Evolution & developmentVirology Paleovirology and evolution of RNA viruses of arthropods STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO Derek Taylor BallingerMatthew JCentral to the evolution of RNA viruses is their remarkable capacity to rapidly generate genetic variation and respond to environmental challenges....
10.7554/eLife.05378.001Although arthropods are important viral vectors, the biodiversity of arthropod viruses, as well as the role that arthropods have played in viral origins and evolution, is unclear. Through RNA sequencing of 70 arthropod species we discovered 112 novel viruses that appear to be ...
and evolution.Chlamydiaegenerally have small, reduced genomes, and lack metabolic pathways that are complemented by importing host cell metabolites [15]. Despite recent advances in genetic manipulation of members of the well-studied familyChlamydiaceae, likeChlamydia trachomatis[16,17], genomics remains...
Microorganisms that reside within or transmit through arthropod reproductive tissues have profound impacts on host reproduction, health and evolution. In this Review, we discuss select principles of the biology of microorganisms in arthropod reproductive tissues, including bacteria, viruses, protists and fu...
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However, the extent to which they explain RNA virus evolution over deep evolutionary timescales is unknown. Within the first two chapters of this thesis, I examine arthropod paleoviruses related to non-retroviral RNA viruses, addressing questions regarding their formation, co-option and the extent ...
That some of these viruses are also found in the broader pollinator community suggests the wider environmental spread of these viruses, with the potential for a broader impact on ecosystems. Studies on the ecology and evolution of these viruses in the arthropod community as a whole may therefore ...
Unlike bacterial infections, activation of the IMD pathway by viruses does not result in a robust induction of AMPs7,8. Silencing the expression of caspar, an inhibitor of the IMD pathway, curbs parasite colonization by Plasmodium falciparum and Leishmania spp. in Anopheles mosquitoes and sand ...
Introduction Bioactive Peptides in the Subphylum Crustacea Defense Mechanisms in Crustaceans Marine Crustacean AMPs as Therapeutic Drugs Antimicrobial Peptides from Chelicerates Synthesis of Antimicrobial Peptides from Marine Arthropods Conclusions and Future Perspectives Funding Conflicts of Interest Referencessha...
Apis mellifera is known to share pathogens with bumblebee species, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa [26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34]. After acting as incidental hosts, western honey bees may become the primary maintenance host, as occurred in the cases of Nosema ceranae, ...