Key result
Phylogenetic and CLANS analysis classified the Rep protein of CRESS-DNA viruses into CRESSV1-CRESSV6 and several outgroups, and the Cap protein into 20 distinct clusters.
Why the study?
The genetic diversity of circular replication-encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA viruses is not fully understood, and they are classified as CRESSV1 to CRESSV6 using only Rep protein.
Refines CRESS-DNA virus taxonomy; leaves open functional and pathogenic implications for future study.
The genetic diversity of CRESS-DNA viruses is not fully understood. CRESS-DNA viruses are classified as CRESSV1 to CRESSV6 using only Rep protein. This study revealed that the Rep protein of the CRESS-DNA viruses is classified as CRESSV1 to CRESSV6 groups and the new Smacoviridae-related, CRESSV2-related, pCRESS-related, Circoviridae-related, and 1 to 4 outgroups, according to the Viral_Rep and P-loop_NTPase domain organization, CLANS, and phylogenetic analysis. Furthermore, for the first time in this study, the Cap protein of CRESS-DNA viruses was classified into 20 distinct clusters by CLANS and phylogenetic analysis. Through this classification, the genetic diversity of CRESS-DNA viruses clarifies the possibility of recombinations in Cap and Rep proteins. Finally, it has been shown that selection pressure plays a significant role in the evolution and genetic diversity of Cap and Rep proteins. This study explains the genetic diversity of CRESS-DNA viruses and hopes that it will help classify future detected viruses.
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Desingu et al. (2022) studied CRESS-DNA viruses. Phylogenetic and CLANS analysis classified the Rep protein of CRESS-DNA viruses into CRESSV1-CRESSV6 and several outgroups, and the Cap protein into 20 distinct clusters.
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