Abstract
The Potyviridae family, named after its type member, Potato virus Y (PVY), is the largest of the 65 plant virus groups and families currently recognized. The coding region for P1 peptidase is located at the very beginning of the viral genome of the family Potyviridae. Until recently P1 was thought of as serine peptidase with RNA-binding activity and with possible influence in cell-to-cell viral spreading. This N-terminal protein, among all of the potyviruses, is the most divergent protein: varying in length and in its amino acid sequence. Nevertheless, P1 peptidase in many ways is still a mysterious viral protein. In this review, we would like to offer a comprehensive overview, discussing the proteomic, biochemical and phylogenetic views of the P1 protein.
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Abbreviations
- BCMNV:
-
Bean common mosaic necrosis virus
- CI:
-
cylindrical inclusion
- CMV:
-
Cucumber mosaic virus
- CVYV:
-
Cucumber vein yellowing virus
- HC-Pro:
-
helper component proteinase
- MP:
-
movement protein
- NIa:
-
nuclear inclusion-a peptidase
- NBRF:
-
National Biomedical Research Foundation
- PPV:
-
Plum pox virus
- PSbMV:
-
Pea seed-borne mosaic virus
- PVA:
-
Potato virus A
- PVV:
-
Potato virus V
- PVX:
-
Potato virus X
- PVY:
-
Potato virus Y
- SMV:
-
Soybean mosaic virus
- TEV:
-
Tobacco etch virus
- TuMV:
-
Turnip mosaic virus
- TVMV:
-
Tobacco vein mottling virus
- WMV:
-
Watermelon mosaic virus
- YMV:
-
Yam mosaic virus
- YTHS:
-
yeast two-hybrid system
- ZYMV:
-
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
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This work was supported by grant MSM 6198959215 (Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic). The excellent critical review by Juan Antonio Garcia Alvarez is gratefully acknowledged. We thank Peter Lemkin for editing the manuscript.
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Rohožková, J., Navrátil, M. P1 peptidase – a mysterious protein of family Potyviridae. J Biosci 36, 189–200 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12038-011-9020-6
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