Nineteen of the species, including a squirrel, a small bat, a zebrafish, and a human had
RNA viral sequences embedded in their DNA.
Unlike the previous studies that focused on certain species or a particular RNA virus, Skalka went broad: She and her colleagues surveyed every vertebrate genome available, 48 in all, and looked for hints of 5666
RNA viral sequences from 38 known families and nine genera that were unclassified.
Not exact matches
Here's how it works: When a bacterium encounters DNA from a virus, it makes a strand of
RNA, a molecular cousin to DNA, that matches the
sequence of the
viral DNA, known as a guide
RNA.
The team designed DNA circuits that simultaneously test for 24 distinct regions of
viral RNA — more than would have been possible using only naturally occurring DNA
sequences (Cell, doi.org/wn4).
Complete
viral RNA genome
sequencing of ultra-low copy samples by
sequence - independent amplification
To identify the accumulated mutations that restored
viral fitness, the researchers
sequenced the
viral RNA using a supersensitive method called PrimerID
sequencing, which enables tracking of all individual
viral genomes so that any relevant mutations can be spotted.
Collins estimates it cost just $ 21 to develop the litmus sensor — the cost of buying the
sequences of DNA that detect the
viral RNA.
The
viral genome
sequence also enabled an international group of researchers, including Fouchier and Drosten, to quickly devise diagnostic tests that look for short, characteristic stretches of the virus's
RNA.
Genetic
sequencing identified the
RNA genome as a member of the insect - infecting Cripavirus genus, but the DNA
viral genome was more mysterious: It was unlike any
sequenced present - day viruses, but distantly related to plant - infecting geminiviruses.
An article published on June 26th in PLOS Pathogens now reports that a mini antibody called 3D8 scFv can degrade (or chew up)
viral DNA and
RNA regardless of specific
sequences and protect mammalian cells and genetically manipulated mice against different viruses.
As they report in two new studies, the pair and their colleagues constructed
viral vectors, each one containing an
RNA molecule designed to shut down a gene with a complementary
sequence.
Currently, detection of
viral RNA through RT - PCR and / or
sequencing can distinguish between ZIKV and other mosquito - borne viruses only during the first few days after the onset of symptoms.
I will review recent advances in the use of nanopore
sequencing for clinical microbiology and human genetics, including our collaborations on
viral and bacterial diagnostic
sequencing, real - time surveillance, direct
RNA and human whole - genome
sequencing, and discuss the opportunities and barriers around moving to
sequencing as a routine test in the clinic.
Contains
sequences necessary for activation of
viral genomic
RNA transcription.
IRES was originally discovered in poliovirus
RNA, where it promotes translation of the
viral genome in eukaryotic cells.1, 2 Since then, a variety of IRES
sequences have been discovered - many from viruses, but also some from cellular mRNAs.
To characterize their
viral genomes in greater depth, we analyzed
RNA extracts from these 3 samples by unbiased next - generation, or «deep»
sequencing.
Analysis of
viral genomic and human mitochondrial
sequences revealed that all previously characterized XMRV strains are identical and that the archival
RNA had been contaminated by an XMRV - infected laboratory cell line.
A pilot experiment with 125 patient plasma samples was performed to investigate the optimal method for isolation of HIV - 1
viral RNA for long amplicon genome
sequencing.
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