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Iflaviridae
''Iflaviridae'' is a family of positive sense RNA viruses insect-infecting viruses. Some of the insects commonly infected by iflaviruses include aphids, leafhoppers, flies, bees, ants, silkworms and wasps. The name "Ifla" is derived from the name "Infectious flacherie virus", a member species. There is one genus (''Iflavirus'') and 16 species in this family. Structure Members of this family are insect-infecting viruses that consist of positive single-strand RNA genomes translated into a single polyprotein of ~3000 amino acids long. It encodes helicase, protease and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase enzymes and four structural proteins (VP1–4). The non-enveloped capsid A capsid is the protein shell of a virus, enclosing its genetic material. It consists of several oligomeric (repeating) structural subunits made of protein called protomers. The observable 3-dimensional morphological subunits, which may or m ... has an icosahedral T=pseudo3 symmetry and is around 30&nb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinocampus Coccinellae Paralysis Virus
Dinocampus coccinellae paralysis virus (DcPV) is a single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus of insects, in the Picornavirales, picorna-like virus family ''Iflaviridae'', which was first characterised in 2015. It asymptomatically infects the parasitic Braconidae, braconid wasp, ''Dinocampus coccinellae'', and has been proposed to be associated with the paralytic effect the wasp has on its host, the spotted lady beetle, ''Coleomegilla maculata'', which it turns into a so-called "zombie bodyguard" for its pupa. Taxonomy Within the family ''Iflaviridae'', the DcPV genome is most closely related to Venturia canescens picorna-like virus, ''Venturia canescens'' picorna-like virus and Nasonia vitripennis virus, ''Nasonia vitripennis'' virus-1. Distribution DcPV has been found in ''D. coccinellae'' from Canada, Japan, Poland and the Netherlands. Structure DcPV's 10,138 nucleotide linear RNA has a single large open reading frame, predicted to encode a 3007 residue polyprotein with non-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
