A novel monopartite dsRNA virus isolated from the phytopathogenic fungus Ustilaginoidea virens strain GZ-2

Arch Virol. 2018 Dec;163(12):3427-3431. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-3976-6. Epub 2018 Aug 20.

Abstract

In this study, we describe a novel mycovirus isolated from Ustilaginoidea virens strain GZ-2, which was designated "Ustilaginoidea virens nonsegmented virus 2" (UvNV-2). The genome of UvNV-2 contains two overlapping open reading frames (ORFs). ORF1 encodes an unknown protein, and ORF2 encodes a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), which is most closely related to that of Purpureocillium lilacinum nonsegmented virus 1 (PINV-1) and is likely to be expressed by a + 1 ribosomal frameshift within the sequence CCC_UUU_UAG. A phylogenetic analysis of the RdRp of UvNV-2 showed that UvNV-2 is an unclassified mycovirus.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Fungal Viruses / classification
  • Fungal Viruses / enzymology
  • Fungal Viruses / genetics
  • Fungal Viruses / isolation & purification*
  • Genome, Viral
  • Hypocreales / physiology
  • Hypocreales / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Oryza / microbiology
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Viral Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Proteins / metabolism

Substances

  • Viral Proteins
  • RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase