title: Structure and genome organization of AFV2, a novel archaeal lipothrixvirus with unusual terminal and core structures.
abstract: A novel filamentous virus, AFV2, from the hyperthermophilic archaeal genus Acidianus shows structural similarity to lipothrixviruses but differs from them in its unusual terminal and core structures. The double-stranded DNA genome contains 31,787 bp and carries eight open reading frames homologous to those of other lipothrixviruses, a single tRNA(Lys) gene containing a 12-bp archaeal intron, and a 1,008-bp repeat-rich region near the center of the genome.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène chez les Extrêmophiles, Institut Pasteur, rue Dr. Roux 25, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Häring
authors.forename: Gisle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vestergaard
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Brügger
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rachel
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prangishvili
mesh_terms: D016679:Genome, Viral; D045482:Hot Springs / Q000821:virology; D023643:Lipothrixviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D012357:RNA, Transfer, Lys / Q000235:genetics; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014771:Virion / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012357:RNA, Transfer, Lys; D014764:Viral Proteins