Reduced titer of BNYVV in transgenic sugar beets expressing the BNYVV coat protein |
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| Authors: | Marie Mannerlöf Britt-Louise Lennerfors Paul Tenning |
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| Institution: | (1) Hilleshög AB, Box 302 S-261 23, Landskrona, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Summary Rhizomania is a disease of sugar beet caused by the furovirus beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV). Coat protein mediated resistance has been reported for a number of viral diseases. This approach to virus resistance was therefore attempted for control of rhizomania. Two constructs of the coat protein gene of BNYVV were introduced into sugar beet by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The mRNA level was estimated to be 0.01% of the poly A+ RNA. Expression of the coat protein gene was under the detection limit of our western blotting protocol i.e. below 0.01  g/50 g (0.02% of the total soluble protein). One transformation event per construct was tested in a greenhouse assay and in rhizomania infested soil in a field trial. In the greenhouse assay, transgenic plants showed a strong reduction of virus multiplication when compared to non-transgenic plants. This result was confirmed in the field trial, where a significant difference in virus multiplication was shown between plants with and without the coat protein gene. |
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| Keywords: | Beet necrotic yellow vein virus Beta vulgaris coat protein field trial rhizomania sugarbeet |
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