摘要
As a seed transmitted pathogen, pea seed_borne mosaic virus (PSbMV) not only replicates in embryonic cells but can also withstand seed desiccation. To understand the mechanism of PSbMV tolerance to seed desiccation, the authors compared the stability of viral coat protein (CP) and the distribution of viral particles in the cotyledon cells of pea (Pisum sativum L.) embryos collected before and after the dehydration process. Before dehydration, when the embryo was fresh and immature, degradation of CP was observed and a predominantly perinuclear distribution of viral particles in the cotyledon cells was evident. After dehydration, when the embryo was dry and mature, degradation of CP did not occur and the perinuclear viral distribution disappeared. Instead, aggregates containing PSbMV CP were found in the cytoplasm. Electron microscopy showed that these aggregates were composed of PSbMV particles. The formation of PSbMV particle aggregates is apparently triggered by seed dehydration and may be favorable to the virus survival in the desiccated embryonic cells.
作为种传病原物，豌豆种传花叶病毒（ＰＳｂＭＶ） 必须能承受种胚的干燥脱水过程方能在胚细胞中存活并种传。为了研究ＰＳｂＭＶ承受种胚干燥脱水的机制，比较了该病毒在豌豆（ Ｐｉｓｕｍ ｓａｔｉｖｕｍ Ｌ．） 新鲜胚与干燥胚子叶细胞中的稳定性与分布方式。在新鲜的、未成熟胚的子叶细胞中，ＰＳｂＭＶ的外壳蛋白（ＣＰ） 受到部分降解，该病毒粒体及其ＣＰ在细胞质内呈环核分布。在干燥、成熟的胚的子叶细胞中，ＰＳｂＭＶ的外壳蛋白未受到任何降解，其粒体和ＣＰ不再呈环核分布，而是存在于位于细胞质边缘的多聚体中。免疫金标记电镜检查证明这类多聚体中含有ＰＳｂＭＶ的粒体。很明显，种胚的干燥脱水过程可改变ＰＳｂＭＶ在子叶细胞中的稳定性与分布方式。
