一种新型类微小核糖核酸病毒的分子鉴定与分析

Molecular identification and analysis of a novel picorna-like virus

  • 摘要:
    目的 鉴定拟穴青蟹中的潜在RNA病毒,解析其基因组特征、分类地位及其来源的小干扰RNA特征。
    方法 以拟穴青蟹外观健康个体为研究对象,采用宏转录组技术筛选候选病毒序列;利用RT-PCR、RACE及Sanger测序获取病毒全长基因组序列;基于生物信息学方法开展开放阅读框预测、保守结构域注释及系统发育分析;进一步通过小RNA测序分析病毒来源的小干扰RNA(virus-derived small interfering RNAs,vsiRNAs)的长度分布特征。
    结果 在拟穴青蟹样品中共鉴定到3种RNA病毒,包括呼肠孤病毒、类整体病毒以及一种新型类微小核糖核酸病毒,命名为青蟹类微小核糖核酸病毒1(Scylla paramamosain picorna-like virus 1,SpPLV1)。该病毒基因组全长9 596 nt,包含两个开放阅读框,编码RNA解旋酶、RNA依赖的RNA聚合酶及衣壳蛋白等保守结构域。系统发育分析表明,SpPLV1与温州类微小核糖核酸病毒6、7等聚集为独立分支,并与海洋RNA病毒科(Marnaviridae)亲缘关系较近。小RNA分析发现,在拟穴青蟹样品中分别检出125 720条和226 399条比对至温州蟹病毒5和青蟹呼肠孤病毒基因组的vsiRNA,其长度以22 nt为主,且正义链与负义链vsiRNA分布均衡;此外,检测到44条可比对至SpPLV1基因组的sRNA序列,且未呈现明显的长度峰值与正负链分布特征。
    结论 SpPLV1是在拟穴青蟹中发现的一种新的类微小核糖核酸病毒,其基因组结构具有该类病毒的典型特征,属于与海洋RNA病毒科(Marnaviridae)相近的未分类病毒谱系。研究结果丰富了拟穴青蟹微小核糖核酸病毒的多样性,为进一步开展该病毒的生物学特性及其在宿主生理调控与病害发生中的潜在作用研究提供了理论依据。

     

    Abstract: Scylla paramamosain, commonly known as the mud crab, is an economically important crustacean species. However, the diversity and molecular characteristics of RNA viruses infecting S. paramamosain remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to identify RNA viruses in S. paramamosain and to characterize the genomic features, phylogenetic position, and virus-derived small interfering RNA (vsiRNA) profiles of a newly discovered virus. In this study, high-throughput sequencing and de novo transcriptome assembly were performed on S. paramamosain collected from a market in Zhejiang, China. Among the assembled contigs, three RNA viruses were identified, including two previously reported viruses (a reovirus and a toti-like virus), as well as a novel picorna-like virus designated Scylla paramamosain picorna-like virus 1 (SpPLV1). The complete genome was obtained by RT-PCR, rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE), and Sanger sequencing. Bioinformatic analyses were conducted for open reading frame prediction, conserved domain annotation, and phylogenetic reconstruction. Small RNA sequencing was further performed to analyze the length distribution and strand bias of vsiRNAs. The complete genome of SpPLV1 is 9,596 nucleotides in length and contains two open reading frames (ORFs), encoding conserved structural and non-structural domains characteristic of the order Picornavirales. Mapping coverage analysis showed a higher accumulation of viral reads in the 3′ region, particularly within ORF2, suggesting active transcription or replication. Phylogenetic analysis based on the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase domain revealed that SpPLV1 clusters with Wenzhou picorna-like viruses 6 and 7, forming an unclassified group closely related to the family Marnaviridae. Small RNA analysis revealed that 125,720 and 226,399 vsiRNAs were derived from the toti-like virus and the reovirus, respectively, with a predominant length of 22 nt and balanced sense and antisense strand distribution. In contrast, only 44 small RNAs were mapped to SpPLV1, without a clear length peak or strand bias. SpPLV1 represents a novel picorna-like virus identified in S. paramamosain, exhibiting typical genomic features of the order Picornavirales and forming a distinct lineage closely related to members of the family Marnaviridae. The identification of SpPLV1 provides new insights into the RNA virome of S. paramamosain and highlights the need for further studies on its potential role in host-virus interactions.

     

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