| a putative dna helicase and novel oligoribonuclease in the diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (dlepv). | diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (dlepv) is a symbiotic entomopoxvirus (epv) of the parasitic wasp diachasmimorpha longicaudata. it has a double-stranded dna genome of 250-300 kb and is >60% a-t rich. we describe ten orfs (ri-35-1 to -10) contained within a 5.64 kb clone, ri-35, from a dlepv ecori genomic library. our goal was to identify unique motifs and compare them with others in the database, particularly those of poxviruses. two orfs (ri-35-1 and ri-35-7, respectively) encode pu ... | 2003 | 12827471 |
| comparative analysis of selected genes from diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus and other poxviruses. | the diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (dlepv) is the first symbiotic epv described from a parasitic wasp. the dlepv is introduced into the tephritid fruit fly larval host along with the wasp egg at oviposition. we sequenced a shotgun genomic library of the dlepv dna and analyzed and compared the predicted protein sequences of eight orfs with those of selected poxviruses and other organisms. blastp searches showed that five of these are homologous to poxvirus putative proteins such as m ... | 2005 | 15749105 |
| morphogenesis and cytopathic effects of the diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus in host haemocytes. | the diachasmimorpha longicaudata entomopoxvirus (dlepv), the first reported symbiotic entomopoxvirus, occurs in the venom apparatus of d. longicaudata female wasps and is introduced into anastrepha suspensa larvae during parasitism. the dlepv 250-300 kb double stranded dna genome encodes putative proteins having 30 to >60% amino acid identity with poxvirus homologs such as dna helicase, dna-dependent rna polymerase, and the poxvirus-specific rifampicin resistance protein. although the molecular ... | 2005 | 15749106 |