• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.101-106
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• 2002

For the detection of Tobacco masaic virus (TMV), Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), and Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), tomato seeds of 11 table tomato and 7 cherry tomato cultivars were assayed by DAS-ELISA. Among the cultivars, TMV and ToMV were detected from 9 cultivars at the rates lower than 20% and 16%, respectively. In the assay on seed transmission rates, ToMV and CMV were detected as high as 24% and 8% , respectively, but TMV was not detected. In field survey on these viruses from tomato plants of 10 different places in Chungbuk province, ToMV and CMV were detected from most fields. TMV was detected from only 3 fields. The highest detection rates of these viruses were recorded in Cheongwon for TMV Chungju for ToMV, and the other locality of Chungju far CMV. It was difficult to find any relationship between the growth stage of tomato and infection rates. TMV usually caused mosaic on leaves while ToMV caused various symptoms including yellows, necrosis, and mottling. CMV-infected tomato plants showed symptoms of shoestring, fern leaf, and yellows.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.429-433
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• 2017

Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium) are susceptible to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). TMV-based expression vectors have been used in high-throughput experiments for production of foreign protein in plants and also expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) to allow visualization of TMV movement. Here, we used TMV expressing the GFP to examine the infection of chrysanthemum by a TMV-based expression vector. Viral replication, movement and GFP expression by TMV-GFP were verified in upper leaves of chrysanthemums up to 73 days post inoculation (dpi) by RT-PCR. Neither wild-type TMV nor TMV-GFP induced symptoms. GFP fluorescence was seen in the larger veins of the inoculated leaf, in the stem above the inoculation site and in petioles of upper leaves, although there was no consistent detection of GFP fluorescence in the lamina of upper leaves under UV. Thus, a TMV-based expression vector can infect chrysanthemum and can be used for the in vivo study of gene functions.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.65.1-65
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• 2003

In addition to the five well-characterized genes of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), this virus contains a sixth open reading frame (ORF6) that encodes a 4.8 kDa protein. TMV ORF6 overlaps the ORFs encoding the 30 kDa movement protein and the adjacent 17.5 kDa capsid protein. Although the 4.8 kDa protein could not be detected in vivo, alteration of the AUG codons of this ORF resulted in a mutant virus that attenuated the virulence of the mutated TMV in Nicotiana benthamiana, but not N. tabacum (tobacco). These sequence changes did not affect either the replication or movement of the mutated TMV. Expression of TMV ORF6 from the virus expression vector Potato virus X (PVX) intensified the virulence of this virus in N. benthmiana, but not tobacco, while expression of TMV ORF6 from the virus expression vector Tobacco rattle virus enhanced the pathogenicity observed in both N. benthamima and tobacco. Thus, the TMV ORF6 is a host- and virus-specific. virulence factor. However, two separate assays indicated that the TMV 4.8 kDa protein was not a suppression of RNA silencing. A fusion protein formed between the TMV 4.8 kDa protein and the green fluorescent protein was expressed from the PVX vector and localized to plasmodesmata. Possible roles of the 4.8 kDa protein in pathogenicity will be discussed

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.66-70
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• 1998

TMV resistant lines (TRLs) originated from the Blo plant of Nicotiana tabacum cv. NC82 transformed with TMV coat protein cDNA which initially showed delayed disease symptom were selected for increased resistance in each subsequent generation. The result of field experiment of the transgenic tobacco lines in the fifth generation for TMV resistance and their response to other tobacco diseases (black shank, bacterial wilt, and powdery mildew) is described in this report. When fifteen TRLs of the fifth generation were tested for TMV resistance by mechanically inoculating the individual plants, over 95 percent of the plants of 6 lines showed complete resistance even 8 weeks after the inoculation. Average frequency of the resistant plants in TRLs of the fifth generation 8 weeks after the inoculation was 87%. Stable insertion and expression of TMV coat protein cDNA in the fifth generation of the transgenic tobacco plant were confirmed by PCR and immunoblot hybridization, respectively. All TRLs were resistant to the black shank but were susceptible to the bacterial wilt disease and the powdery mildew to the same degree as non-transgenic NC82 was. Therefore, it was indicated that the phenotypes related at least to disease resistance were not changed in the transgenic tobacco. Key words : TMV CP cDNA, TMV resistant tobacco plant, transformation.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.11-17
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• 1989

Inhibition of tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infection by 4 surfactants, sodium salts of alpha olefin (AOS), linear alkylbenzene (LAS), dioctyl sulfosuccinate (OSS), and dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid (SAS), was examined on tobacco cv. Xanthi-nc and NC 82. Infection of virions or TMV RNA was inhibited over 98% by the surfactants (2500 rpm). However, symptom development and viral concentration in tobacco plants treated with the surfactants into the rhizosphere soil 3 days before inoculation with TMV on leaves were not different from those in untreated tobacco plants. This indicates no significant systemic effects of the surfactants on the inhibition of TMV infection. The surfactants, except LAS, had no effect on the inhibition of viral infection when purified virions mixed with each surfactant and ultracentrifuged were inoculated on the tobacco plants. The virus was almost inactivated by LAS, showing that the viral infection was reduced more than 96%. The virus particles treated with the surfactants were not distinguishable in size and dimension from untreated normal particles, suggesting that the inhibitory action of the surfactants to TMV infection may not involve disintergration or uncoating of the virus at the early stage of infection.

• Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.374-379
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• 1995

The cDNA of tobacco mosaic virus-pepper strain (TMV-P) coat protein (CP) genes were introduced into tobacco plants (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Samsun nn) using a binary Ti plasmid vector of Agrobacterium tumefaciens. these cDNAs introduced into tobacco plants were detected by polymerase chain reaction. Symptom development was distinctly suppressed in the transgenic plant introduced buy sense CP cDNA when the plant was inoculated with TMV-P, while in transgenic tobacco plants of antisense CP gene, symptom development was not suppressed as in non-transgenic plants. TMV-P concentration in the sense CP transgenic tobacco plant was decreased to 1/14 of the concentration in non-transgenic plants. Expression of the kanamycin resistance gene of these transgenic plants could be detected in the progeny.

• Korean Journal Plant Pathology
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• v.11 no.4
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• pp.367-373
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• 1995

The cDNAs derived from the coat protein (CP) genes of six plant RNA viruses, tobacco mosaic virus-pepper strains (TMV-P) and -ordinary strain (TMV-OM), potato virus Y (PVY), turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and potato leafroll virus (PLRV), were subcloned into the transcription vector, pSPT18, containing SP6 and T7 promoters. The digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled RNA polymerase after linearlization of the cloned pSPTs with XbaI or SacI, and were tested for their sensitivities for the detection of the six viruses. In slot-blot hybridization, dilution end points for the detection of TMV-P and TMV-OM were 10-4, while those of PVY, TuMV and CMV were 10-3. PLRV was detected at the dilution of 10-2. When each RNA probe was applied for the detection of the viruses in the preparations from the leaf disks (8 mm in diameter, and 12 to 15 mg in weight) of infected natural host plants, TMV-P, TMV-OM and TuMV could be detected from one disk, while PVY from 1 or 2 disks. CMV was detected in the preparation from two disks, and PLRV from three disks. With DIG-labeled RNA probe, PVY was detected at 5 days after inoculation, but with ELISA the virus was detected at 8 days after inoculation to tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi nc) plants on which symptoms appeared at 9 days after inoculation. No difference was observed in cross reaction between the RNA probes for the detection of TMV-P and TMV-OM.

• The Journal of Natural Sciences
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.23-26
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• 1998

The efficacy of various concentration of divalent copper and zinc ions was evaluated separately for the infectivity of tobacco mosaic virus. Infectivity of TMV was more enhanced by addition of zinc, while it was decreased by addition of copper. The number of local lesions were more produced on tobacco leaves inoculated with inoculum sap containing zinc than those inoculated with sap only. The effect of copper inhibited the infectivity of TMV is dependent on copper concentration. TMV particles treated with various concentration of zinc and copper, respectively, analyzed by electrophoresis, and appeared to be altered in electrophoretic behavior. When TMV was exposed to zinc concentration at more than 200mM, the viral particles were completely degraded, and at 40-20 mM they were barely detectable, but at 2 mM they were quite stable. When TMV was exposed at less than concentration of 20 mM of copper were degraded.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.328-336
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• 2008

Out of various fungi and bacteria tested for inhibition of Tobacco mosaic virus(TMV) infection using Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi-nc, a bacterial isolate JB-l, identified as Pseudomonas putida had a strong direct inhibitory activity against the TMV infection. Its systemic or indirect activity was also noted at more than a half level of the direct control efficacy. Disease severity was reduced significantly in the susceptible tobacco N. tabacum cv. NC 82 by the treatment of the bacterial culture filtrate, somewhat more by the pretreatment than by simultaneous treatment, probably by inhibiting the TMV transmission and translocation in the plants, showing negative serological, which responses in the viral detection by DAS-ELISA. TMV-inhibitory substances from P. putida JB-1 were water-soluble, stable to high temperature(even boiling), and to a wide range of pH. As proteinase K nullified their antiviral activity, the TMV inhibition activity of P. putida may be derived from proteinaceous materials. In electron microscopy, TMV particles treated with the JB-1 culture were shown to be shrunken with granule-like particles attached on them. All of these aspects suggest that P. putida JB-1 may be developed as a potential agent for the control of TMV.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.388-391
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• 2003

Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV), TMV-common strain, causes severe damage at growth, yield and leaf quality on flue-cured tobacco in Korea. Controlling TMV outbreak with cultivating practices and chemicals are limited, thus, the best way would be developing TMV resistant variety. A new flue-cured hybrid, KF118, was developed from a cross of maternal parent MSTC175 and TC853 at the Agro-tech. Research Group, KT＆G Central Research Institute. KF118 exhibited more vigorous growth characteristics in early stage than that of NC82, standard variety in Korea, while other characters were favorable to those of NC82, It is highly resistant to TMV and bacterial wilt(Ral-stonia solanacerum), and black shank(phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae) is comparable to that of NC82. It should adapt well to the flue-cured production area, and can reduce premature flowering under unfavorable weather conditions. Yield of KF118 is 1 to 2% higher, and leaf quality is 4% higher than NC82. Fl hybrid, KF118, met acceptable standards for chemical and physical characteristics of cured leaf, and ranked high in good smoking taste by panel members in KT＆G.