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P-96<br />
Global gene response to viral infections in grapevine<br />
A. Vega, C. Medina*, R. Gutiérrez, P. Arce-Johnson<br />
P. Universidad Catholica de Chile, Fac. de Ciencias Biologicas, Santiago, Chile<br />
*Corresponding author: cmedina@bio.puc.cl<br />
Viral infections in grapevine develop compatible interactions, in which pathogens spread through<br />
all plant tissues <strong>with</strong>out inducing a resistance response but affecting morphology of leaves,<br />
vegetative growth <strong>and</strong> productivity. Also, organoleptic properties, acidity <strong>and</strong> sugar content of<br />
the fruit are affected by the viral infections which affect the quality of the must produced from<br />
these infected plants. To investigate the global effect of virus infections in grapevine plants,<br />
transcriptional profiles of the red wine cultivar ‘Cabernet Sauvignon,’ which was naturally<br />
infected <strong>with</strong> GLRaV-3, were compared <strong>with</strong> virus-free grapevine plants. The Affymetrix<br />
GeneChip® Vitis genome array, version 1.0 was using for the analysis of leaves <strong>and</strong> berries at<br />
two maturation stages: veraison (EL-35) <strong>and</strong> maturation (EL-38). The infection was confirmed<br />
by RT-PCR <strong>and</strong> also by electronic microscopy that allowed us to observe virus particles in<br />
leaves <strong>and</strong> berries of the infected plants. A wide spectrum of biological functions was affected by<br />
viral infections in all tissues studied. The most relevant changes in gene expression in leaves<br />
were associated to synthesis <strong>and</strong> destination of proteins, transport <strong>and</strong> metabolism. Also<br />
developmental processes, senescence <strong>and</strong> cell defence were affected. In the fruit, the virus<br />
infection affects the maturation process, since a lower number of genes change expression at<br />
veraison <strong>and</strong> maturation stages in the infected plants compared <strong>with</strong> healthy plants. Besides, an<br />
important number of genes that appear down regulated in the infected fruits at maturation stage<br />
are associated <strong>with</strong> processes of biosynthesis of primary <strong>and</strong> secondary metabolites, metabolism,<br />
development process, senescence <strong>and</strong> cell defence. Therefore the maturation process appears<br />
incomplete in the infected plants.<br />
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