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ANNUAL REVIEW OF VIROLOGY, VOL 1
Volume 1, Issue -, Pages 399-+Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-virology-031413-085357
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Crenarchaea virus; Euryarchaea virus; virus proteins; viral assembly
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- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1342876] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The Archaea-and their viruses-remain the most enigmatic of life's three domains. Once thought to inhabit only extreme environments, archaea are now known to inhabit diverse environments. Even though the first archaeal virus was described over 40 years ago, only 117 archaeal viruses have been discovered to date. Despite this small number, these viruses have painted a portrait of enormous morphological and genetic diversity. For example, research centered around the various steps of the archaeal virus life cycle has led to the discovery of unique mechanisms employed by archaeal viruses during replication, maturation, and virion release. In many instances, archaeal virus proteins display very low levels of sequence homology to other proteins listed in the public database, and therefore, structural characterization of these proteins has played an integral role in functional assignment. These structural studies have not only provided insights into structure-function relationships but have also identified links between viruses across all three domains of life.
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