Functional redundancy revealed by the deletion of the mimivirus GMC-oxidoreductase genes
J.-M. Alempic, H. Bisio, A. Villalta, S. Santini, A. Lartigue, A. Schmitt, C. Bugnot, A. Notaro, L. BELMUDES, A. Adrait, O. Poirot, D. Ptchelkine, C. De Castro, Y. Coute, C. Abergel
The study shows that deleting GMC-oxidoreductase genes in mimiviruses does not impair genomic fiber or fibril layer formation, indicating functional redundancy.
bioRxiv · Apr 28, 2023Microbiology