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Reuter G, Boros Á, Takáts K, Mátics R, Pankovics P. A novel mammarenavirus (family Arenaviridae) in hedgehogs (Erinaceus roumanicus) in Europe. Arch Virol 2023; 168:174. [PMID: 37291370 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-023-05804-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
In this study, a novel mammarenavirus (family Arenaviridae) was identified in a hedgehog (family Erinaceidae) in Hungary and genetically characterized. Mecsek Mountains virus (MEMV, OP191655, OP191656) was detected in nine (45%) out of 20 faecal specimens collected from a Northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus). The L-segment proteins (RdRp and Z) and S-segment proteins (NP and GPC) of MEMV had 67.5%/70% and 74.6%/65.6% amino acid sequence identity, respectively, to the corresponding proteins of Alxa virus (species Mammarenavirus alashanense) identified recently in an anal swab from a three-toed jerboa (Dipus sagitta) in China. MEMV is the second known arenavirus endemic in Europe.
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- Gábor Reuter
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12., 7624, Pécs, Hungary.
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12., 7624, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12., 7624, Pécs, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12., 7624, Pécs, Hungary
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Viruses lack the properties to replicate independently due to the limited resources encoded in their genome; therefore, they hijack the host cell machinery to replicate and survive. Picornaviruses get the prerequisite for effective protein synthesis through specific sequences known as internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs). In the past 2 decades, significant progress has been made in identifying different types of IRESs in picornaviruses. This review will discuss the past and current findings related to the five different types of IRESs and various internal ribosome entry site trans-acting factors (ITAFs) that either promote or suppress picornavirus translation and replication. Some IRESs are inefficient and thus require ITAFs. To achieve their full efficiency, they recruit various ITAFs, which enable them to translate more effectively and efficiently, except type IV IRES, which does not require any ITAFs. Although there are two kinds of ITAFs, one promotes viral IRES-dependent translation, and the second type restricts. Picornaviruses IRESs are classified into five types based on their use of sequence, ITAFs, and initiation factors. Some ITAFs regulate IRES activity by localizing to the viral replication factories in the cytoplasm. Also, some drugs, chemicals, and herbal extracts also regulate viral IRES-dependent translation and replication. Altogether, this review will elaborate on our understanding of the past and recent advancements in the IRES-dependent translation and replication of picornaviruses. IMPORTANCE The family Picornaviridae is divided into 68 genera and 158 species. The viruses belonging to this family range from public health importance, such as poliovirus, enterovirus A71, and hepatitis A virus, to animal viruses of great economic importance, such as foot-and-mouth disease virus. The genomes of picornaviruses contain 5' untranslated regions (5' UTRs), which possess crucial and highly structured stem-loops known as IRESs. IRES assemble the ribosomes and facilitate the cap-independent translation. Virus-host interaction is a hot spot for researchers, which warrants deep insight into understanding viral pathogenesis better and discovering new tools and ways for viral restriction to improve human and animal health. The cap-independent translation in the majority of picornaviruses is modulated by ITAFs, which bind to various IRES regions to initiate the translation. The discoveries of ITAFs substantially contributed to understanding viral replication behavior and enhanced our knowledge about virus-host interaction more effectively than ever before. This review discussed the various types of IRESs found in Picornaviridae, past and present discoveries regarding ITAFs, and their mechanism of action. The herbal extracts, drugs, and chemicals, which indicated their importance in controlling viruses, were also summarized. In addition, we discussed the movement of ITAFs from the nucleus to viral replication factories. We believe this review will stimulate researchers to search for more novel ITAFs, drugs, herbal extracts, and chemicals, enhancing the understanding of virus-host interaction.
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Francisco-Velilla R, Embarc-Buh A, Abellan S, Martinez-Salas E. Picornavirus translation strategies. FEBS Open Bio 2022; 12:1125-1141. [PMID: 35313388 PMCID: PMC9157412 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The genome of viruses classified as picornaviruses consists of a single monocistronic positive strand RNA. The coding capacity of these RNA viruses is rather limited, and thus, they rely on the cellular machinery for their viral replication cycle. Upon the entry of the virus into susceptible cells, the viral RNA initially competes with cellular mRNAs for access to the protein synthesis machinery. Not surprisingly, picornaviruses have evolved specialized strategies that successfully allow the expression of viral gene products, which we outline in this review. The main feature of all picornavirus genomes is the presence of a heavily structured RNA element on the 5´UTR, referred to as an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) element, which directs viral protein synthesis as well and, consequently, triggers the subsequent steps required for viral replication. Here, we will summarize recent studies showing that picornavirus IRES elements consist of a modular structure, providing sites of interaction for ribosome subunits, eIFs, and a selective group of RNA‐binding proteins.
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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Yang S, He Y, Chen X, Kalim U, Wang Y, Yang S, Qi H, Cheng H, Lu X, Wang X, Shen Q, Zhang W. Viral Metagenomics Reveals Diverse Viruses in the Feces Samples of Raccoon Dogs. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:693564. [PMID: 34322538 PMCID: PMC8311183 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.693564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Raccoon dogs as an ancient species of Canidae are the host of many viruses, including rabies virus, canine distemper virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, and so on. With the development of raccoon dog breeding in recent years, some viruses which infected poultry or pigs were also detected from raccoon dogs. At present, the fecal virome of raccoon dogs has been rarely studied. Using an unbiased viral metagenomic approach, we investigated the fecal virome in raccoon dogs collected from one farm of Jilin Province, China. Many DNA or RNA viruses identified in those fecal samples were mainly from seven families, including Circoviridae, Smacoviridae, Genomoviridae, Parvoviridae, Picornaviridae, Astroviridae, and Hepeviridae. This study increased our understanding of the fecal virome in raccoon dog and provided valuable information for the monitoring, prevention, and treatment of viral diseases of these animals.
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- Shixing Yang
- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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- School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Jackson T, Belsham GJ. Picornaviruses: A View from 3A. Viruses 2021; 13:v13030456. [PMID: 33799649 PMCID: PMC7999760 DOI: 10.3390/v13030456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Picornaviruses are comprised of a positive-sense RNA genome surrounded by a protein shell (or capsid). They are ubiquitous in vertebrates and cause a wide range of important human and animal diseases. The genome encodes a single large polyprotein that is processed to structural (capsid) and non-structural proteins. The non-structural proteins have key functions within the viral replication complex. Some, such as 3Dpol (the RNA dependent RNA polymerase) have conserved functions and participate directly in replicating the viral genome, whereas others, such as 3A, have accessory roles. The 3A proteins are highly divergent across the Picornaviridae and have specific roles both within and outside of the replication complex, which differ between the different genera. These roles include subverting host proteins to generate replication organelles and inhibition of cellular functions (such as protein secretion) to influence virus replication efficiency and the host response to infection. In addition, 3A proteins are associated with the determination of host range. However, recent observations have challenged some of the roles assigned to 3A and suggest that other viral proteins may carry them out. In this review, we revisit the roles of 3A in the picornavirus life cycle. The 3AB precursor and mature 3A have distinct functions during viral replication and, therefore, we have also included discussion of some of the roles assigned to 3AB.
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- Terry Jackson
- The Pirbright Institute, Pirbright, Woking, Surrey GU24 0NF, UK;
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1870 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Scherbatskoy EC, Subramaniam K, Al-Hussinee L, Imnoi K, Thompson PM, Popov VL, Ng TFF, Kelley KL, Alvarado R, Wolf JC, Pouder DB, Yanong RPE, Waltzek TB. Characterization of a novel picornavirus isolated from moribund aquacultured clownfish. J Gen Virol 2021; 101:735-745. [PMID: 32421489 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Over the last decade, a number of USA aquaculture facilities have experienced periodic mortality events of unknown aetiology in their clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). Clinical signs of affected individuals included lethargy, altered body coloration, reduced body condition, tachypnea, and abnormal positioning in the water column. Samples from outbreaks were processed for routine parasitological, bacteriological, and virological diagnostic testing, but no consistent parasitic or bacterial infections were observed. Histopathological evaluation revealed individual cell necrosis and mononuclear cell inflammation in the branchial cavity, pharynx, oesophagus and/or stomach of four examined clownfish, and large basophilic inclusions within the pharyngeal mucosal epithelium of one fish. Homogenates from pooled external and internal tissues from these outbreaks were inoculated onto striped snakehead (SSN-1) cells for virus isolation and cytopathic effects were observed, resulting in monolayer lysis in the initial inoculation and upon repassage. Transmission electron microscopy of infected SSN-1 cells revealed small round particles (mean diameter=20.0-21.7 nm) within the cytoplasm, consistent with the ultrastructure of a picornavirus. Full-genome sequencing of the purified virus revealed a novel picornavirus most closely related to the bluegill picornavirus and other members of the genus Limnipivirus. Additionally, pairwise protein alignments between the clownfish picornavirus (CFPV) and other known members of the genus Limnipivirus yielded results in accordance with the current International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses criteria for members of the same genus. Thus, CFPV represents a proposed new limnipivirus species. Future experimental challenge studies are needed to determine the role of CFPV in disease.
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- Elizabeth C Scherbatskoy
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Present address: Whitney Laboratory for Marine Bioscience, St Augustine, FL, USA
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Core, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Core, Interdisciplinary Center for Biotechnology Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc., Sterling, VA, USA
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, IFAS, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL, USA
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- Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Program in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, IFAS, University of Florida, Ruskin, FL, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Common occurrence of Belerina virus, a novel paramyxovirus found in Belgian hedgehogs. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19341. [PMID: 33168902 PMCID: PMC7653956 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76419-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Common or European hedgehogs can be found throughout Western Europe. They are known carriers of a variety of parasitic and bacterial pathogens, and have also been shown to carry several viruses, including morbilli-like paramyxoviruses, although the pathogenic and zoonotic potential of some of these viruses has yet to be determined. We report here the discovery of a novel paramyxovirus in Belgian hedgehogs, named Belerina virus. The virus was detected by nanopore sequencing of RNA isolated from hedgehog tissue. Out of 147 animals screened in this study, 57 tested positive for Belerina virus (39%), indicating a high prevalence of this virus in the Belgian hedgehog population. Based on its divergence from other known paramyxovirus species, Belerina virus is thought to represent a new species in the family Paramyxoviridae. Phylogenetic analysis groups Belerina virus together with the bat-borne Shaan virus within the genus Jeilongvirus, although expanding the tree with partial genomes shows Belerina virus forming a separate subclade within this genus, alongside a yet-unnamed paramyxovirus isolated from a greater tube-nosed bat. In summary, we discuss the complete genome sequence of Belerina virus, a putative new paramyxovirus species commonly found in Belgian hedgehogs.
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Yasmin T, Thekke-Veetil T, Hobbs HA, Nelson BD, McCoppin NK, Lagos-Kutz D, Hartman GL, Lambert KN, Walker DR, Domier LL. Aphis glycines virus 1, a new bicistronic virus with two functional internal ribosome entry sites, is related to a group of unclassified viruses in the Picornavirales. J Gen Virol 2020; 101:105-111. [PMID: 31769392 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.001355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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A novel picorna-like virus, provisionally named Aphis glycines virus 1 (ApGlV1) was discovered by high-throughput sequencing of soybean total RNAs and detected in suction trap-collected Aphis glycines. The ApGlV1 genome contains two large ORFs organized similar to those of dicipiviruses in the Picornaviridae where ORFs 1 and 2 encode structural and nonstructural proteins, respectively. Both ORFs are preceded by internal ribosome entry site (IRES) elements. The 5' IRES was more active in dual luciferase activity assays than the IRES in the intergenic region. The ApGlV1 genome was predicted to encode a serine protease instead of a cysteine protease and showed very low aa sequence identities to recognized members of the Picornavirales. In phylogenetic analyses based on capsid protein and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase sequences, ApGlV1 consistently clustered with a group of unclassified bicistronic picorna-like viruses discovered from arthropods and plants that may represent a novel family in the order Picornavirales.
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- Tuba Yasmin
- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Deptartment of Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, USA
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, USA.,Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, USA.,Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, USA.,Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, USA.,Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA.,Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, USA
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Reuter G, Várallyay É, Baráth D, Földvári G, Szekeres S, Boros Á, Kapusinszky B, Delwart E, Pankovics P. Analysis of a novel RNA virus in a wild northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus). Arch Virol 2019; 164:3065-3071. [PMID: 31549303 PMCID: PMC6823297 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-019-04414-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Tombusviruses are generally considered plant viruses. A novel tombus-/carmotetravirus-like RNA virus was identified in a faecal sample and blood and muscle tissues from a wild northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus). The complete genome of the virus, called H14-hedgehog/2015/HUN (GenBank accession number MN044446), is 4,118 nucleotides in length with a readthrough stop codon of type/group 1 in ORF1 and lacks a poly(A) tract at the 3' end. The predicted ORF1-RT (RdRp) and the capsid proteins had low (31-33%) amino acid sequence identity to unclassified tombus-/noda-like viruses (Hubei tombus-like virus 12 and Beihai noda-like virus 10), respectively, discovered recently in invertebrate animals. An in vivo experimental plant inoculation study showed that an in vitro-transcribed H14-hedgehog/2015/HUN viral RNA did not replicate in Nicotiana benthamiana, Chenopodium quinoa, or Chenopodium murale, the most susceptible hosts for plant-origin tombusviruses.
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- Gábor Reuter
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary.
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Gödöllő, Hungary
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- Evolutionary Systems Research Group MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Tihany, Hungary.,Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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- Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.,University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Center, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pecs, 7624, Hungary
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Altan E, Kubiski SV, Boros Á, Reuter G, Sadeghi M, Deng X, Creighton EK, Crim MJ, Delwart E. A Highly Divergent Picornavirus Infecting the Gut Epithelia of Zebrafish ( Danio rerio) in Research Institutions Worldwide. Zebrafish 2019; 16:291-299. [PMID: 30939077 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2018.1710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Zebrafish have been extensively used as a model system for research in vertebrate development and pathogen-host interactions. We describe the complete genome of a novel picornavirus identified during a viral metagenomics analysis of zebrafish gut tissue. The closest relatives of this virus showed identity of <20% in their P1 capsids and <36% in their RdRp qualifying zebrafish picornavirus-1 (ZfPV-1) as member of a novel genus with a proposed name of Cyprivirus. Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR testing of zebrafish from North America, Europe, and Asia showed ZfPV-1 to be globally distributed, being detected in 23 of 41 (56%) institutions tested. In situ hybridization of whole zebrafish showed viral RNA was restricted to a subset of enterocytes and cells in the subjacent lamina propria of the intestine and the intestinal mucosa. This naturally occurring and apparently asymptomatic infection (in wild-type zebrafish lineage AB) provides a natural infection system to study picornavirus-host interactions in an advanced vertebrate model organism. Whether ZfPV-1 infection affects any immunological, developmental, or other biological processes in wild-type or mutant zebrafish lineages remains to be determined.
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- Eda Altan
- 1 Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- 3 Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global, San Diego, California
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- 4 Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary.,5 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- 5 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary
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- 1 Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,6 Department of Virology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 1 Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- 1 Vitalant Research Institute, San Francisco, California.,2 Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Reproduction of RNA viruses is typically error-prone due to the infidelity of their replicative machinery and the usual lack of proofreading mechanisms. The error rates may be close to those that kill the virus. Consequently, populations of RNA viruses are represented by heterogeneous sets of genomes with various levels of fitness. This is especially consequential when viruses encounter various bottlenecks and new infections are initiated by a single or few deviating genomes. Nevertheless, RNA viruses are able to maintain their identity by conservation of major functional elements. This conservatism stems from genetic robustness or mutational tolerance, which is largely due to the functional degeneracy of many protein and RNA elements as well as to negative selection. Another relevant mechanism is the capacity to restore fitness after genetic damages, also based on replicative infidelity. Conversely, error-prone replication is a major tool that ensures viral evolvability. The potential for changes in debilitated genomes is much higher in small populations, because in the absence of stronger competitors low-fit genomes have a choice of various trajectories to wander along fitness landscapes. Thus, low-fit populations are inherently unstable, and it may be said that to run ahead it is useful to stumble. In this report, focusing on picornaviruses and also considering data from other RNA viruses, we review the biological relevance and mechanisms of various alterations of viral RNA genomes as well as pathways and mechanisms of rehabilitation after loss of fitness. The relationships among mutational robustness, resilience, and evolvability of viral RNA genomes are discussed.
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Pankovics P, Boros Á, Phan TG, Delwart E, Reuter G. A novel passerivirus (family Picornaviridae) in an outbreak of enteritis with high mortality in estrildid finches (Uraeginthus sp.). Arch Virol 2018; 163:1063-1071. [PMID: 29322272 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3699-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An enteric outbreak with high mortality (34/52, 65.4%) was recorded in 2014 in home-reared estrildid finches (Estrildidae) in Hungary. A novel passerivirus was identified in a diseased violet-eared waxbill using viral metagenomics and confirmed by RT-(q)PCR. The complete genome of finch picornavirus strain waxbill/DB01/HUN/2014 (MF977321) showed the highest amino acid sequence identity of 38.9%, 61.6%, 69.6% in P1cap, 2Chel and 3CproDpol, respectively, to passerivirus A1 (GU182406). A high viral load (6.58 × 1010 genomic copies/ml) was measured in a cloacal specimen and in the tissues (spinal cord, lung, and the intestines) of two additional affected finches. In addition to intestinal symptoms (diarrhoea), the presence of extra-intestinal virus suggests a generalized infection in this fatal disease, for which the passerivirus might be a causative agent.
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- Péter Pankovics
- Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, 7624, Hungary
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- Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary.,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, 7624, Hungary
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Blood Systems Research Institute, San Francisco, CA, USA.,University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Regional Laboratory of Virology, National Reference Laboratory of Gastroenteric Viruses, ÁNTSZ Regional Institute of State Public Health Service, Pécs, Hungary. .,Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Medical School, University of Pécs, Szigeti út 12, Pécs, 7624, Hungary.
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Zell R. Picornaviridae-the ever-growing virus family. Arch Virol 2017; 163:299-317. [PMID: 29058149 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3614-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Accepted: 09/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Picornaviruses are small, nonenveloped, icosahedral RNA viruses with positive-strand polarity. Although the vast majority of picornavirus infections remain asymptomatic, many picornaviruses are important human and animal pathogens and cause diseases that affect the central nervous system, the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, heart, liver, pancreas, skin and eye. A stunning increase in the number of newly identified picornaviruses in the past decade has shown that picornaviruses are globally distributed and infect vertebrates of all classes. Moreover, picornaviruses exhibit a surprising diversity of both genome sequences and genome layouts, sometimes challenging the definition of taxonomic relevant criteria. At present, 35 genera comprising 80 species and more than 500 types are acknowledged. Fifteen species within five new and three existing genera have been proposed in 2017, but more than 50 picornaviruses still remain unassigned.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roland Zell
- Division of Experimental Virology, Institute for Medical Microbiology, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University, Hans-Knöll-Str. 2, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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