The nucleotide sequence and genome organization of two victoriviruses from the rice false smut fungus Ustilaginoidea virens

Virus Genes. 2014 Jun;48(3):570-3. doi: 10.1007/s11262-014-1050-3. Epub 2014 Mar 1.

Abstract

Ustilaginoidea virens is the causal agent of false smut disease of rice. The dsRNA-Ls from a U. virens strain of Uv0901 containing three dsRNA bands were separated and sequenced. The dsRNA-Ls, with molecular weight of 5 kbp, were demonstrated to be two dsRNA segments referenced as dsRNA-L1 and dsRNA-L2. The two dsRNAs each contained two overlapped open reading frames, and showed significant similarity to those of capsid protein and RNA-directed RNA polymerase, respectively, of members of the family Totiviridae. Homology research and phylogenic analysis indicated that the dsRNA-L1 was a conspecific species of the previous reported Ustilaginoidea virens RNA virus 1, named Ustilaginoidea virens RNA virus Uv0901, and the dsRNA-L2 was a new number of the Victorivirus in the family Totiviridae, designed as Ustilaginoidea virens RNA virus 3.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Hypocreales / physiology
  • Hypocreales / virology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oryza / microbiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • Totiviridae / classification
  • Totiviridae / genetics*
  • Totiviridae / isolation & purification*

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KF791041
  • GENBANK/KF791042