The discovery of giant viruses, with capsids as large as some bacteria, megabase-range
genomes and a variety of traits typically found only in cellular organisms, was one of the …

The phylum Nucleocytoviricota includes the largest and most complex viruses known. These
“giant viruses” have a long evolutionary history that dates back to the early diversification of …

While decomposition of organic matter by bacteria plays a major role in nutrient cycling in
terrestrial ecosystems, the significance of viruses remains poorly understood. Here we …

Large DNA viruses of the phylum Nucleocytoviricota have recently emerged as important
members of ecosystems around the globe that challenge traditional views of viral …

Recent research has underscored the immense diversity and key biogeochemical roles of
large DNA viruses in the ocean. Although they are important constituents of marine …

The common histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 are the characteristic components of
eukaryotic nucleosomes, which function to wrap DNA and compact the genome as well as to …

Giant viruses are abundant in aquatic environments and ecologically important through the
metabolic reprogramming of their hosts. Less is known about giant viruses from soil even …

The emergence of the eukaryotic cytoskeleton is a critical yet puzzling step of
eukaryogenesis. Actin and actin-related proteins (ARPs) are ubiquitous components of this …

Viruses generally are defined as lacking the fundamental properties of living organisms in
that they do not harbor an energy metabolism system or protein synthesis machinery …

Large DNA viruses in the phylum Nucleocytoviricota, sometimes referred to as “giant
viruses” owing to their large genomes and virions, have been the subject of burgeoning …