The good viruses: viral mutualistic symbioses
MJ Roossinck - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
Although viruses are most often studied as pathogens, many are beneficial to their hosts,
providing essential functions in some cases and conditionally beneficial functions in others …
providing essential functions in some cases and conditionally beneficial functions in others …
Venom proteins from parasitoid wasps and their biological functions
SJM Moreau, S Asgari - Toxins, 2015 - mdpi.com
Parasitoid wasps are valuable biological control agents that suppress their host populations.
Factors introduced by the female wasp at parasitization play significant roles in facilitating …
Factors introduced by the female wasp at parasitization play significant roles in facilitating …
When parasitic wasps hijacked viruses: genomic and functional evolution of polydnaviruses
EA Herniou, E Huguet, J Thézé… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Polydnaviridae (PDV), including the Bracovirus (BV) and Ichnovirus genera, originated
from the integration of unrelated viruses in the genomes of two parasitoid wasp lineages, in …
from the integration of unrelated viruses in the genomes of two parasitoid wasp lineages, in …
Symbiosis: viruses as intimate partners
MJ Roossinck, ER Bazán - Annual Review of Virology, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Viruses must establish an intimate relationship with their hosts and vectors in order to infect,
replicate, and disseminate; hence, viruses can be considered as symbionts with their hosts …
replicate, and disseminate; hence, viruses can be considered as symbionts with their hosts …
Endogenous viruses of parasitic wasps: variations on a common theme
JM Drezen, M Leobold, A Bézier, E Huguet… - Current opinion in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Parasitic wasp polydnaviruses are gene transfer agents encoding virulence
factors.•V. canescens Virus-Like-Particles are viral liposomes delivering virulence proteins.• …
factors.•V. canescens Virus-Like-Particles are viral liposomes delivering virulence proteins.• …
The depths of virus exaptation
EV Koonin, M Krupovic - Current Opinion in Virology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Viruses and their components are repeatedly exapted for diverse host
functions.•Virus components are often exapted to function in antiviral defense.•Defective …
functions.•Virus components are often exapted to function in antiviral defense.•Defective …
[HTML][HTML] Polydnaviruses: from discovery to current insights
MR Strand, GR Burke - Virology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) recognized the
Polydnaviridae in 1991 as a virus family associated with insects called parasitoid wasps …
Polydnaviridae in 1991 as a virus family associated with insects called parasitoid wasps …
Polydnaviruses: nature's genetic engineers
MR Strand, GR Burke - Annual Review of Virology, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Virus-host associations are usually viewed as parasitic, but several studies in recent years
have reported examples of viruses that benefit host organisms. The Polydnaviridae are of …
have reported examples of viruses that benefit host organisms. The Polydnaviridae are of …
Polydnavirus-wasp associations: evolution, genome organization, and function
MR Strand, GR Burke - Current opinion in virology, 2013 - Elsevier
Highlights•Viruses in the family Polydnaviridae are associated with parasitoid wasps.•
Polydnaviruses exhibit traits associated with viruses and endogenous viral elements.• …
Polydnaviruses exhibit traits associated with viruses and endogenous viral elements.• …
Widespread genome reorganization of an obligate virus mutualist
GR Burke, KKO Walden, JB Whitfield… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The family Polydnaviridae is of interest because it provides the best example of viruses that
have evolved a mutualistic association with their animal hosts. Polydnaviruses in the genus …
have evolved a mutualistic association with their animal hosts. Polydnaviruses in the genus …