PubMed · 9760505
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J J Bujarski. 1998. Bromovirus isolation and RNA extraction.. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-385-6%3A183
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Virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) is a powerful RNA-silencing based technology adapted for the study of host-gene function. VIGS functions through the expression of a host gene from a virus vector. Both the virus-encoded host sequence and the homologous host target messenger RNA are destroyed or made inactive through a host surveillance system. Here, we describe procedures for the use of a new virus vector for VIGS in monocotyledonous hosts and, in particular, in rice (Oryza sativa), a species for which no VIGS vector was previously available.
Self-assembly of polystyrene sulfonate and modified cowpea chlorotic mottle virus protein yields monodisperse icosahedral nanoparticles of 16 nm size.
Coat protein of the cowpea chlorotic mottle virus (CCMV), a plant bromovirus, has been expressed in a soluble form in a prokaryote, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and assembled into virus-like particles (VLPs) in vivo that were structurally similar to the native CCMV particles derived from plants. The CCMV VLPs were purified by PEG precipitation followed by separation on a sucrose density gradient and analyzed by size exclusion chromatography, UV spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy. DNA microarray experiments revealed that the VLPs encapsulated very large numbers of different host RNAs in a non-specific manner. The development of a P. fluorescens expression system now enables production of CCMV VLPs by bacterial fermentation for use in pharmaceutical or nanotechnology applications.