirlei Glienke-Blanco, and Vanessa Kava-Cordeiro, and Juliana Z Ribeiro, and Elliot Watanabe Kitajima, and João Lúcio Azevedo
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Patologia Básica, Rua Lourenco Mourão, 57 Seminário, Curitiba CEP 81531-990, Brazil. pdalzoto@terra.com.br

Beauveria bassiana strains from different hosts and geographic origins were assayed for the presence of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA). Two of them (15.4%) showed extra bands, with approximately 4.0-3.5 kb and 2-0.7 kb, respectively, after electrophoretic separation of undigested nucleic acids. Virus-like particles were approximately 28-30 nm diam. The dsRNA was maintained after conidiogenesis (vertical transmission) and was transmitted horizontally by hyphal anastomosis. Strains purged of dsRNA obtained after cycloheximide treatment showed increased conidial production when compared with strains carrying dsRNA particles. Bioassays demonstrated hypovirulence associated with dsRNA. The mean mortality against the insect Euschistus heros was reduced in strains containing dsRNA when compared with the isogenic dsRNA-free ones.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007313 Insecta Members of the phylum ARTHROPODA composed or organisms characterized by division into three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They are the dominant group of animals on earth with several hundred thousand different kinds. Three orders, HEMIPTERA; DIPTERA; and SIPHONAPTERA; are of medical interest in that they cause disease in humans and animals. (From Borror et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p1). Insects,Insect
D003850 Deoxyribonuclease I An enzyme capable of hydrolyzing highly polymerized DNA by splitting phosphodiester linkages, preferentially adjacent to a pyrimidine nucleotide. This catalyzes endonucleolytic cleavage of DNA yielding 5'-phosphodi- and oligonucleotide end-products. The enzyme has a preference for double-stranded DNA. DNase I,Streptodornase,DNA Endonuclease,DNA Nicking Enzyme,DNAase I,Dornavac,Endonuclease I,Nickase,Pancreatic DNase,T4-Endonuclease II,T7-Endonuclease I,Thymonuclease,DNase, Pancreatic,Endonuclease, DNA,T4 Endonuclease II,T7 Endonuclease I
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012259 Ribonuclease, Pancreatic An enzyme that catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage of pancreatic ribonucleic acids to 3'-phosphomono- and oligonucleotides ending in cytidylic or uridylic acids with 2',3'-cyclic phosphate intermediates. EC 3.1.27.5. RNase A,Ribonuclease A,Pancreatic RNase,RNase I,Ribonuclease (Pancreatic),Ribonuclease I,Pancreatic Ribonuclease,RNase, Pancreatic
D012327 RNA Virus Infections Diseases caused by RNA VIRUSES. Infections, RNA Virus,Infection, RNA Virus,RNA Virus Infection,Virus Infection, RNA,Virus Infections, RNA
D012328 RNA Viruses Viruses whose genetic material is RNA. RNA Rodent Viruses,RNA Rodent Virus,RNA Virus,Rodent Virus, RNA,Rodent Viruses, RNA,Virus, RNA,Virus, RNA Rodent,Viruses, RNA,Viruses, RNA Rodent
D012330 RNA, Double-Stranded RNA consisting of two strands as opposed to the more prevalent single-stranded RNA. Most of the double-stranded segments are formed from transcription of DNA by intramolecular base-pairing of inverted complementary sequences separated by a single-stranded loop. Some double-stranded segments of RNA are normal in all organisms. Double-Stranded RNA,Double Stranded RNA,RNA, Double Stranded
D012367 RNA, Viral Ribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of viruses. Viral RNA
D014774 Virulence The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the organism to invade the tissues of the host. The pathogenic capacity of an organism is determined by its VIRULENCE FACTORS. Pathogenicity
D015719 Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases Enzymes that catalyze the endonucleolytic cleavage of single-stranded regions of DNA or RNA molecules while leaving the double-stranded regions intact. They are particularly useful in the laboratory for producing "blunt-ended" DNA molecules from DNA with single-stranded ends and for sensitive GENETIC TECHNIQUES such as NUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAYS that involve the detection of single-stranded DNA and RNA. Single Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases

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