Viruses of archaea: structural, functional, environmental and evolutionary genomics
Viruses of archaea represent one of the most enigmatic parts of the virosphere. Most of the
characterized archaeal viruses infect extremophilic hosts and display remarkable diversity of …
characterized archaeal viruses infect extremophilic hosts and display remarkable diversity of …
Archaeal viruses: diversity, replication, and structure
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 …
thought to inhabit only extreme environments, archaea are now known to inhabit diverse …
Sequence, structure and functional diversity of PD-(D/E) XK phosphodiesterase superfamily
Proteins belonging to PD-(D/E) XK phosphodiesterases constitute a functionally diverse
superfamily with representatives involved in replication, restriction, DNA repair and tRNA …
superfamily with representatives involved in replication, restriction, DNA repair and tRNA …
Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1 contains glycosylated capsid proteins, a cellular chromatin protein, and host-derived lipids
ERJ Quemin, MK Pietilä, HM Oksanen… - Journal of …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
Geothermal and hypersaline environments are rich in virus-like particles, among which
spindle-shaped morphotypes dominate. Currently, viruses with spindle-or lemon-shaped …
spindle-shaped morphotypes dominate. Currently, viruses with spindle-or lemon-shaped …
Telomere-Targeted Retrotransposons in the Rice Blast Fungus Magnaporthe oryzae: Agents of Telomere Instability
JH Starnes, DW Thornbury, OS Novikova… - Genetics, 2012 - academic.oup.com
The fungus Magnaporthe oryzae is a serious pathogen of rice and other grasses. Telomeric
restriction fragments in Magnaporthe isolates that infect perennial ryegrass (prg) are …
restriction fragments in Magnaporthe isolates that infect perennial ryegrass (prg) are …
The molecular mechanism of cellular attachment for an archaeal virus
R Hartman, BJ Eilers, D Bollschweiler… - Structure, 2019 - cell.com
Sulfolobus turreted icosahedral virus (STIV) is a model archaeal virus and member of the
PRD1-adenovirus lineage. Although STIV employs pyramidal lysis structures to exit the host …
PRD1-adenovirus lineage. Although STIV employs pyramidal lysis structures to exit the host …
Cyclic Tetra-Adenylate (cA4) Recognition by Csa3; Implications for an Integrated Class 1 CRISPR-Cas Immune Response in Saccharolobus solfataricus
AA Charbonneau, DM Eckert, CC Gauvin, NG Lintner… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Csa3 family transcription factors are ancillary CRISPR-associated proteins composed of N-
terminal CARF domains and C-terminal winged helix-turn-helix domains. The activity of …
terminal CARF domains and C-terminal winged helix-turn-helix domains. The activity of …
Csx3 is a cyclic oligonucleotide phosphodiesterase associated with type III CRISPR–Cas that degrades the second messenger cA4
Cas10 is the signature gene for type III CRISPR–Cas surveillance complexes. Unlike type I
and type II systems, type III systems do not require a protospacer adjacent motif and target …
and type II systems, type III systems do not require a protospacer adjacent motif and target …
Molecular biology of fuselloviruses and their satellites
Fuselloviruses, also known as Sulfolobus Spindle-shaped viruses (SSVs), are “lemon”-or
“spindle”-shaped double-stranded DNA viruses. Among them, SSV1, SSV2 and the satellite …
“spindle”-shaped double-stranded DNA viruses. Among them, SSV1, SSV2 and the satellite …
Identification of new homologs of PD-(D/E) XK nucleases by support vector machines trained on data derived from profile–profile alignments
M Laganeckas, M Margelevičius… - Nucleic acids …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract PD-(D/E) XK nucleases, initially represented by only Type II restriction enzymes,
now comprise a large and extremely diverse superfamily of proteins. They participate in …
now comprise a large and extremely diverse superfamily of proteins. They participate in …