Pseudomonas virus phi8
Φ8 (phi8) is a bacteriophage that belongs to family Cystoviridiae. It was isolated from leaved of pea plant (Pisum sativum)[1]. Φ8 uses mostly Pseudomonas as host. Unlike Φ6, which uses type IV pili to enter cells, Φ8 uses host lipopolysaccharides[2].
RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)
Like the RNA polymerase of Φ6, the RNA polymerase of Φ8 works without primers[3]. Despite having low sequence identity to the polymerase of Φ6, the two polymerases fold similarly. Like the Φ6 polymerase, the polymerase of Φ8 has high affinity to templates ending with cytidine. In addition to that, it favors sequences with many uridines in the beginning. The polymerase has two metal ion binding sites, one of them being in the catalytic pocket. It is assumed that Mg2+ or Mn2+ ions are bound to the sites when the polymerase is in active state, and Ca2+ when it is in inactive state.
References
- ↑ Mindich, Leonard; Qiao, Xueying; Qiao, Jian; Onodera, Shiroh; Romantschuk, Martin; Hoogstraten, Deborah (August 1999). "Isolation of Additional Bacteriophages with Genomes of Segmented Double-Stranded RNA". Journal of Bacteriology. 181 (15): 4505–4508. doi:10.1128/JB.181.15.4505-4508.1999. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 103579. PMID 10419946.
- ↑ Hoogstraten, Deborah; Qiao, Xueying; Sun, Yang; Hu, Aizong; Onodera, Shiroh; Mindich, Leonard (2000-06-20). "Characterization of Φ8, a Bacteriophage Containing Three Double-Stranded RNA Genomic Segments and Distantly Related to Φ6". Virology. 272 (1): 218–224. doi:10.1006/viro.2000.0374. ISSN 0042-6822. PMID 10873764.
- ↑ Latimer-Smith, Merlyn; Salgado, Paula S.; Forsyth, Ismay; Makeyev, Eugene; Poranen, Minna M.; Stuart, Dave I.; Grimes, Jonathan M.; El Omari, Kamel (2024-10-09). "Structure of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase P2 from the cystovirus φ8". Scientific Reports. 14 (1): 23540. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-75213-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 11464883 Check
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