Complete genome sequence of a novel mitovirus from the wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis

Arch Virol. 2019 Mar;164(3):897-901. doi: 10.1007/s00705-018-04134-4. Epub 2019 Jan 1.

Abstract

The complete genome of a novel mycovirus, Puccinia striiformis mitovirus 1 (PsMV1), derived from the wheat stripe rust fungus Puccinia striiformis strain SCSN-10, was sequenced and analyzed. The full-length cDNA sequence is 2496 bp in length with a predicted AU content of 57.65% in the genomic RNA. Sequence analysis indicated that a single large open reading frame (ORF) is present on the positive strand when the fungal mitochondrial genetic code is used. The single ORF encodes a putative RNA-dependent RNA polymerase of 743 amino acids with a molecular mass of 84.9 kDa that shares the closest similarity with the corresponding proteins of Cronartium ribicola mitovirus 5 and Helicobasidium mompa mitovirus 1-18 (34% and 35% aa sequence identity, respectively). Phylogenetic analysis further indicated that PsMV1 is a new member of the genus Mitovirus within the family Narnaviridae. This is the first report of the full-length nucleotide sequence of a novel mitovirus, PsMV1, from the causal agent of wheat stripe rust.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Basidiomycota / physiology
  • Basidiomycota / virology*
  • Fungal Viruses / classification
  • Fungal Viruses / genetics*
  • Fungal Viruses / isolation & purification
  • Genome, Viral*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Open Reading Frames
  • Phylogeny
  • Plant Diseases / microbiology*
  • RNA Viruses / classification
  • RNA Viruses / genetics*
  • RNA Viruses / isolation & purification
  • Triticum / microbiology*