Genome sequence of a novel endornavirus from the phytopathogenic fungus Alternaria brassicicola

Arch Virol. 2015 Jul;160(7):1827-30. doi: 10.1007/s00705-015-2426-y. Epub 2015 May 8.

Abstract

In an effort to discover new mycoviruses from phytopathogenic fungi, a dsRNA molecule of 10,290 nt, resembling those associated with the viruses belonging to the family Endornaviridae, was isolated from Alternaria brassicicola, one of the causal agents of rapeseed black spot disease. Genome analysis revealed the presence of a single open reading frame coding for a polyprotein of 3400 aa containing conserved viral methyltransferase (MTR), viral RNA helicase 1 (Hel-1), and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) domains. In addition, a cysteine-rich region (CRR) with conserved CXCC motifs, shared among several endornaviruses, was also identified between the MTR and Hel-1 domains. Phylogenetic analysis based on the RdRp sequence strongly suggested that the virus infecting A. brassicicola should be considered a representative of a novel endornavirus species, and this virus was designated as Alternaria brassicicola endornavirus 1 (AbEV1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alternaria / virology*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Base Sequence
  • Brassica rapa / microbiology
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • RNA Viruses / classification
  • RNA Viruses / genetics*
  • RNA Viruses / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Viral Proteins / chemistry
  • Viral Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Viral Proteins