Virologs, viral mimicry, and virocell metabolism: the expanding scale of cellular functions encoded in the complex genomes of giant viruses
M Moniruzzaman, MP Erazo Garcia… - FEMS microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The phylum Nucleocytoviricota includes the largest and most complex viruses known. These
“giant viruses” have a long evolutionary history that dates back to the early diversification of …
“giant viruses” have a long evolutionary history that dates back to the early diversification of …
[HTML][HTML] An update on eukaryotic viruses revived from ancient permafrost
JM Alempic, A Lartigue, AE Goncharov, G Grosse… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
One quarter of the Northern hemisphere is underlain by permanently frozen ground, referred
to as permafrost. Due to climate warming, irreversibly thawing permafrost is releasing …
to as permafrost. Due to climate warming, irreversibly thawing permafrost is releasing …
Surface fibrils on the particles of nucleocytoviruses: A review
ILM Aquino, MG Barcelos… - Experimental …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The capsid has a central role in viruses' life cycle. Although one of its major functions is to
protect the viral genome, the capsid may be composed of elements that, at some point …
protect the viral genome, the capsid may be composed of elements that, at some point …
Structures of two main components of the virophage and Marseilleviridae virions extend the range of unrelated viruses using fiber head as common receptor binding …
S Jeudy, E Garcin, A Schmitt, C Abergel - Biorxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
The detailed proteomic analysis of Marseilleviridae icosahedral capsids revealed that the
two most abundant protein components of the virions were the Major Capsid Protein (MCP) …
two most abundant protein components of the virions were the Major Capsid Protein (MCP) …
No fitness impact of the knockout of the two main components of mimivirus genomic fiber and fibril layer
JM Alempic, H Bisio, A Villalta, S Santini, A Lartigue… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Abstract The Mimivirus 1.2 Mb genome is organized into a nucleocapsid-like genomic fiber
composed of two closely related paralogs of GMC-oxidoreductase. Surprisingly, these …
composed of two closely related paralogs of GMC-oxidoreductase. Surprisingly, these …