Not exact matches
Dubbed Klosneuviruses, the giant virus contains a more complete set
of translation machinery
genes than any
other virus known to date.
Moreover, within Mimi's outsize helping
of genetic material, Claverie found
genes for such things as the
translation of proteins, DNA repair enzymes, and
other types
of protein.
But after discovering a novel group
of giant viruses with a more complete set
of translation machinery
genes than any
other virus known to date, scientists at the U.S. Department
of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI), a DOE Office
of Science User Facility, believe that this group (dubbed «Klosneuviruses») significantly increases our understanding
of viral evolution.
Other types
of RNA play important roles in regulating
gene expression (microRNAs), RNA processing by the spliceosome (small nuclear RNAs or snRNA), and protein
translation (tRNAs).