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Little cherry virus-2: Sequence and genomic organization of an unusual member of the Closteroviridae

Little cherry virus-2: Sequence and genomic organization of an unusual member of the Closteroviridae The complete genomic sequence of variant USA6b of Little cherry virus-2 (LChV-2), has been determined and is 15045 nucleotides in length, coding for 11 open reading frames (ORFs). The sequence shares 77.2% identity with a previously published, ca. 6 kb partial replicase sequence of LChV-2 (variant USA6a). Both LChV-2/USA6a and LChV-2/USA6b were obtained from the same tree infected with little cherry disease, and would suggest a mixed infection. LChV-2/USA6b is more closely related to the partially determined genomic sequence of a Canadian isolate of LChV-2, strain LC5 (92.9% identity). LChV-2/USA6b has an unusual genomic organization compared to other members of the Closteroviridae . The LChV-2/USA6b genome is potentially ambi-sense, with a negative sense ORF0 at the 5′ terminus, from which an 18.1 kDa protein of unknown function can be expressed in vitro . The N-terminal region of the LChV-2/USA6 ORF1a translation product does not code for a papain-like protease motif. ORF1 codes for a novel motif, of unknown function, also present in isolates of the Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 , (genus Ampelovirus ) as well as viruses of the family Flexiviridae . ORF3 lacks an AUG start codon, but could potentially be expressed via read-through of the ORF2 stop codon. At the 3′ end, there is a re-organization of encoded genes compared with other members of the Closteroviridae including separation of the coat protein and coat protein duplicate genes by 4 other genes as found for LChV-2/LC5. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Virology Springer Journals

Little cherry virus-2: Sequence and genomic organization of an unusual member of the Closteroviridae

Archives of Virology , Volume 150 (1) – Jan 1, 2005

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 by Springer-Verlag/Wien
Subject
Biomedicine; Medical Microbiology; Virology; Infectious Diseases
ISSN
0304-8608
eISSN
1432-8798
DOI
10.1007/s00705-004-0382-z
pmid
15449137
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Abstract

The complete genomic sequence of variant USA6b of Little cherry virus-2 (LChV-2), has been determined and is 15045 nucleotides in length, coding for 11 open reading frames (ORFs). The sequence shares 77.2% identity with a previously published, ca. 6 kb partial replicase sequence of LChV-2 (variant USA6a). Both LChV-2/USA6a and LChV-2/USA6b were obtained from the same tree infected with little cherry disease, and would suggest a mixed infection. LChV-2/USA6b is more closely related to the partially determined genomic sequence of a Canadian isolate of LChV-2, strain LC5 (92.9% identity). LChV-2/USA6b has an unusual genomic organization compared to other members of the Closteroviridae . The LChV-2/USA6b genome is potentially ambi-sense, with a negative sense ORF0 at the 5′ terminus, from which an 18.1 kDa protein of unknown function can be expressed in vitro . The N-terminal region of the LChV-2/USA6 ORF1a translation product does not code for a papain-like protease motif. ORF1 codes for a novel motif, of unknown function, also present in isolates of the Grapevine leafroll associated virus-3 , (genus Ampelovirus ) as well as viruses of the family Flexiviridae . ORF3 lacks an AUG start codon, but could potentially be expressed via read-through of the ORF2 stop codon. At the 3′ end, there is a re-organization of encoded genes compared with other members of the Closteroviridae including separation of the coat protein and coat protein duplicate genes by 4 other genes as found for LChV-2/LC5.

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Archives of VirologySpringer Journals

Published: Jan 1, 2005

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