Orthonairovirus (taxid:1980517)

Orthonairovirus is a genus of ssRNA- viruses in the Nairoviridae family that infect vertebrates and are transmitted by arthropods (arbovirus). In humans, these viruses can cause hemorrhagic fever.

VIRION

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Enveloped, spherical. Diameter from 80 to 120nm.

GENOME

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Segmented Negative-stranded RNA linear genome, L segment is between 6.8 and 12 kb, M segment between 3.2 and 4.9 kb and S segment between 1 and 3 kb.
Encodes for four to six proteins.

GENE EXPRESSION

The viral RNA dependent RNA polymerase (L) binds to a promoter on each encapsidated segment, and transcribes the mRNA. Transcription is terminated by a strong hairpin sequence at the end of each gene. These are capped by L protein during synthesis using cap snatching .

ENZYMES

REPLICATION

CYTOPLASMIC

  1. Virus attaches to host receptors though Gn-Gc glycoprotein dimer, and is endocytosed into vesicles in the host cell.
  2. Fusion of virus membrane with the vesicle membrane; ribonucleocapsid segments are released in the cytoplasm.
  3. Transcription, viral mRNAs are capped in the cytoplasm.
  4. Replication presumably starts when enough nucleoprotein is present to encapsidate neo-synthetized antigenomes and genomes.
  5. The ribonucleocapsids buds at Golgi apparatus, releasing the virion by exocytosis.

Host-virus interaction

Inhibition of host innate immunity

The nairovirus L protein contains an ovarian tumor domain-containing deubiquitinase that targets activated RIG-I to control innate immune signaling.

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