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. 2020 Jul 31;11:3847. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17497-7

Fig. 6. Detection of long-distance RNA delivery by 3WJ-4 × Bro in N. benthamiana.

Fig. 6

a Schematic diagram of the Agrobacterium binary vector system containing the TRV RNA1 and RNA2 genomes with some modification, as well as the experimental scheme of the TRV-mediated target RNA delivery. RNA1 contains LB (left border), 2 × 35S (2 × CaMV 35S promoter), RdRNAP (encoding RNA-dependent RNA polymerase), MP (encoding movement protein), 16k (encoding a cysteine-rich protein), Rz (self-cleaving ribozyme), Tnos (nopaline synthase terminator), and RB (right border). RNA2 contains LB, p35S, CP (encoding coat protein), PEBV (pea early browning virus promoter), Rz, Tnos, and RB. mCherry-3WJ-4×Bro was cloned under the control of PEBV. The flask, tube, and syringe are drawn by software Photoshop CS6. b Fluorescence signals of N. benthamiana leaves under ultraviolet and confocal microscopes. Agrobacterium cultures carrying the engineered TRV RNA2 and RNA2 vectors were co-infiltrated into N. benthamiana leaves to express and transmit 3WJ-4 × Bro-tagged RNA (mCherry-3WJ-4×Bro). At 5 days after Agrobacterium infection, both infiltrated and systemic leaves were sampled and then incubated with 10-μM DFHBI-1T at room temperature for 20 min. Scale bars, 75 μm. Three independent trials showed the same results. c Confirmation by RT-PCR of the presence of the fusion RNA (mCherry-3WJ-4×Bro) in both infiltrated and systemic leaves. Source Data underlying b are provided as a Source Data file.