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Giant viruses infecting algae.

J L Van Etten1, R H Meints

  • 1Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 68583-0722, USA. jvanetten@unlnotes.unl.edu

Annual Review of Microbiology
|November 5, 1999
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Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus (PBCV-1), a large DNA virus, infects green algae. Its genome analysis reveals numerous genes, including those for DNA modification and protein glycosylation, distinguishing it from other viruses.

Area of Science:

  • Virology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus (PBCV-1) is a large, double-stranded DNA virus.
  • It infects unicellular, eukaryotic Chlorella-like green algae.
  • PBCV-1 is the prototype for a family of phycodnaviruses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the genome of PBCV-1.
  • To identify protein-encoding genes and predict their functions.
  • To understand unique viral features distinguishing PBCV-1 from other viruses.

Main Methods:

  • DNA sequence analysis of the PBCV-1 genome (330,742 bp).
  • Bioinformatic prediction of protein-encoding genes and transfer RNA genes.
  • Comparison of predicted gene products with known proteins.

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Main Results:

  • The PBCV-1 genome contains 376 predicted protein-encoding genes and 10 tRNA genes.
  • Approximately 40% of predicted gene products have known functions.
  • Unique features include encoding DNA methyltransferases, endonucleases, glycosylation machinery, and two types of introns.

Conclusions:

  • PBCV-1 possesses a complex genome with unique viral-specific genes.
  • The virus encodes machinery for DNA modification and protein glycosylation.
  • Introns are present in PBCV-1 genes, including a self-splicing intron and a spliceosomal intron.