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ArticleNature communications2022

Cryo-EM structure of ssDNA bacteriophage ΦCjT23 provides insight into early virus evolution.

Nejc Kejzar, Elina Laanto, Ilona Rissanen, Vahid Abrishami, Muniyandi Selvaraj, Sylvain Moineau, Janne Ravantti, Lotta-Riina Sundberg, Juha T Huiskonen

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Nejc Kejzar *Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Elina Laanto *Molecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4172-3128
Ilona Rissanen *Institute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4937-1825
Vahid AbrishamiInstitute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3772-7663
Muniyandi SelvarajInstitute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-7793-6323
Sylvain MoineauDépartement de biochimie, de microbiologie, et de bio-informatique, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2832-5101
Janne RavanttiMolecular and Integrative Biosciences Research Programme, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Lotta-Riina SundbergDepartment of Biological and Environmental Science, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän, Finland. lotta-riina.sundberg@jyu.fi.ORCID 0000-0003-3510-4398
Juha T HuiskonenInstitute of Biotechnology, Helsinki Institute of Life Science HiLIFE, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. juha.huiskonen@helsinki.fi.ORCID 0000-0002-0348-7323

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The origin of viruses remains an open question. While lack of detectable sequence similarity hampers the analysis of distantly related viruses, structural biology investigations of conserved capsid protein structures facilitate the study of distant evolutionary relationships. Here we characterize the lipid-containing ssDNA temperate bacteriophage ΦCjT23, which infects Flavobacterium sp. (Bacteroidetes). We report ΦCjT23-like sequences in the genome of strains belonging to several Flavobacterium species. The virion structure determined by cryogenic electron microscopy reveals similarities to members of the viral kingdom Bamfordvirae that currently consists solely of dsDNA viruses with a major capsid protein composed of two upright β-sandwiches. The minimalistic structure of ΦCjT23 suggests that this phage serves as a model for the last common ancestor between ssDNA and dsDNA viruses in the Bamfordvirae. Both ΦCjT23 and the related phage FLiP infect Flavobacterium species found in several environments, suggesting that these types of viruses have a global distribution and a shared evolutionary origin. Detailed comparisons to related, more complex viruses not only expand our knowledge about this group of viruses but also provide a rare glimpse into early virus evolution.

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BacteriophagesCapsid ProteinsCryoelectron MicroscopyDNA, Single-StrandedFlavobacteriumCapsid ProteinsDNA, Single-Stranded

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PMCPMC9719478

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