Betalipothrixvirus hveragerdiense
Appearance
Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus | |
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Sulfolobus islandicus filamentous virus (SIFV) is an archaeal virus, classified in the family Lipothrixviridae within the order Ligamenvirales. The virus infects hypethermophilic and acidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus islandicus.[1]
SIFV has a linear double-stranded DNA genome of 40,852 bp, which is the largest among characterized lipothrixviruses. The virions are enveloped filaments, nearly 2 micrometers in length. The nucleocapsid is formed from two paralogous major capsid proteins, which tightly wrap around the dsDNA genome; notably, dehydration of the genomic DNA by the major capsid proteins transforms the B-form DNA into A-form DNA.[2]
References
- ^ Arnold, Hans Peter; Zillig, Wolfram; Ziese, Ulrike; et al. (2000). "A novel lipothrixvirus, SIFV, of the extremely thermophilic crenarchaeon Sulfolobus". Virology. 267 (2): 252–266. doi:10.1006/viro.1999.0105.
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(help) - ^ Wang, F; Baquero, DP; Beltran, LC; Su, Z; Osinski, T; Zheng, W; Prangishvili, D; Krupovic, M; Egelman, EH (2020). "Structures of filamentous viruses infecting hyperthermophilic archaea explain DNA stabilization in extreme environments". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 117 (33): 19643–19652. doi:10.1073/pnas.2011125117. PMID 32759221.