Megrivirus (taxid:1330069)

VIRION

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Non-enveloped, spherical, about 30 nm in diameter, pseudo T=3 icosahedral capsid. The capsid consists of a densely-packed icosahedral arrangement of 60 protomers, each consisting of 3 polypeptides, VP0, VP1 and VP3. There is no internal capsid protein.

GENOME

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Monopartite, linear, ssRNA(+) genome of about 9 kb, composed of a single ORF encoding a polyprotein. Viral genomic RNA has a viral protein (VPg) at its 5' end instead of a methylated nucleotide cap structure. The long UTR at the 5' end contains a type IVB internal ribosome entry site (IRES). The P1 region encodes the structural polypeptides. The P2 and P3 regions encode the nonstructural proteins associated with replication. Encodes a unique protease 3C. The L protein has been suggested to be involved in RNA replication and encapsidation. The shorter 3' UTR is important in (-)strand synthesis.

GENE EXPRESSION

The virion RNA is infectious and serves as both the genome and viral messenger RNA. The IRES allows direct translation of the polyprotein. The polyprotein is initially processed by the viral proteases into various precursor and mature proteins to yield the structural proteins, replicase, VPg, and a number of proteins that modify the host cell, ultimately leading to cell lysis.

ENZYMES

REPLICATION

CYTOPLASMIC

  1. Attachement of the virus to host receptors mediates endocytosis of the virus into the host cell.
  2. The capsid undergoes a conformational change and possibly opens a pore in the host endosomal membrane and the viral genomic RNA penetrates into the host cell cytoplasm.
  3. VPg is removed from the viral RNA, which is then translated into a processed polyprotein.
  4. Replication occurs in viral factories made of membrane vesicles derived from the ER. A dsRNA genome is synthesized from the genomic ssRNA(+).
  5. The dsRNA genome is transcribed/replicated thereby providing viral mRNAs/new ssRNA(+) genomes.
  6. New genomic RNA is believed to be packaged into preassembled procapsids.
  7. Cell lysis and virus release.
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TAXONOMY Group IV: ssRNA positive-strand viruses
Family: Picornaviridae
Genus: Megrivirus
ETYMOLOGY Megri: From the host (turkey) genus name Meleagris.
SPECIES
Megrivirus A
Megrivirus B
Megrivirus C
Megrivirus D
Megrivirus E
REFERENCE STRAIN Melegrivirus A (isolate Coracias garrulus/Hungary/SZAL6-MoV/2011)
Sequence | Genome | Proteome

Host

NATURAL HOSTS Turkey.
TROPISM Liver, bile, intestine, serum and cloacal swab specimens.
INTERACTIONS

Ecology and disease

GEOGRAPHY
ASSOCIATED DISEASES Hepatitis.
TRANSMISSION
VACCINE
ANTIVIRAL DRUGS