Genome Characteristics of the Cyclophragma Undans Nucleopolyhedrovirus: A Distinct Species in Group Ⅰ of Alphabaculovirus

作者：Zheng Zhu; Jun Wang; Qianran Wang; Feifei Yin; Xiaoping Liu; Dianhai Hou; Lei Zhang; Haizhou Liu; Jiang Li; Basil M.Arif; Hualin Wang; Fei Deng; Zhihong Hu; Manli Wang

来源：VIROLOGICA SINICA, 2018, 33(04): 359-368.

The Cyclophragma undans nucleopolyhedrovirus(Cyun NPV), a potential pest control agent, was isolated from Cyclophragma undans(Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae), an important forest pest. In the present study, we performed detailed genome analysis of Cyun NPV and compared its genome to those of other Group Ⅰ alphabaculoviruses. Sequencing of the Cyun NPV genome using the Roche 454 sequencing system generated 142,900 bp with a G + C content of 45%. Genome analysis predicted a total of 147 hypothetical open reading frames comprising 38 baculoviral core genes, 24 lepidopteran baculovirus conserved genes, nine Group Ⅰ Alphabaculovirus conserved genes, 71 common genes, and five genes that are unique to Cyun NPV. In addition, the genome contains 13 homologous repeated sequences(hrs). Phylogenetic analysis groups Cyun NPV under a distinct branch within clade ‘‘a’’ of Group Ⅰ in the genus Alphabaculovirus. Unlike other members of Group Ⅰ, Cyun NPV harbors only nine of the 11 genes previously determined to be specific to Group Ⅰ viruses.Furthermore, the Cyun NPV lacks the tyrosine phosphatase gene and the ac30 gene. The Cyun NPV F-like protein contains two insertions of continuous polar amino acids, one at the conventional fusion peptide and a second insertion at the pretransmembrane domain. The insertions are likely to affect the fusion function and suggest an evolutionary process that led to inactivation of the F-like protein. The above findings imply that Cyun NPV is a distinct species under Group Ⅰ Alphabaculovirus.

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