Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Giant viruses encode novel types of actins possibly related to the origin of eukaryotic actin: the viractins
V. Da Cunha, M. Gaïa, H. Ogata…·P. Forterre
The paper identifies actin-related genes in giant viruses, suggesting a possible evolutionary link between viral actins and eukaryotic actin origins.
DOI 10.1101/2020.06.16.150565