Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-05-08DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02073-8
Aqeel Ahmed, Haris Ahmed Khan, Atif Jamal, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti
{"title":"Characterization of two novel fusariviruses co-infecting a single isolate of phytopathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea.","authors":"Aqeel Ahmed, Haris Ahmed Khan, Atif Jamal, Nasar Virk, Muhammad Faraz Bhatti","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02073-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02073-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A wide diversity of mycoviruses has been reported from Botrytis species, some with the potential to suppress the pathogenic abilities of this fungus. Considering their importance, this study was devised to find potential hypovirulence-associated mycoviruses found in Botrytis cinerea strains isolated from Pakistani strawberry fields. Here we report the complete genome characterization of two fusariviruses co-infecting a single isolate of phytopathogenic fungus B. cinerea (Kst14a). The viral genomes were sequenced by deep sequencing using total RNA fractions of the Kst14a isolate. The identified viruses were tentatively named Botrytis cinerea fusarivirus 9 (BcFV9) and Botrytis cinerea fusarivirus 3a (BcFV3a). Both viruses had a single-segmented (ssRNA) genome having a size of 6424 and 8370 nucleotides encoding two discontinuous open reading frames (ORFs). ORF-1 of both mycoviruses encodes for a polyprotein having a conserved domain of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) and a helicase domain (Hel) which function in RNA replication, while ORF2 encodes a hypothetical protein with an unknown function, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that BcFV9 made a clade with the genus Alphafusarivirus and BcFV3a fall in the genus Betafusarivirus in the family Fusariviridae. To our knowledge, this is the first report of two fusariviruses identified in isolates of B. cinerea from Pakistan. Both mycoviruses successfully transfected to a compatible strain of B. cinerea (Mst11). A comparison of virus-free (VF) and virus-infected (VI) isogenic lines showed the presence of these viruses was causing hypovirulence in infected strains. Virus-infected strains also had a small lesion size while testing the pathogenicity via apple assay.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"402-411"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140877864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Molecular characterization of human astrovirus infection in children under 5 years of age with acute gastroenteritis in Tehran, Iran, 2021-2022: co-infection with rotavirus.","authors":"Atefeh Kachooei, Mahtab Mirhoseinian, Somayeh Jalilvand, Tayebeh Latifi, Mahsa Feizi, Zahra Shahosseini, Arash Arashkia, Sayed Mahdi Marashi, Zabihollah Shoja","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02075-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02075-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Human astroviruses (HAstVs) are considered important causative pathogens of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in children under 5 years of age worldwide, along with group A rotavirus (RVA), norovirus (NoV), and enteric adenovirus (EAdV). The present study was aimed to both detect HAstV and its co-infections and investigate genetic analysis of circulating HAstV and co-infected virus in hospitalized children under 5 years of age with AGE in Iran. Accordingly, a sum of 200 stool specimens were screened by PCR for HAstV during 2021-2022. The HAstV was found in 0.5% of 200 specimens (n = 1) while was co-infected with RVA. The genetic and phylogenetic analysis indicated HAstV1 genotype, which clustered with viruses from lineage 1b, which has not been previously reported in Iran. The detected RVA strain belonged to G1 lineage II/P[8]-lineage III, which has been reported previously in Iran as the most common strain. The further genetic analysis of RVA VP6 and NSP4 demonstrated an atypical genotype pattern G1P[8]-I1-E2, as a mono-reassortant of a Wa-like genogroup, which appeared to be reassorted with the NSP4 gene of E2 genotype of the G2P[4] DS-1 genogroup. Although the clinical outcomes of the AGE-causing viruses co-infection is not yet entirely clear, it seems that future studies will be helpful to merge clinical and epidemiological data of co-infecting viruses for a more accurate medical and clinical relevance in symptomatic children.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"357-369"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140923540","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02078-3
Yanyan Li, Kai Wang, Wen Liu, Yan Zhang
{"title":"The potential emerging role of piRNA/PIWI complex in virus infection.","authors":"Yanyan Li, Kai Wang, Wen Liu, Yan Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02078-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02078-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>P-element-induced wimpy testis-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), a class of small noncoding RNAs with about 24-32 nucleotides, often interact with PIWI proteins to form a piRNA/PIWI complex that could influence spermiogenesis, transposon silencing, epigenetic regulation, etc. PIWI proteins have a highly conserved function in a variety of species and are usually expressed in germ cells. However, increasing evidence has revealed the important role of the piRNA/PIWI complex in the occurrence and prognosis of various human diseases and suggests its potential application in the diagnosis and treatment of related diseases, becoming a prominent marker for these human diseases. Recent studies have confirmed that piRNA/PIWI complexes or piRNAs are abnormally expressed in some viral infections, effecting disease progression and viral replication. In this study, we reviewed the association between the piRNA/PIWI complex and several human disease-associated viruses, including human papillomavirus, human immunodeficiency virus, human rhinovirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, respiratory syncytial virus, and herpes simplex virus type 1.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"333-346"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141237645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-05-10DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02074-7
Zainul A Khan, Kanika Gupta, Indranil Dasgupta
{"title":"Transient expression analysis of promoters of okra enation leaf curl virus in Nicotiana benthamiana, cotton and okra plants.","authors":"Zainul A Khan, Kanika Gupta, Indranil Dasgupta","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02074-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02074-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Viral promoters can be used to drive heterologous gene expression in transgenic plants. As part of our quest to look for new promoters, we have explored, for the first time, the promoters of okra enation leaf curl virus (OELCuV), a begomovirus infecting okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). The Rep and CP promoters of OELCuV fused with the gfp reporter gene, were expressed transiently in the natural host okra and the laboratory host cotton and Nicotiana benthamiana. The expression levels of the promoters were quantified through confocal laser scanning microscopy and GFP assay in N. benthamiana and okra. The results indicated that the Rep promoter was more active than the CP promoter, whose activity was similar to that of CaMV 35S promoter. Additionally, the Rep and CP promoters showed increase of expression, probably due to transactivation, when assayed following inoculation of OELCuV and betasatellite DNAs in cotton plants. A moderate increase in promoter activity in N. benthamiana was also seen, when assayed following the inoculation of the heterologous begomovirus Sri Lankan cassava mosaic virus.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"412-422"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-05-13DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02071-w
Yijing Chen, Yan Zhang, Shi Duo, Wen Liu, Bing Luo
{"title":"Study on the regulatory mechanism of latent membrane protein 2A on GCNT3 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.","authors":"Yijing Chen, Yan Zhang, Shi Duo, Wen Liu, Bing Luo","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02071-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02071-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>O-Glycan synthesis enzyme glucosaminyl (N-acetyl) transferase 3 (GCNT3) is closely related to the occurrence and development of various cancers. However, the regulatory mechanism and function of GCNT3 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) are still poorly understood. This study aims to explore the regulatory mechanism of EBV-encoded latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) on GCNT3 and the biological role of GCNT3 in NPC. The results show that LMP2A can activate GCNT3 through the mTORC1 pathway, and there is a positive feedback between the mTORC1 and GCNT3. GCNT3 regulates EMT progression by forming a complex with ZEB1 to promote cell migration. GCNT3 can also promote cell proliferation. These findings indicate that targeting the LMP2A-mTORC1-GCNT3 axis may represent a novel therapeutic target in NPC.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"347-356"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140911706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-06-07DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02079-2
A S Antonov, I M Shpak, D V Ustinov, M P Izhberdeeva, A N Guseva, A Y Galkina, N V Borodai, S K Udovichenko, A V Toporkov
{"title":"Phylogenetic analysis and molecular genetic characteristics of West Nile virus lineage 2 isolates circulating in the Russian Federation.","authors":"A S Antonov, I M Shpak, D V Ustinov, M P Izhberdeeva, A N Guseva, A Y Galkina, N V Borodai, S K Udovichenko, A V Toporkov","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02079-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02079-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since its initial detection in Africa, the West Nile virus has disseminated widely across all continents, becoming endemic in numerous countries, including the Russian Federation. A substantial expansion of the West Nile virus range was observed in the European part of the Russian territory in 1999. In light of this epidemiological trend, research endeavours focusing on monitoring West Nile virus circulation activity in endemic regions of the country have gained paramount significance. A substantial dataset has been accrued from 2007 onwards regarding genomic variability and dissemination dynamics across the country throughout the entire monitoring period for the West Nile fever pathogen. The objective of this study was to characterise West Nile virus isolates that have been circulating in the Russian Federation and identify their molecular and genetic characteristics. A phylogenetic analysis of 55 complete genome sequences revealed that the West Nile virus population within the Russian Federation is genetically heterogeneous and is represented by four major clades. One of these clades is currently exhibiting extensive spread into new regions of the country.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"370-376"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141285294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spillover of Newcastle disease virus to Himalayan Griffon vulture: a possible food-based transmission.","authors":"Shinjini Bhattacharya, Pankaj Deka, Sangeeta Das, Samshul Ali, Bhaskar Choudhury, Parikshit Kakati, Sachin Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02072-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02072-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Newcastle disease virus (NDV) affects wild and domesticated bird species, including commercial poultry. Although the diversity of NDV in domestic chickens is well documented, limited information is available about Newcastle disease (ND) outbreaks in other bird species. We report an annotated sequence of NDV/Vulture/Borjuri/01/22, an avirulent strain of NDV reported from Borjuri, Northeast India, in Himalayan Griffon vulture. The complete genome is 15,186 bases long with a fusion protein (F) cleavage site <sup>112</sup>GRQGR↓L<sup>117</sup>. The phylogenetic analysis based on the F protein gene and the whole genome sequence revealed that the isolate from the vulture belongs to genotype II, sharing significant homology with vaccine strain LaSota. The study highlights the possible spillover of the virus from domestic to wild species through the food chain.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"385-392"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140911572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-09DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02068-5
Yingjie Wang, Xiang Li, Xinru Lv, Yi Li, Qing An, Yang Xiu, Xiangtong Lv, Haozhuo Song, Changyu Zhou, Qiushi Xu, Dan Qiao, Siyuan Yang, Hongliang Chai, Xiangwei Zeng
{"title":"H6N2 reassortant avian influenza virus isolate in wild birds in Jiangxi Province, China.","authors":"Yingjie Wang, Xiang Li, Xinru Lv, Yi Li, Qing An, Yang Xiu, Xiangtong Lv, Haozhuo Song, Changyu Zhou, Qiushi Xu, Dan Qiao, Siyuan Yang, Hongliang Chai, Xiangwei Zeng","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02068-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02068-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>H6 avian influenza virus is widely prevalent in wild birds and poultry and has caused human infection in 2013 in Taiwan, China. During our active influenza surveillance program in wild waterfowl at Poyang Lake, Jiangxi Province, an H6N2 AIV was isolated and named A/bean goose/JiangXi/452-4/2013(H6N2). The isolate was characterized as a typical low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) due to the presence of the amino acid sequence PQIETR↓GLFGAI at the cleavage site of the hemagglutinin (HA) protein. The genetic evolution analysis revealed that the NA gene of the isolate originated from North America and exhibited the highest nucleotide identity (99.29%) with a virus recovered from wild bird samples in North America, specifically A/bufflehead/California/4935/2012(H11N2). Additionally, while the HA and PB1 genes belonged to the Eurasian lineage, they displayed frequent genetic interactions with the North American lineage. The remaining genes showed close genetic relationships with Eurasian viruses. The H6N2 isolate possessed a complex genome, indicating it is a multi-gene recombinant virus with genetic material from both Eurasian and North American lineages.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"320-324"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140900287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Virus GenesPub Date : 2024-06-01Epub Date: 2024-05-04DOI: 10.1007/s11262-024-02069-4
Hacer Muratoğlu, Remziye Nalcacioglu, Basil M Arif, Zihni Demirbag
{"title":"Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus encodes a protein kinase with dual activity and a broad substrate spectrum including two putative cellular substrates.","authors":"Hacer Muratoğlu, Remziye Nalcacioglu, Basil M Arif, Zihni Demirbag","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02069-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02069-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus (AMEV) is a poxvirus that can only infect insects. This virus is an attractive research material because it is similar to smallpox virus. AMEV is one of many viruses that encode protein kinases that drive the host's cellular mechanisms, modifying immune responses to it, and regulating viral protein activity. We report here the functional characterization of a serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) protein kinase (PK) gene (ORF AMV197) of AMEV. Expression of the AMV197 gene in baculovirus expression system yielded a ~ 35.5 kDa protein. PK activity of expressed AMV197 was shown by standard PK assay. Substrate profiling of AMV197 protein by peptide microarray indicated that the expressed protein phosphorylated 81 of 624 substrates which belong to 28 families of PK substrates. While the hypothetical AMV197 protein phosphorylates Ser/Thr only, we demonstrated that the expressed PK also phosphorylates probes with tyrosine residues on the array which is a rare property among PKs. Pull-down assay of the AMV197 protein with the subcellular protein fractionations of Ld652 cells showed that it is using two cellular proteins (18 and 42 kDa) as novel putative substrates. Our results suggest that AMEV can regulate cellular mechanisms by phosphorylating cellular proteins through AMV197 PK. However, further experiments are needed to identify the exact role of this PK in the replication of AMEV.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"287-294"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140865692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Isolation and whole-genome sequence analysis of Balagodu virus in Japan.","authors":"Mayumi Honda, Hironori Setoyama, Ryosuke Nabekura, Katsunori Murota, Yuto Suda, Tohru Yanase","doi":"10.1007/s11262-024-02060-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11262-024-02060-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Whole-genome sequencing of a virus isolated from Culicoides biting midges in southern Japan in 2020 revealed that it is a strain of Balagodu virus (BLGV; genus Orthobunyavirus; family Peribunyaviridae; order Bunyavirales). A solitary instance of BLGV isolation occurred in India in 1963. All assembled segments comprise complete protein-coding sequences that are similar to those of other orthobunyaviruses. The consensus 3'- and 5'-terminal sequences of orthobunyaviruses' genomic RNAs are also conserved in the Japanese BLGV strain. Here, we update the geographic distribution of BLGV and provide its complete sequence, contributing to the clarification of orthobunyavirus phylogeny.</p>","PeriodicalId":51212,"journal":{"name":"Virus Genes","volume":" ","pages":"325-331"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140141094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}