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Journal Article
A tick-borne segmented RNA virus contains genome segments derived from unsegmented viral ancestors
2014
Overview
Although segmented and unsegmented RNA viruses are commonplace, the evolutionary links between these two very different forms of genome organization are unclear. We report the discovery and characterization of a tick-borne virus—Jingmen tick virus (JMTV)—that reveals an unexpected connection between segmented and unsegmented RNA viruses. The JMTV genome comprises four segments, two of which are related to the nonstructural protein genes of the genus Flavivirus (family Flaviviridae), whereas the remaining segments are unique to this virus, have no known homologs, and contain a number of features indicative of structural protein genes. Remarkably, homology searching revealed that sequences related to JMTV were present in the cDNA library from Toxocara canis (dog roundworm; Nematoda), and that shared strong sequence and structural resemblances. Epidemiological studies showed that JMTV is distributed in tick populations across China, especially Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis spp., and experiences frequent host-switching and genomic reassortment. To our knowledge, JMTV is the first example of a segmented RNA virus with a genome derived in part from unsegmented viral ancestors.
Publisher
National Academy of Sciences,National Acad Sciences
Subject
/ ancestry
/ Animals
/ Cattle
/ China
/ DNA
/ Dogs
/ Flaviviridae - classification
/ Flaviviridae - ultrastructure
/ genes
/ Genomes
/ Genomics
/ Ixodidae
/ Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
/ Nematoda
/ Proteins
/ Reassortant Viruses - classification
/ Reassortant Viruses - genetics
/ Reassortant Viruses - ultrastructure
/ RNA
/ Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
/ Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
/ Ticks
/ Toxocara
/ viral nonstructural proteins
/ Viral Nonstructural Proteins - genetics
/ Viruses
