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Taming of the Shrewd: Novel Eukaryotic Genes from RNA Viruses Eugene V Koonin* Koonin BMC Biology 2010, 8:2 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/2 COMMENTARY Open Access Taming of the shrewd: novel eukaryotic genes from RNA viruses Eugene V Koonin* Abstract Genomes of several yeast species contain integrated DNA copies of complete genomes or individual genes of non-retroviral double-strand RNA viruses as reported in a recent BMC Biology article by Taylor and Bruenn. The inte- grated virus-specific sequences are at least partially expressed and seem to evolve under pressure of purifying selection, indicating that these are functional genes. Together with similar reports on integrated copies of some animal RNA viruses, these results suggest that integration of DNA copies of non-reverse-transcribing RNA viruses might be much more common than previously thought. The integrated copies could contribute to acquired immunity to the respective viruses. Commentary discovered in mice infected with lymphocytic choriome- In a recent BMC Biology article Taylor and Bruenn [1] ningitis virus (LCMV), leading to the intriguing hypoth- for the first time report a detailed molecular and evolu- esis that the integrated copies might contributed to the tionary study of non-retroviral RNA virus genes inte- lifelong immunity of the survivor animals [9]. More grated into eukaryotic genomes (hereinafter NIRV, non- recently, long integrated sequences, apparently derived retroviral integrated Rna viruses). The conclusions are from a novel flavivirus, were detected in the genomes of no less than stunning: not only are NIRV widespread in Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes [10,11]. fungi but they have become bona fide, functional genes. ThechangeoftideforNIRVseemstocomefromthe For retroid viruses, integration into the host genomic recent work of Frank and Wolfe who surveyed the avail- DNA is a regular stage of the reproduction cycle and able genomes of Hemiascomycete fungi (Saccharomyco- sequences derived from retroelements comprise almost tina) for sequences homologous to those of viruses and half of mammalian genomic DNA [2] and, strikingly, plasmids, and detected over 10 inserts derived from >75% of the genomic DNA in some plants such as double-stranded (ds) RNA viruses, the dominant class of maize [3]; in the more compact fungal genomes, retroe- fungal RNA viruses [12], in 5 fungal species [13]. lement-derived sequences are less abundant but also The work of Taylor and Bruenn [1] extends the results common [4]. of Frank and Wolfe through a detailed characterization So far, NIRV have been a completely different story: of NIRV derived from a specific family of dsRNA viruses reliable reports of integration of DNA copies of non-ret- (Totiviridae, typified by the L-A virus of Saccharomyces roviral RNA virus genes into host genomes can be cerevisiae) in 5 fungal genomes, some of which carry counted on the fingers of one hand. The idea that complete copies of viral genomes whereas others possess reverse transcriptase (RT) present in eukaryotic cells only individual viral genes (Table 1), and adds several could produce NIRV was first championed by Zhdanov key findings that demonstrate the biological relevance of soon after RT was discovered [5], followed by reports NIRV.First,TaylorandBruennunequivocallyproved on integrated copies of several, diverse single-stranded that there is integration of dsRNA viral genomes into RNA viruses [6,7]. However, these reports were not the fungal genomes by polymerase chain reaction analy- independently confirmed [8], with one notable exception sisoftheboundariesbetweentheintegratedvirusgen- where integrated virus-specific sequences were ome copy and the host DNA; the identification of the chimeric sequences leaves no doubt that the virus-speci- * Correspondence: [email protected] fic sequences are, indeed, integral to the fungal genome. National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, USA Second, it is shown that the NIRVs are completely, or © 2010 Koonin; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Koonin BMC Biology 2010, 8:2 Page 2 of 4 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/2 Table 1 Non-retroviral integrated RNA viruses in eukaryotic genomes. Host Virus Gene(s) Transcription References Fungi Candida parapsilosis Totivirus (dsRNA) related to Capsid protein (CP) Not tested [1] Saccharomyces cerevisiae L-A (L1) virus Debaryomyces hansenii Totivirus (dsRNA) related to S. CP, RdRp; apparently complete RdRp but not Cp transcripts [1,13] cerevisiae L-A viral genome with overlapping detected by reverse transcriptase (L1) virus; M2 killer virus CP and RdRp genes as in L1 polymerase chain reaction (RT- (unclassified dsRNA virus) virus; an extra copy of the CP PCR) gene; 4 copies of K2 toxin gene Penicillium marneffei Totivirus (dsRNA) related to S. CP, RdRp; apparently complete Not tested [1] cerevisiae L-A viral genome with overlapping (L1) virus CP and RdRp genes as in L1 virus Pichia stipitus Totivirus (dsRNA) related to S. CP, RdRp; apparently complete RdRp but not CP transcripts [1,13] cerevisiae L-A viral genome with fused CP detected by RT-PCR; transcripts of (L1) virus and RdRp genes; 3 extra copies both genes detected in EST of the CP genes database Uromyces appendiculatus Totivirus (dsRNA) related to S. CP (from EST database) CP gene transcript detected in EST [1] cerevisiae L-A database (L1) virus Candida tropicalis M2 killer virus (unclassified K2 toxin gene Not tested [13] dsRNA virus) Kluyveromyces lactis M2 killer virus (unclassified K2 toxin gene (3 copies) Not tested [13] dsRNA virus) Vanderwaltozyma polyspora Penicillium stoloniferum virus F CP Not tested [13] Animals Mouse (Mus musculus) Lymphocytic horiomeningitis Glycoprotein and nucleoprotein Not tested [9,15] virus (negative- strand ssRNA, genes (small genomic segment) Arenaviridae) Mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus Flavivirus (positive- strand Non-structural protein genes Expressed [10,11] and Aedes aegypti) ssRNA) related to Cell Fusing (3’-terminal part of the Agent and Kamiti River virus genome) Ds, double-stranded; ss, single-stranded; RdRp, RNA-dependent RNA polymerase; partially, transcribed into polyadenylated mRNAs but no Taken together, these results indicate that the NIRV dsRNA or viral particles are formed. Third, phylogenetic in fungal genomes encode functional proteins. So what analysis shows that NIRV sequences from relatively dis- could that function(s) be? A rather obvious possibility is tant fungi form distinct clades in the trees of the homo- protection against infection with exogenous viruses and logous proteins of exogenous totiviruses [the capsid the results of Taylor and Bruenn provide some indirect protein (CP) and the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase support for this hypothesis. In addition to its function (RdRp)] suggesting that NIRVs spread by horizontal as the CP protein, the totivirus CP is also an enzyme gene transfer (HGT) between fungi. Fourth, and perhaps that inactivates host mRNAs by removing their 5’ cap most strikingly, a comparison of the NIRV sequences (decapping enzyme) [16]. Comparison of the NIRVs from different fungal species shows that their ratio of with homologous sequences of exogenous totiviruses non-synonymous to synonymous nucleotide substitu- shows that the amino acid residues required for the dec- tions(Kn/Ks)issignificantlylessthan1whichisevi- apping activity are mostly replaced in the NIRVs, in dence of evolution under the pressure of purifying accordance with the possibility that the NIRV-encoded selection [14] (although, judging from the Ka/Ks values, CP is a dominant-negative inhibitor of virus encapsida- that pressure is rather weak). The work of Taylor and tion; such a function is also compatible with the dupli- Bruenn provides no direct clues to the mechanism of cation of the CP gene in some of the fungal genomes NIRV integration but there is no doubt that reverse (Table 1; [1]). By contrast, the NIRV RdRp, at least the transcription takes place, most likely, with the RT pro- version from Debaryomyces hansenii that is available in vided by Ty retroelements. Very recently, the role of GenBank (XM_457518), retains the catalytic residues endogenous retrotransposons in the LCMV integration (EVK, unpublished observations), suggesting that it in mice has been demonstrated directly [15]. could be enzymatically active. An intriguing speculation Koonin BMC Biology 2010, 8:2 Page 3 of 4 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/2 is that the NIRV RdRp could contribute to antiviral sequencing methods, genomics is rapidly expanding, and immunity by amplifying virus-specific transcripts that there is no doubt that we will be in for many more might protect the cell via a RNA interference mechan- surprises. ism. Of course, it is impossible to rule out that NIRVs ‘ ’ and their protein products possess other, normal cellu- Abbreviations lar functions in addition to or even instead of their CP: capsid protein; CRISPR: cluster regularly interspersed short palindromic putative roles in antivirus immunity. However, the repeats; ds: double stranded; HGT: horizontal gene transfer; NIRV: non- sporadic distribution of NIRV in fungal genomes and, retroviral integrated Rna viruses; LCMV: lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus; RdRp: RNA-dependant RNA polymerase; RT: reverse transcriptase.
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