In vitro translation products of mrnas derived from TMV-infected tobacco exhibiting a hypersensitive response

Thomas E. Smart, David D. Dunigan, Milton Zaitlin

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

Expression of the hypersensitive response (HSR) to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infection in Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Xanthi-nc (genotype NN) is controlled by the single dominant "N" gene and is temperature sensitive. TMV-infected Xanthi-nc tobacco plants grown at the HSR-restrictive temperature of 31° for 3 days postinoculation show necrosis approximately 8 hr after the temperature shift to the HSR-permissive temperature of 25°. Both polyribosomal and total cytoplasmic poly(A)-containing RNAs were isolated at various times after the temperature shift from leaves of TMV-infected and mock-infected Xanthi-nc tobacco plants and from TMV-infected Turkish Samsun tobacco plants (genotype nn; systemic for TMV infection). The RNAs were translated in vitro and the products were analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. A minimum of four polypeptide translation products specific to both the polyribosomal and total cytoplasmic poly(A)-containing RNAs derived from hypersensitively responding Xanthi-nc were observed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)461-464
Number of pages4
JournalVirology
Volume158
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1987
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'In vitro translation products of mrnas derived from TMV-infected tobacco exhibiting a hypersensitive response'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this