Chloroviruses Have a Sweet Tooth

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 9; no. 4; p. 88
• Main Authors: Van Etten, James L, Agarkova, Irina, Dunigan, David D, Tonetti, Michela, De Castro, Christina, Duncan, Garry A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 22.04.2017; MDPI
• Subjects: Carbohydrate Metabolism; Carbohydrates; Chlorella - virology; Enzymes; Extracellular matrix; Genes; Genes, Viral; Genomes; Glycoproteins; Hyaluronic acid; Infections; Metabolic Networks and Pathways; Metabolism; Phycodnaviridae - genetics; Phycodnaviridae - physiology; Proteins; Review; Transfer RNA; Viruses; glycan structures; glycan synthesis; chloroviruses; glycoproteins; giant viruses; chitin synthesis; nucleotide sugar synthesis; hyaluronan synthesis

Chloroviruses are large double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) viruses that infect certain isolates of chlorella-like green algae. They contain up to approximately 400 protein-encoding genes and 16 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes. This review summarizes the unexpected finding that many of the chlorovirus genes encod...