期刊
VIRUSES-BASEL
卷 13, 期 9, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/v13091841
关键词
Orbivirus; RNA packaging; segmented genome virus
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资金
- National Institutes of Health (USA)
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UK)
The mechanism of genome packaging for BTV and related dsRNA viruses is complex, involving the role of UTRs, specific order of interactions, participation of specific capsid proteins, and recruitment of segments into assembling capsids through a networked process. This discovery opens up new avenues for potential interventions in BTV and related dsRNA viruses.
Understanding how viruses with multi-segmented genomes incorporate one copy of each segment into their capsids remains an intriguing question. Here, we review our recent progress and describe the advancements made in understanding the genome packaging mechanism of a model nonenveloped virus, Bluetongue virus (BTV), with a 10-segment (S1-S10) double-strand RNA (dsRNA) genome. BTV (multiple serotypes), a member of the Orbivirus genus in the Reoviridae family, is a notable pathogen for livestock and is responsible for significant economic losses worldwide. This has enabled the creation of an extensive set of reagents and assays, including reverse genetics, cell-free RNA packaging, and bespoke bioinformatics approaches, which can be directed to address the packaging question. Our studies have shown that (i) UTRs enable the conformation of each segment necessary for the next level of RNA-RNA interaction; (ii) a specific order of intersegment interactions leads to a complex RNA network containing all the active components in sorting and packaging; (iii) networked segments are recruited into nascent assembling capsids; and (iv) select capsid proteins might be involved in the packaging process. The key features of genome packaging mechanisms for BTV and related dsRNA viruses are novel and open up new avenues of potential intervention.
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