A group of segmented viruses contains genome segments sharing homology with multiple viral taxa

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第一作者： Huang, Huang

作者： Huang, Huang;Zhang, Zhongmei;Pang, Xidan;Xiao, Xueqiong;Cheng, Jiasen;Chen, Tao;Li, Bo;Jiang, Daohong;Xie, Jiatao;Huang, Huang;Zhang, Zhongmei;Pang, Xidan;Xiao, Xueqiong;Cheng, Jiasen;Fu, Yanping;Lin, Yang;Chen, Tao;Li, Bo;Jiang, Daohong;Xie, Jiatao;Huang, Huang;Pang, Xidan;Chen, Tao;Li, Bo;Jiang, Daohong;Xie, Jiatao;Zhang, Zhongmei;Zhang, Lei;Tang, Qing

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关键词： segmented virus; mycovirus; genome segmentation; rod-shaped virion

期刊名称：JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY （ 影响因子：3.8； 五年影响因子：3.9 ）

ISSN： 0022-538X

年卷期： 2025 年 99 卷 7 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： The discovery of diverse segmented RNA viruses through metatranscriptomics has enabled researchers to trace their evolutionary trajectories. However, this effort has been hindered by the limited availability of complete genome sequences and the low similarity of novel viral segments. In this study, we characterized Fusarium asiaticum vivivirus 1 (FaVvV1), a +ssRNA mycovirus with 10 monocistronic RNA segments (S1 to S10, encoding VP1 to VP10), present in the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium asiaticum. VP1 and VP2 exhibit homology with replication proteins of martellivirals, while VP3 and VP5 share similarities with the nuclear inclusion protein a and the cylindrical inclusion helicase of potyvirids, respectively. FaVvV1 forms rod-shaped virions, with VP8 functioning as a structural protein resembling the helical capsid of potyvirids and closterovirids. To explore the conservation and evolution of viviviruses, we mined 23 public Sequence Read Archive (SRA) datasets, identifying 29 vivivirus-related viruses (vivivirids) comprising 186 viral segments. VP1 (methyltransferase and RdRP domain), VP2 (methyltransferase and superfamily 1 helicase domain), VP3 (chymotrypsin-type serine protease domain), VP5 (superfamily 2 helicase domain), and VP8 (helical capsid) were identified as conserved hallmark proteins of viviviruses. Phylogenetic and structural analyses suggest that multiple genome segmentations and gene/domain duplications were involved in the evolution of vivivirids. VP3, VP5, and VP8 might share a common ancestor with potyvirids. These findings highlight the intricate evolutionary mechanisms underlying segmented virus diversity and adaptation.IMPORTANCEMetaviromics has greatly expanded our understanding of viral diversity, including segmented or multipartite RNA viruses with genomes composed of multiple segments. However, virome analyses often fail to detect genomic segments beyond the RdRP, likely due to their low similarity to known viruses. We characterized a group of segmented, potentially multipartite, +ssRNA viruses, with Fusarium asiaticum vivivirus 1 as a representative; most of these viruses likely infect fungi. Through structural and evolutionary analysis of the five core segments of viviviruses, our findings highlight key aspects of vivivirus evolution, including genome segmentation, gene and domain duplications, and segments with multiple evolutionary origins.

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