Identification of a viral gene essential for the genome replication of a domesticated endogenous virus in ichneumonid parasitoid wasps
A. Lorenzi, F. Legeai, V. Jouan, P.-A. Girard, M. Strand, M. Ravallec, M. Eychenne, A. Bretaudeau, S. Robin, J. Rochefort, M. Villegas, G. Burke, R. Rebollo, N. Negre, A.-N. Volkoff
This study identifies a viral gene, U16, essential for genome replication of an ichnovirus in ichneumonid wasps, showing its role in DNA amplification and virion production.
bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2024Microbiology