The Pospiviroidae[1] are a incertae sedis family of ssRNA viroids with 5 genera and 39 species, including the first viroid to be discovered, PSTVd, which is part of genus Pospiviroid.[2] Their secondary structure is key to their biological activity. The classification of this family is based on differences in the conserved central region sequence.[3] Pospiviroidae replication occurs in an asymmetric fashion via host cell RNA polymerase, RNase, and RNA ligase. Its hosts are plants, specifically dicotyledons and some monocotyledons. The severity of the infection can vary from no effect to devastating and widespread damage to a population. This can also depend on the virus-host combination.[4]
| Pospiviroidae | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Viroid |
| Family: | Pospiviroidae |
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Genome
editMembers of the family Pospiviroidae have circular ssRNA of 246–375 nt. They assume rod-like or quasi-rod-like conformations containing a central conserved region (CCR) and a terminal conserved hairpin (TCH) or a terminal conserved region (TCR). The genome of viroids does not encode any proteins.[5]
Replication
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Its replication is nuclear and mediated by DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II, which is redirected to use RNA templates through an asymmetric RNA–RNA rolling-circle mechanism. ( ) polarity circRNA molecules (by convention the most abundant strand in vivo) are repeatedly transcribed into oligomeric complementary (−) RNAs. Such intermediates serve as templates for generating oligomeric ( ) RNAs that are cleaved by a host enzyme of the RNase III class. The termini of the resulting linear monomers are ligated by the host DNA ligase 1 to generate the mature circular viroid RNA.[5]
Taxonomy
edit- Apple dimple fruit viroid
- Apple scar skin viroid
- Apscaviroid aclsvd
- Apscaviroid cvd-VII
- Apscaviroid dvd
- Apscaviroid glvd
- Apscaviroid lvd
- Apscaviroid plvd-I
- Apscaviroid pvd
- Apscaviroid pvd-2
- Australian grapevine viroid
- Citrus bent leaf viroid
- Citrus dwarfing viroid
- Citrus viroid V
- Citrus viroid VI
- Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 1
- Grapevine yellow speckle viroid 2
- Pear blister canker viroid
References
edit- ^ Di Serio, F; Owens, RA; Li, SF; Matoušek, J; Pallás, V; Randles, JW; Sano, T; Verhoeven, JTJ; Vidalakis, G; Flores, R; ICTV Report Consortium (17 December 2020). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Pospiviroidae". The Journal of General Virology. 102 (2). doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001543. PMC 8116940. PMID 33331814.
- ^ "Virus Taxonomy: 2022 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV). March 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "ICTV Report Pospiviroidae".
- ^ "Family: Pospiviroidae | ICTV". ictv.global. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- ^ a b Francesco Di Serio, Robert A. Owens, Shi-Fang Li, Matoušek J, Pallás V, John W. Randles, Sano T, Jacobus Th. J. Verhoeven, Vidalakis G, Flores R (2020). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Pospiviroidae". J Gen Virol. 102 (2): 001543. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001543. PMC 8116940. PMID 33331814.
External links
edit- ICTV Report: Pospiviroidae
- Web Archive – extensive information on pospiviroidae and viroids.
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