Kashmir Bee Virus
A Viral Biorealm page on the family Kashmir Bee Virus
Baltimore Classification
Group IV: (+) sense single-stranded RNA viruses
Higher order categories
Order: Picornavirales
Family: Dicistroviridae
Genus: Cripavirus
Description and Significance
Genome Structure
The KBV genome is composed of (+) sense ssRNA and is 9506 nt in length. The genome contains two open reading frames each coding for a polyprotein. These ORFs are separated by and intergenic region and flanked with short non coding regions.
The 5’ ORF codes the non-structural polyprotein which includes three helicase domains, a 3C-protease domain, and 8 RNA polymerase domains (including and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase). The 3’ ORF codes for the structural polyprotein which contains two picornavirus-like capsid protein domains.
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References
Example:
Weir, Jerry P. " Genomic Organization and Evolution of the Human Herpesviruses." Virus Genes 16.1 (1998): 85-93.
Page authored for BIOL 375 Virology, September 2008
