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ArticleVeterinary microbiology2019

Homologous recombination shapes the genetic diversity of African swine fever viruses.

Zhaozhong Zhu, Chao-Ting Xiao, Yunshi Fan, Zena Cai, Congyu Lu, Gaihua Zhang, Taijiao Jiang, Yongjun Tan, Yousong Peng

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Article in Veterinary microbiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhaozhong ZhuCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Chao-Ting XiaoCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Yunshi FanCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Zena CaiCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Congyu LuCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Gaihua ZhangCollege of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, China.
Taijiao JiangCenter of System Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, China.
Yongjun TanCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China.
Yousong PengCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, China. Electronic address: pys2013@hnu.edu.cn.
Hunan University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNHunan Normal University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The African swine fever virus (ASFV) has severely influenced the swine industry of the world. Currently, there is no effective vaccine or drugs against the ASFV. How to effectively control the virus is challenging. In this study, we have analyzed all the publicly available ASFV genomes and demonstrated that there was a large genetic diversity of ASFV genomes. Interestingly, the genetic diversity was mainly caused by extensive genomic insertions and/or deletions (indels) instead of the point mutations. Further analyses showed that the indels may be attributed much to the homologous recombination, as supported by significant associations between the occurrence of extensive recombination events and the indels in the ASFV genomes. Besides, the homologous recombination also led to changes of gene content of ASFVs. Finally, repeated elements of dozens of nucleotides in length were observed to widely distribute and cluster in the adjacent positions of ASFV genomes, which may facilitate the occurrence of homologous recombination. This work highlighted the importance of homologous recombination in shaping the genetic diversity of the ASFVs, and could help understand the evolution of the virus.

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Genetic VariationAfrican Swine Fever VirusDNA, ViralGenome, ViralReassortant VirusesDNA, ViralASFVGenetic diversityHomologous recombinationIndelRepeated element

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PMID31500735
PMCPMC7172151
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