Abstract
Mono- and polyclonal antibodies directed against different domains of the potato leafroll luteovirus (PLRV) P1 (ORF1) protein were applied to the analysis of P1 expression during PLRV replication in planta. Western analyses detected P1 and a protein of approximately 25 kDa (P1-C25) that accumulated to readily detectable amounts in PLRV-infected plants, but was not detected by in vitro cell-free translation of P1. P1-C25 represents the C-terminus of P1 and is a proteolytic cleavage product produced during P1 processing. On the basis of its molecular weight, the N-terminus of P1-C25 is either identical to or located adjacent to the previously identified PLRV genome-linked protein, VPg. P1-C25 is not associated with virus particles, and subcellular localization experiments detected P1-C25, but not P1, in the membrane and cytoplasmic fractions of PLRV-infected cells. In addition, P1-C25 exhibits nucleic acid-binding properties. On the basis of its biosynthesis, localization and biochemical properties, P1-C25 may facilitate the formation of P1/PLRV RNA complexes in which the spatial proximity allows for covalent bond formation between PLRV RNA and VPg.
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