scholarly journals Sixty years from the first disease description, a novel badnavirus associated with chestnut mosaic disease

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armelle Marais ◽  
Sergio Murolo ◽  
Chantal Faure ◽  
Yoann Brans ◽  
Clement Larue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Mosaic Disease ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Sequence Comparisons ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Reading Frames

Although the chestnut mosaic disease (ChMD) was described several decades ago, its etiology is still not elucidated. Here, using classical approaches in combination with high throughput sequencing (HTS) techniques, we identify a novel Badnavirus that is a strong etiological candidate for ChMD. Two disease sources from Italy and France were submitted to HTS-based viral indexing. Total RNAs were extracted, ribodepleted and sequenced on an Illumina NextSeq500 (2x150 or 2x 75 nt). In each source, we identified a single contig of about 7.2 kilobases that corresponds to a complete circular viral genome and shares homologies with various badnaviruses. The genomes of the two isolates have an average nucleotide identity of 90.5% with a typical badnaviral genome organization comprising three open reading frames. Phylogenetic analyses and sequence comparisons show that this virus is a novel species for which we propose the name Chestnut mosaic virus (ChMV). Using a newly developed molecular detection test, we systematically detected the virus in symptomatic graft-inoculated indicator plants (chestnut and American oak), as well in chestnut trees presenting typical ChMD symptoms in the field (100% and 87% in France and Italy surveys, respectively). Datamining of publicly available chestnut SRA transcriptomic data allowed the reconstruction of two additional complete ChMV genomes from two Castanea mollissima sources from the USA, as well as ChMV detection in C. dentata from the USA. Preliminary epidemiological studies, performed in France and in Central Eastern Italy, showed that ChMV has a high incidence in some commercial orchards, with a low within-orchard genetic diversity.

scholarly journals Expanding the Diversity of the IS630-Tc1-mariner Superfamily: Discovery of a Unique DD37E Transposon and Reclassification of the DD37D and DD39D Transposons

Genetics ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 159 (3) ◽  
pp. 1103-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongguang Shao ◽  
Zhijian Tu
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Mosquito Species ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Inverted Repeats ◽  
Sequence Comparisons ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Multiple Copies ◽  
Catalytic Motif ◽  
Open The Doors ◽  
Reading Frames

Abstract A novel transposon named ITmD37E was discovered in a wide range of mosquito species. Sequence analysis of multiple copies in three Aedes species showed similar terminal inverted repeats and common putative TA target site duplications. The ITmD37E transposases contain a conserved DD37E catalytic motif, which is unique among reported transposons of the IS630-Tc1-mariner superfamily. Sequence comparisons and phylogenetic analyses suggest that ITmD37E forms a novel family distinct from the widely distributed Tc1 (DD34E), mariner (DD34D), and pogo (DDxD) families in the IS630-Tc1-mariner superfamily. The inclusion in the phylogenetic analysis of recently reported transposons and transposons uncovered in our database survey provided revisions to previous classifications and identified two additional families, ITmD37D and ITmD39D, which contain DD37D and DD39D motifs, respectively. The above expansion and reorganization may open the doors to the discovery of related transposons in a broad range of organisms and help illustrate the evolution and structure-function relationships among these distinct transposases in the IS630-Tc1-mariner superfamily. The presence of intact open reading frames and highly similar copies in some of the newly characterized transposons suggests recent transposition. Studies of these novel families may add to the limited repertoire of transgenesis and mutagenesis tools for a wide range of organisms, including the medically important mosquitoes.

scholarly journals Complete genome sequence of GII.9 norovirus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zilong Zhang ◽  
Danlei Liu ◽  
Zilei Zhang ◽  
Peng Tian ◽  
Shenwei Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Sequence ◽  
Complete Genome Sequence ◽  
Complete Genome ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Viral Sequence ◽  
Sequence Comparisons ◽  
Rapid Amplification ◽  
Genome Level ◽  
Reading Frames

AbstractNorovirus is recognized as one of the leading causes of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks. Genotype GII.9 was first detected in Norfolk, VA, USA, in 1997. However, the complete genome sequence of this genotype has not yet been determined. In this study, a complete genome sequence of GII.9[P7] norovirus, SCD1878_GII.9[P7], from a patient was determined using high-throughput sequencing and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) technology. The complete genome sequence of SCD1878_GII.9[P7] is 7544 nucleotides (nt) in length with a 3’ poly(A) tail and contains three open reading frames. Sequence comparisons indicated that SCD1878_GII.9[P7] shares 92.1%-92.3% nucleotide sequence identity with GII.P7 (AB258331 and AB039777) and 96.7%-97.4% identity with GII.9 (AY038599 and DQ379715). The results suggested that SCD1878_GII.9[P7] is a member of P genotype GII.P7 and G genotype GII.9. This viral sequence fills a gap at the whole-genome level for the GII.9 genotype.

scholarly journals Target enrichment of long open reading frames and ultraconserved elements to link microevolution and macroevolution in non-model organisms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Ortiz-Sepulveda ◽  
Mathieu Genete ◽  
Christelle Blassiau ◽  
Cécile Godé ◽  
Christian Albrecht ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Recent Common Ancestor ◽  
Ultraconserved Elements ◽  
Most Recent Common Ancestor ◽  
Reading Frames

Despite the increasing accessibility of high-throughput sequencing, obtaining high-quality genomic data on non-model organisms without proximate well-assembled and annotated genomes remains challenging. Here we describe a workflow that takes advantage of distant genomic resources and ingroup transcriptomes to select and jointly enrich long open reading frames (ORFs) and ultraconserved elements (UCEs) from genomic samples for integrative studies of microevolutionary and macroevolutionary dynamics. This workflow is applied to samples of the African unionid bivalve tribe Coelaturini (Parreysiinae) at basin and continent-wide scales. Our results indicate that ORFs are efficiently captured without prior identification of intron-exon boundaries. The enrichment of UCEs was less successful, but nevertheless produced a substantial dataset. Exploratory continent-wide phylogenetic analyses with ORF supercontigs (>515,000 parsimony informative sites) resulted in a fully resolved phylogeny, the backbone of which was also retrieved with UCEs (>11,000 informative sites), although some branches lack support in the latter case. Variant calling on the exome of Coelaturini from the Malawi Basin produced ~2,000 SNPs per population pair. Nucleotide diversity and population differentiation was low compared to previous estimates in mollusks, but comparable to those in recently diversifying Malawi cichlids and other taxa at an early stage of speciation. Skimming non-specific sequence data obtained for Coelaturini of the Malawi Basin, we reconstructed the maternally-inherited mitogenome, which displays an identical gene order to that of the most recent common ancestor of Unionidae. Overall, our workflow and results provide exciting perspectives for the development of integrative genomic studies on micro- and macroevolutionary dynamics in non-model organisms.

scholarly journals Novel Ampeloviruses Infecting Cassava in Central Africa and the South-West Indian Ocean Islands

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1030
Author(s):  
Yves Kwibuka ◽  
Espoir Bisimwa ◽  
Arnaud G. Blouin ◽  
Claude Bragard ◽  
Thierry Candresse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Shock ◽  
Heat Shock Protein ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Evolutionary Forces ◽  
South West Indian Ocean ◽  
Reading Frames

Cassava is one of the most important staple crops in Africa and its production is seriously damaged by viral diseases. In this study, we identify for the first time and characterize the genome organization of novel ampeloviruses infecting cassava plants in diverse geographical locations using three high-throughput sequencing protocols [Virion-Associated Nucleotide Acid (VANA), dsRNA and total RNA], and we provide a first analysis of the diversity of these agents and of the evolutionary forces acting on them. Thirteen new Closteroviridae isolates were characterized in field-grown cassava plants from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Madagascar, Mayotte, and Reunion islands. The analysis of the sequences of the corresponding contigs (ranging between 10,417 and 13,752 nucleotides in length) revealed seven open reading frames. The replication-associated polyproteins have three expected functional domains: methyltransferase , helicase, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). Additional open reading frames code for a small transmembrane protein, a heat-shock protein 70 homolog (HSP70h), a heat shock protein 90 homolog (HSP90h), and a major and a minor coat protein (CP and CPd respectively). Defective genomic variants were also identified in some cassava accessions originating from Madagascar and Reunion. The isolates were found to belong to two species tentatively named Manihot esculenta-associated virus 1 and 2 (MEaV-1 and MEaV-2). Phylogenetic analyses showed that MEaV-1 and MEaV-2 belong to the genus Ampelovirus, in particular to its subgroup II. MEaV-1 was found in all of the countries of study, while MEaV-2 was only detected in Madagascar and Mayotte. Recombination analysis provided evidence of intraspecies recombination occurring between the isolates from Madagascar and Mayotte. No clear association with visual symptoms in the cassava host could be identified.

scholarly journals Mitochondrial Intronic Open Reading Frames in Podospora: Mobility and Consecutive Exonic Sequence Variations

Genetics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
pp. 777-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carole H Sellem ◽  
Yves d'Aubenton-Carafa ◽  
Michèle Rossignol ◽  
Léon Belcour
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Nucleotide Substitutions ◽  
Sequence Comparisons ◽  
Modular Evolution ◽  
Group I ◽  
Sequence Variations ◽  
Type Strains ◽  
Reading Frames ◽  
Adjacent Exon

Abstract The mitochondrial genome of 23 wild-type strains belonging to three different species of The mitochondrial genome the filamentous fungus Podospora was examined. Among the 15 optional sequences identified are two intronic reading frames, nad1-i4-orf1 and cox1-i7-orf2. We show that the presence of these sequences was strictly correlated with tightly clustered nucleotide substitutions in the adjacent exon. This correlation applies to the presence or absence of closely related open reading frames (ORFs), found at the same genetic locations, in all the Pyrenomycete genera examined. The recent gain of these optional ORFs in the evolution of the genus Podospora probably account for such sequence differences. In the homoplasmic progeny from heteroplasmons constructed between Podospora strains differing by the presence of these optional ORFs, nad1-i4-orf1 and cox1-i7-orf2 appeared highly invasive. Sequence comparisons in the nad1-i4 intron of various strains of the Pyrenomycete family led us to propose a scenario of its evolution that includes several events of loss and gain of intronic ORFs. These results strongly reinforce the idea that group I intronic ORFs are mobile elements and that their transfer, and comcomitant modification of the adjacent exon, could participate in the modular evolution of mitochondrial genomes.

scholarly journals Evolutionary History of Cucumber Mosaic Virus Deduced by Phylogenetic Analyses

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 3382-3387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn J. Roossinck
Keyword(s):  
Cucumber Mosaic Virus ◽  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Virus Isolate ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Broad Host Range ◽  
Nontranslated Region ◽  
History Of ◽  
Evolutionary Success ◽  
Reading Frames

ABSTRACT Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) is an RNA plant virus with a tripartite genome and an extremely broad host range. Previous evolutionary analyses with the coat protein (CP) and 5′ nontranslated region (NTR) of RNA 3 suggested subdivision of the virus into three groups, subgroups IA, IB, and II. In this study 15 strains of CMV whose nucleotide sequences have been determined were used for a complete phylogenetic analysis of the virus. The trees estimated for open reading frames (ORFs) located on the different RNAs were not congruent and did not completely support the subgrouping indicated by the CP ORF, indicating that different RNAs had independent evolutionary histories. This is consistent with a reassortment mechanism playing an important role in the evolution of the virus. The evolutionary trees of the 1a and 3a ORFs were more compact and displayed more branching than did those of the 2a and CP ORFs. This may reflect more rigid host-interactive constraints exerted on the 1a and 3a ORFs. In addition, analysis of the 3′ NTR that is conserved among all RNAs indicated that evolutionary constraints on this region are specific to the RNA component rather than the virus isolate. This indicates that functions other than replication are encoded in the 3′ NTR. Reassortment may have led to the genetic diversity found among CMV strains and contributed to its enormous evolutionary success.

An Umbra-related Virus Found in Vasconcellea X Heilbornii (Caricaceae)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan F Cornejo-Franco ◽  
Francisco Flores ◽  
Dimitre Mollov ◽  
diego fernando quito-avila
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Complete Sequence ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Rna Dependent Rna Polymerase ◽  
Sequence Comparisons ◽  
Genomic Features ◽  
Overlapping Open Reading Frames ◽  
Reading Frames

Abstract The complete sequence of a new viral RNA from babaco (Vasconcellea x heilbornii) was determined. The genome consisted of 4,584 nucleotides organized in two non-overlapping open reading frames (ORFs 1 and 2), a 9-nt-long noncoding region (NCR) at the 5’ terminus and a 1,843 -nt-long NCR at the 3’ terminus. Sequence comparisons of ORF 2 revealed homology to the RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase (RdRp) of several umbra- and umbra-related viruses. Phylogenetic analysis of the RdRp placed the new virus in a well-supported and cohesive clade that includes umbra-like viruses reported from papaya, citrus, opuntia, maize and sugarcane hosts. This clade shares a most recent ancestor with the umbraviruses but has different genomic features. The creation of a new genus, within the Tombusviridae, is proposed for the classification of these novel viruses.

scholarly journals Identification and Characterization of a Novel Robigovirus Species from Sweet Cherry in Turkey

Pathogens ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadriye Çağlayan ◽  
Vahid Roumi ◽  
Mona Gazel ◽  
Eminur Elçi ◽  
Mehtap Acioğlu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Sweet Cherry ◽  
Prunus Avium ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Cherry Tree ◽  
Coding Regions ◽  
Sweet Cherries ◽  
Identification And Characterization ◽  
Reading Frames

High throughput sequencing of total RNA isolated from symptomatic leaves of a sweet cherry tree (Prunus avium cv. 0900 Ziraat) from Turkey identified a new member of the genus Robigovirus designated cherry virus Turkey (CVTR). The presence of the virus was confirmed by electron microscopy and overlapping RT-PCR for sequencing its whole-genome. The virus has a ssRNA genome of 8464 nucleotides which encodes five open reading frames (ORFs) and comprises two non-coding regions, 5′ UTR and 3′ UTR of 97 and 296 nt, respectively. Compared to the five most closely related robigoviruses, RdRp, TGB1, TGB2, TGB3 and CP share amino acid identities ranging from 43–53%, 44–60%, 39–43%, 38–44% and 45–50%, respectively. Unlike the four cherry robigoviruses, CVTR lacks ORFs 2a and 5a. Its genome organization is therefore more similar to African oil palm ringspot virus (AOPRV). Using specific primers, the presence of CVTR was confirmed in 15 sweet cherries and two sour cherries out of 156 tested samples collected from three regions in Turkey. Among them, five samples were showing slight chlorotic symptoms on the leaves. It seems that CVTR infects cherry trees with or without eliciting obvious symptoms, but these data should be confirmed by bioassays in woody and possible herbaceous hosts in future studies.

scholarly journals Intrinsic and regulated properties of minimally edited trypanosome mRNAs

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 3640-3657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianna L Tylec ◽  
Rachel M Simpson ◽  
Laura E Kirby ◽  
Runpu Chen ◽  
Yijun Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rna Editing ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Substrate Binding ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Mrna Editing ◽  
Accessory Factors ◽  
Reading Frames ◽  
Complex Components

Abstract Most mitochondrial mRNAs in kinetoplastids require extensive uridine insertion/deletion editing to generate translatable open reading frames. Editing is specified by trans-acting gRNAs and involves a complex machinery including basal and accessory factors. Here, we utilize high-throughput sequencing to analyze editing progression in two minimally edited mRNAs that provide a simplified system due their requiring only two gRNAs each for complete editing. We show that CYb and MURF2 mRNAs exhibit barriers to editing progression that differ from those previously identified for pan-edited mRNAs, primarily at initial gRNA usage and gRNA exchange. We demonstrate that mis-edited junctions arise through multiple pathways including mis-alignment of cognate gRNA, incorrect and sometimes promiscuous gRNA utilization and inefficient gRNA anchoring. We then examined the roles of accessory factors RBP16 and MRP1/2 in maintaining edited CYb and MURF2 populations. RBP16 is essential for initiation of CYb and MURF2 editing, as well as MURF2 editing progression. In contrast, MRP1/2 stabilizes both edited mRNA populations, while further promoting progression of MURF2 mRNA editing. We also analyzed the effects of RNA Editing Substrate Binding Complex components, TbRGG2 and GAP1, and show that both proteins modestly impact progression of editing on minimally edited mRNAs, suggesting a novel function for GAP1.

scholarly journals A Chemogenomic Screening of Sulfanilamide-Hypersensitive Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mutants Uncovers ABZ2, the Gene Encoding a Fungal Aminodeoxychorismate Lyase

2007 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 2102-2111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Botet ◽  
Laura Mateos ◽  
José L. Revuelta ◽  
María A. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Cellular Processes ◽  
Founder Member ◽  
Yeast Genes ◽  
Vacuole Biogenesis ◽  
Reading Frames

ABSTRACT Large-scale phenotypic analyses have proved to be useful strategies in providing functional clues about the uncharacterized yeast genes. We used here a chemogenomic profiling of yeast deletion collections to identify the core of cellular processes challenged by treatment with the p-aminobenzoate/folate antimetabolite sulfanilamide. In addition to sulfanilamide-hypersensitive mutants whose deleted genes can be categorized into a number of groups, including one-carbon related metabolism, vacuole biogenesis and vesicular transport, DNA metabolic and cell cycle processes, and lipid and amino acid metabolism, two uncharacterized open reading frames (YHI9 and YMR289w) were also identified. A detailed characterization of YMR289w revealed that this gene was required for growth in media lacking p-aminobenzoic or folic acid and encoded a 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate lyase, which is the last of the three enzymatic activities required for p-aminobenzoic acid biosynthesis. In light of these results, YMR289w was designated ABZ2, in accordance with the accepted nomenclature. ABZ2 was able to rescue the p-aminobenzoate auxotrophy of an Escherichia coli pabC mutant, thus demonstrating that ABZ2 and pabC are functional homologues. Phylogenetic analyses revealed that Abz2p is the founder member of a new group of fungal 4-amino-4-deoxychorismate lyases that have no significant homology to its bacterial or plant counterparts. Abz2p appeared to form homodimers and dimerization was indispensable for its catalytic activity.

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