Ll. Domier et al., COAT PROTEIN SEQUENCES OF RMV-LIKE STRAINS OF BARLEY YELLOW DWARF VIRUS SEPARATE THEM FROM OTHER LUTEOVIRUSES, Intervirology, 37(1), 1994, pp. 2-5
Illinois (IL) and Minnesota (MN) RMV-like strains of barley yellow dwa
rf virus (BYDV) were identified from maize displaying red leaf symptom
s by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using antiserum against
a New York strain (BYDV-RMV-NY). Some IL and MN strains, but not the
NY strain, could be detected by ELISA with a monoclonal antibody raise
d against BYDV-RPVNY. The region of the viral genome representing the
coat protein gene was amplified by polymerase chain reaction, cloned a
nd sequenced. The nucleotide sequences of the BYDV-RMV-IL and BYDV-RMV
-MN coat protein genes differed at just five nucleotide positions whil
e the BYDV-RMV-IL and BYDV-RMV-NY differed at 101 of the 591 positions
. The predicted amino acid sequences of the coat proteins of RMV-like
strains from IL, MN, and NY shared approximately 60% identity with tho
se of the coat proteins of beet western yellows virus, BYDV-RPV-NY, an
d potato leafroll virus.