scholarly journals Identification and Genomic Characterization of a New Virus (Tymoviridae Family) Associated with Citrus Sudden Death Disease

2005 ◽  
Vol 79 (5) ◽  
pp. 3028-3037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter Maccheroni ◽  
Marcos C. Alegria ◽  
Christian C. Greggio ◽  
João Paulo Piazza ◽  
Rachel F. Kamla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sudden Death ◽  
Cdna Libraries ◽  
Coat Proteins ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Viral Antigens ◽  
Genomic Characterization ◽  
Viral Coat ◽  
Orange Trees ◽  
Viral Sequences

ABSTRACT Citrus sudden death (CSD) is a new disease that has killed approximately 1 million orange trees in Brazil. Here we report the identification of a new virus associated with the disease. RNAs isolated from CSD-affected and nonaffected trees were used to construct cDNA libraries. A set of viral sequences present exclusively in libraries of CSD-affected trees was used to obtain the complete genome sequence of the new virus. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that this virus is a new member of the genus Marafivirus. Antibodies raised against the putative viral coat proteins allowed detection of viral antigens of expected sizes in affected plants. Electron microscopy of purified virus confirmed the presence of typical isometric Marafivirus particles. The screening of 773 affected and nonaffected citrus trees for the presence of the virus showed a 99.7% correlation between disease symptoms and the presence of the virus. We also detected the virus in aphids feeding on affected trees. These results suggest that this virus is likely to be the causative agent of CSD. The virus was named Citrus sudden death-associated virus.

scholarly journals Genomic Characterization of a New Enamovirus Infecting Common Bean

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruo-bin Lu ◽  
Ping-xiu Lan ◽  
Ru-jing Kang ◽  
Guan-lin Tan ◽  
Xiao-jiao Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Novel Species ◽  
Open Reading Frames ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence Level ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Bean Plants ◽  
Genomic Characterization ◽  
Pea Enation Mosaic Virus ◽  
Reading Frames

Abstract A novel enamovirus was identified from bean plants with disease symptoms. Its genome of 5,781 nucleotides (nt) encodes five open reading frames. The virus and other species of the genus Enamovirus share identities of 50.4%-68.4% at the complete genome, and 19.9%-51.9% of P0, 24.9%-52.5% of P1, 33.4%-62.9% of P1-P2, 30.6%-81.1% of P3, 32.3%-74.2% of P3-P5 at amino acid sequence level, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the virus is most closely related to Alfalfa enamovirus 1 and Pea enation mosaic virus 1 in the genus Enamovirus within family Solemoviridae. These results suggest that the virus should be considered as a novel species in the genus Enamovirus and tentatively named as “bean enamovirus 1”.

scholarly journals Nuclear magnetic resonance characterization of metabolite disorder in orange trees caused by citrus sudden death disease

2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROSILENE A. PRESTES ◽  
LUIZ A. COLNAGO ◽  
LUCIMARA A. FORATO ◽  
EMANUEL CARRILHO ◽  
RENATO B. BASSANEZI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Orange Trees ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic

scholarly journals Composition of Eukaryotic Viruses and Bacteriophages in Individuals with Acute Gastroenteritis

Viruses ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2365
Author(s):  
Endrya do Socorro Fôro Ramos ◽  
Geovani de Oliveira Ribeiro ◽  
Fabiola Villanova ◽  
Flávio Augusto de Padua Milagres ◽  
Rafael Brustulin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simultaneous Detection ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
Genomic Characterization ◽  
Human Viruses ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Ngs ◽  
Viral Sequences ◽  
Independent Assay

Metagenomics based on the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technique is a target-independent assay that enables the simultaneous detection and genomic characterization of all viruses present in a sample. There is a limited amount of data about the virome of individuals with gastroenteritis (GI). In this study, the enteric virome of 250 individuals (92% were children under 5 years old) with GI living in the northeastern and northern regions of Brazil was characterized. Fecal samples were subjected to NGS, and the metagenomic analysis of virus-like particles (VLPs) identified 11 viral DNA families and 12 viral RNA families. As expected, the highest percentage of viral sequences detected were those commonly associated with GI, including rotavirus, adenovirus, norovirus (94.8%, 82% and 71.2%, respectively). The most common co-occurrences, in a single individual, were the combinations of rotavirus-adenovirus, rotavirus-norovirus, and norovirus-adenovirus (78%, 69%, and 62%, respectively). In the same way, common fecal-emerging human viruses were also detected, such as parechovirus, bocaporvirus, cosavirus, picobirnavirus, cardiovirus, salivirus, and Aichivirus. In addition, viruses that infect plants, nematodes, fungi, protists, animals, and arthropods could be identified. A large number of unclassified viral contigs were also identified. We show that the metagenomics approach is a powerful and promising tool for the detection and characterization of different viruses in clinical GI samples.

Genomic characterization of γ-terpinene synthase from Thymus caespititius

Planta Medica ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
AS Lima ◽  
B Lukas ◽  
J Novak ◽  
AC Figueiredo ◽  
LG Pedro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genomic Characterization

Targeting IDH Mutations in AML: Wielding the Double-edged Sword of Differentiation

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 490-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin S. Becker ◽  
Amir T. Fathi
Keyword(s):  
Genome Structure ◽  
Cellular Metabolism ◽  
Standard Of Care ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Driver Mutations ◽  
New Class ◽  
Regulatory Enzymes ◽  
Idh Mutations ◽  
Genomic Characterization

The genomic characterization of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) by DNA sequencing has illuminated subclasses of the disease, with distinct driver mutations, that might be responsive to targeted therapies. Approximately 15-23% of AML genomes harbor mutations in one of two isoforms of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1 or IDH2). These enzymes are constitutive mediators of basic cellular metabolism, but their mutated forms in cancer synthesize an abnormal metabolite, 2- hydroxyglutarate, that in turn acts as a competitive inhibitor of multiple gene regulatory enzymes. As a result, leukemic IDH mutations cause changes in genome structure and gene activity, culminating in an arrest of normal myeloid differentiation. These discoveries have motivated the development of a new class of selective small molecules with the ability to inhibit the mutant IDH enzymes while sparing normal cellular metabolism. These agents have shown promising anti-leukemic activity in animal models and early clinical trials, and are now entering Phase 3 study. This review will focus on the growing preclinical and clinical data evaluating IDH inhibitors for the treatment of IDH-mutated AML. These data suggest that inducing cellular differentiation is central to the mechanism of clinical efficacy for IDH inhibitors, while also mediating toxicity for patients who experience IDH Differentiation Syndrome. Ongoing trials are studying the efficacy of IDH inhibitors in combination with other AML therapies, both to evaluate potential synergistic combinations as well as to identify the appropriate place for IDH inhibitors within existing standard-of-care regimens.

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