Rice stripe virus(RSV)transmitted by the small brown planthopper causes severe rice yield losses in Asian countries.Although viral nuclear entry promotes viral replication in host cells,whether this phenomenon occurs ...Rice stripe virus(RSV)transmitted by the small brown planthopper causes severe rice yield losses in Asian countries.Although viral nuclear entry promotes viral replication in host cells,whether this phenomenon occurs in vector cells remains unknown.Therefore,in this study,we systematically evaluated the presence and roles of RSV in the nuclei of vector insect cells.We observed that the nucleocapsid protein(NP)and viral genomic RNAs were partially transported into vector cell nuclei by utilizing the importin a nuclear transport system.When blocking NP nuclear localization,cytoplasmic RSV accumulation significantly increased.In the vector cell nuclei,NP bound the transcription factor YY1 and affected its positive regulation to FAIM.Subsequently,decreased FAIM expression triggered an antiviral caspase-dependent apoptotic reaction.Our results reveal that viral nuclear entry induces completely different immune effects in vector and host cells,providing new insights into the balance between viral load and the immunity pressure in vector insects.展开更多
基金the State Key Research Development Program of China(No.2019YFC1200504)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.32090012)+2 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFD0200400)the Collaborative Program between Chinese Academy of Sciences and CSIRO of Australia(No.152111KYSB20190062)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS(No.2019086).
文摘Rice stripe virus(RSV)transmitted by the small brown planthopper causes severe rice yield losses in Asian countries.Although viral nuclear entry promotes viral replication in host cells,whether this phenomenon occurs in vector cells remains unknown.Therefore,in this study,we systematically evaluated the presence and roles of RSV in the nuclei of vector insect cells.We observed that the nucleocapsid protein(NP)and viral genomic RNAs were partially transported into vector cell nuclei by utilizing the importin a nuclear transport system.When blocking NP nuclear localization,cytoplasmic RSV accumulation significantly increased.In the vector cell nuclei,NP bound the transcription factor YY1 and affected its positive regulation to FAIM.Subsequently,decreased FAIM expression triggered an antiviral caspase-dependent apoptotic reaction.Our results reveal that viral nuclear entry induces completely different immune effects in vector and host cells,providing new insights into the balance between viral load and the immunity pressure in vector insects.