Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus
<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Heterocapsa circularisquama </it>DNA virus (HcDNAV; previously designated as HcV) is a giant virus (girus) with a ~356-kbp double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome. HcDNAV lytically infects the bivalve-killing marine dinoflagellate <it>H. circular...
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| author | Claverie Jean-Michel Shirai Yoko Nakayama Natsuko Tomaru Yuji Toyoda Kensuke Ogata Hiroyuki Nagasaki Keizo |
| author_facet | Claverie Jean-Michel Shirai Yoko Nakayama Natsuko Tomaru Yuji Toyoda Kensuke Ogata Hiroyuki Nagasaki Keizo |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Heterocapsa circularisquama </it>DNA virus (HcDNAV; previously designated as HcV) is a giant virus (girus) with a ~356-kbp double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome. HcDNAV lytically infects the bivalve-killing marine dinoflagellate <it>H. circularisquama</it>, and currently represents the sole DNA virus isolated from dinoflagellates, one of the most abundant protists in marine ecosystems. Its morphological features, genome type, and host range previously suggested that HcDNAV might be a member of the family <it>Phycodnaviridae </it>of Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDVs), though no supporting sequence data was available. NCLDVs currently include two families found in aquatic environments (<it>Phycodnaviridae</it>, <it>Mimiviridae</it>), one mostly infecting terrestrial animals (<it>Poxviridae</it>), another isolated from fish, amphibians and insects (<it>Iridoviridae</it>), and the last one (<it>Asfarviridae</it>) exclusively represented by the animal pathogen African swine fever virus (ASFV), the agent of a fatal hemorrhagic disease in domestic swine. In this study, we determined the complete sequence of the type B DNA polymerase (PolB) gene of HcDNAV. The viral PolB was transcribed at least from 6 h post inoculation (hpi), suggesting its crucial function for viral replication. Most unexpectedly, the HcDNAV PolB sequence was found to be closely related to the PolB sequence of ASFV. In addition, the amino acid sequence of HcDNAV PolB showed a rare amino acid substitution within a motif containing highly conserved motif: YSDTDS was found in HcDNAV PolB instead of YGDTDS in most dsDNA viruses. Together with the previous observation of ASFV-like sequences in the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling metagenomic datasets, our results further reinforce the ideas that the terrestrial ASFV has its evolutionary origin in marine environments.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-094ab36591a94a5f86dc5ebc1417c6622022-12-22T00:24:54ZengBMCVirology Journal1743-422X2009-10-016117810.1186/1743-422X-6-178Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virusClaverie Jean-MichelShirai YokoNakayama NatsukoTomaru YujiToyoda KensukeOgata HiroyukiNagasaki Keizo<p>Abstract</p> <p><it>Heterocapsa circularisquama </it>DNA virus (HcDNAV; previously designated as HcV) is a giant virus (girus) with a ~356-kbp double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) genome. HcDNAV lytically infects the bivalve-killing marine dinoflagellate <it>H. circularisquama</it>, and currently represents the sole DNA virus isolated from dinoflagellates, one of the most abundant protists in marine ecosystems. Its morphological features, genome type, and host range previously suggested that HcDNAV might be a member of the family <it>Phycodnaviridae </it>of Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses (NCLDVs), though no supporting sequence data was available. NCLDVs currently include two families found in aquatic environments (<it>Phycodnaviridae</it>, <it>Mimiviridae</it>), one mostly infecting terrestrial animals (<it>Poxviridae</it>), another isolated from fish, amphibians and insects (<it>Iridoviridae</it>), and the last one (<it>Asfarviridae</it>) exclusively represented by the animal pathogen African swine fever virus (ASFV), the agent of a fatal hemorrhagic disease in domestic swine. In this study, we determined the complete sequence of the type B DNA polymerase (PolB) gene of HcDNAV. The viral PolB was transcribed at least from 6 h post inoculation (hpi), suggesting its crucial function for viral replication. Most unexpectedly, the HcDNAV PolB sequence was found to be closely related to the PolB sequence of ASFV. In addition, the amino acid sequence of HcDNAV PolB showed a rare amino acid substitution within a motif containing highly conserved motif: YSDTDS was found in HcDNAV PolB instead of YGDTDS in most dsDNA viruses. Together with the previous observation of ASFV-like sequences in the Sorcerer II Global Ocean Sampling metagenomic datasets, our results further reinforce the ideas that the terrestrial ASFV has its evolutionary origin in marine environments.</p>http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/178 |
| spellingShingle | Claverie Jean-Michel Shirai Yoko Nakayama Natsuko Tomaru Yuji Toyoda Kensuke Ogata Hiroyuki Nagasaki Keizo Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus Virology Journal |
| title | Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus |
| title_full | Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus |
| title_fullStr | Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus |
| title_short | Remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate-infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen African swine fever virus |
| title_sort | remarkable sequence similarity between the dinoflagellate infecting marine girus and the terrestrial pathogen african swine fever virus |
| url | http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/178 |
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