Four nudivirus core genes present in the genome of <i>Venturia canescens</i> are required for virus-like particle formation and prevention of encapsulation of parasitoid wasp eggs
Understanding how <i>V. canescens</i> coopted an alphanudivirus to produce VcVLPs is of interest to the study of virus evolution. Our results show that three nudivirus core genes have essential functions in VcVLP formation, while one is essential for the novel function of binding to wasp eggs and protection from encapsulation, which is the most important immune defense of insects against parasitoids.
Authors
- Corinne M. Stouthamer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7561-8847)
- Ange Lorenzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-7943)
- Gaelen R. Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3472-0420)
- Michael R. Strand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1844-7460)
- Meng Mao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7668-2886)
Institutions
- University of Georgia (US)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (FR)
- Diversité, génomes et interactions micro-organismes-insectes (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Virology
- Published
- 2025-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01305-25
- Primary Topic
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00