A fujian isolate of Sugarcane mosaic virus named SCMV-FJ was isolated from infected sugarcane. Cloning and sequence analysis of the coat protein gene of this isolate was carried out. A pair of primers was designed and synthesized based on the nucleotide sequences of coat protein genes of sugarcane mosaic viruses reported. The coat protein gene of SCMV-FJ was amplified from the extracted total RNA of the infected sugarcane by using RT-PCR, and cloned into the pMD18-T vector. The sequencing result indicated that the cloned segment included a 1137 bp open reading frame(ORF) and a 228 bp 3' untranslated region, in which the ORF comprised the whole coat protein and part of the nuclear inclusion b. The nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequences of the coat protein gene were compared with those of the other isolates or strains of SCMV subgroup reported in GenBank. The result showed that it shares 56.8%-97.1% and 55.3%-99.4% homology in nucleotide and the putative amino acid sequences, respectively, with the highest amino acid homology of 99.4% with SCMV-D. Thus it was identified as a SCMV-D. This experiment provided a rapid, sensitive and relatively inexpensive method for RT-PCR detection of SCMV. At the same time, the cloning of SCMV-FJ coat protein gene provided the foundation for plant gene engineering against SCMV.

A fujian isolate of Sugarcane mosaic virus named SCMV-FJ was isolated from infected sugarcane. Cloning and sequence analysis of the coat protein gene of this isolate was carried out. A pair of primers was designed and synthesized based on the nucleotide sequences of coat protein genes of sugarcane mosaic viruses reported. The coat protein gene of SCMV-FJ was amplified from the extracted total RNA of the infected sugarcane by using RT-PCR, and cloned into the pMD18-T vector. The sequencing result indicated that the cloned segment included a 1137 bp open reading frame(ORF) and a 228 bp 3' untranslated region, in which the ORF comprised the whole coat protein and part of the nuclear inclusion b. The nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequences of the coat protein gene were compared with those of the other isolates or strains of SCMV subgroup reported in GenBank. The result showed that it shares 56.8%-97.1% and 55.3%-99.4% homology in nucleotide and the putative amino acid sequences, respectively, with the highest amino acid homology of 99.4% with SCMV-D. Thus it was identified as a SCMV-D. This experiment provided a rapid, sensitive and relatively inexpensive method for RT-PCR detection of SCMV. At the same time, the cloning of SCMV-FJ coat protein gene provided the foundation for plant gene engineering against SCMV.