Three ourmia-like viruses and their associated RNAs in Pyricularia oryzae

Shuhei Ohkita, Yui Lee, Quyet Nguyen, Kenichi Ikeda, Nobuhiro Suzuki, Hitoshi Nakayashiki

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

16 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Three ourmia-like viruses, designated Pyricularia oryzae ourmia-like virus (PoOLV) 1 to 3, were identified in a wheat-infecting isolate of P. oryzae. The sizes of the full-length PoOLV1-3 genomes were determined to be 2,528, 1,671, and 2,557 nt. Interestingly, we also found two abundant single-stranded RNAs sharing their 5’ terminal 25 and 255 nt with PoOLV1 RNA and PoOLV3 RNA, respectively. The PoOLV1- and PoOLV3-associated RNAs (ARNA1 and ARNA3) were 639 and 514 nt in length, and possessed one and two small ORFs, respectively. In the field isolates of P. oryzae, PoOLVs and ARNAs were detectable at varying levels, and the levels of PoOLV1 and ARNA1 as well as those of PoOLV3 and ARNA3, were tightly correlated. In addition, gene silencing of PoOLV1 and PoOLV3 resulted in a reduction of ARNA1 and ARNA3, respectively. There results indicated that replication of ARNA1 and ARNA3 was associated with PoOLV1 and PoOLV3, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-35
Number of pages11
JournalVirology
Volume534
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Mycovirus
  • Ourmia-like virus
  • Subviral RNA

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Three ourmia-like viruses and their associated RNAs in Pyricularia oryzae'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this