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Identification of the first endogenous Ophiovirus sequence

Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are sequences in eukaryotic genomes that are derived from the ancestral integration of viral sequences into germline cells. Ophioviruses (family Ophioviridae) are a recently established family of viruses that infects plants. In this report, we describe the first exam...

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Main Authors: Marsile-Medun, Soledad, Debat, Humberto Julio, Gifford, Robert James
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: BioRxiv 2022
Subjects:
Ophioviridae
Zostera marina
Plant Diseases
Plant Viruses
Enfermedades de las Plantas
Virus de las Plantas
Hierba Marina
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/12118
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/235044v2
https://doi.org/10.1101/235044
Summary:Endogenous viral elements (EVEs) are sequences in eukaryotic genomes that are derived from the ancestral integration of viral sequences into germline cells. Ophioviruses (family Ophioviridae) are a recently established family of viruses that infects plants. In this report, we describe the first example of an EVE derived from an ophiovirus, in the genome of eelgrass (Zostera marina). These findings extend the host range of ophioviruses to include seagrasses of the family Zosteraceae, and provide a potential time calibration for the evolution of the Ophioviridae family.

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