Article
RNAi-Mediated, Stable Resistance to Triticum mosaic virus in Wheat
Authors
Jessica L. Shoup Rupp, Luisa F Cruz, Harold N Trick, John P Fellers
Publication
Crop Science
Abstract
Triticum mosaic virus (TriMV) was discovered in 2006 and affects wheat (Triticum spp.) production systems in the Great Plains of the United States. Genetic resistance is available in a few commercial varieties; however, it is not effective above 20 degrees C. RNA interference (RNAi) was evaluated as an alternative strategy to generate resistance to TriMV. An RNAi pANDA-mini-based hairpin expression vector was created from 272 bp of the TriMV coat protein (CP) sequence. Immature embryos of the wheat cultivar 'Bobwhite' were co-transformed by biolistic particle delivery system with the pANDA::TriMVCP vector and pAHC20, containing the bar gene for glufosinate selection. T-0 plants were analyzed by PCR for the presence of the RNAi TriMV CP fragment. Transgenic T-1 lines were tested for transgene expression via reverse transcription PCR Virus resistance was evaluated by mechanical inoculation with TriMV and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA). Several lines were identified that were resistant, having little or no viral RNA. Resistant lines underwent single plant selection to the T-6 generation. Real-time PCR and ELISA showed that T-6 lines had a high level of resistance when challenged with the virus. To test if the transgene would behave similarly in an adapted variety, homozygous transgenic T-3 lines were crossed with the virus-susceptible winter wheat, 'Overley.' Real-time PCR results indicate decreased viral titer by as much as 20-fold in the T-6 transgenic lines, the F-1 crosses, and the BC1F1 lines when compared with control plants, providing evidence that this RNAi-silencing construct can provide stable resistance to TriMV and has great potential benefits to both breeders and producers.
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