Characterization of a Pepper Vein Banding Virus from Chili Pepper in India

Abstract

A survey conducted in pepper-growing tracts of Karnataka State, covering 165 fields in 33 villages, revealed the occurrence of many pepper mosaic diseases. Based on reactions on selected test plants, the viruses were identified as pepper vein banding virus (PVBV), pepper veinal mottle virus, potato virus Y, cucumber mosaic virus, and tobacco mosaic virus. Among these, PVBV was the most prevalent. PVBV was purified from infected leaves of Capsicum annuum cv. California Wonder. Electron microscopy revealed flexuous rod-shaped particles in the purified preparations. The coat protein (CP) molecular weight was 35,000, which is similar to members of the Potyvirus group. As in other potyviruses, the CP underwent proteolytic degradation to a fragment with a molecular weight of 31,000. Both of these bands cross-reacted with antibodies against tobacco etch virus in Western blots. Polyclonal antibodies were produced against PVBV. Cross-reactivity studies with other potyviral antisera showed that PVBV is serologically closer to peanut mottle virus than to peanut stripe virus or sorghum potyvirus. N-terminal sequence analysis of the intact CP and trypsin-resistant core revealed that PVBV is a distinct member of the Potyvirus group.

Molecular Identification and Characterization of Virus Associated with Murda Complex Disease in Chilli (Cv. Byadgi Dabbi)

“…This finding is in agreement with Ravi et al, (1997) who compared the N-terminal sequence of PVBV CP with all the potyviral CP sequences and observed the DAG sequence conserved in all aphid-transmitted Potyviruses in the N-terminal sequence of the PVBV CP. Similar observations of conserved DAG motif was also made by Tsai et al, (2008) in all ChiVMV isolates including Indian isolate.…”

First report of Chilli veinal mottle virus in Naga chilli (Capsicum chinense) in Meghalaya, India

“…The current study confirmed the incidence of ChiVMV in Naga chilli. The incidence of ChiVMV in C. annum was reported from South India [1,4,6]. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report and molecular evidence of ChiVMV infection in Naga chilli from North-east India.…”

Mutational analysis of the NIa protease from pepper vein banding potyvirus

“…Earlier, we had reported the purification and characterization of PVBV and showed that it was a distinct member of the genus Potyvirus [16,23]. The NIa protease of PVBV showed 50 and 47% identity with TuMV and TEV NIa protease, respectively.…”