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Orthobunyavirus

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Orthobunyavirus
Orthobunyavirus structure (left); transmission electron micrograph of California encephalitis virus (right)
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Negarnaviricota
Class: Bunyaviricetes
Order: Elliovirales
Family: Peribunyaviridae
Genus: Orthobunyavirus
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Orthobunyavirus is a genus of the Peribunyaviridae family[2] in the order Elliovirales. The genus contains 138 species.[1]

The name Orthobunyavirus derives from Bunyamwera, Uganda,[3] where Bunyamwera virus was first discovered,[4] along with the prefix orthos (ορθοϛ) meaning 'straight.'[5]

Epidemiology

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The genus is most diverse in Africa and Oceania, but occurs almost worldwide. Most orthobunyavirus species are transmitted by gnats and cause diseases of cattle.[citation needed] The California encephalitis virus, the La Crosse virus and the Jamestown Canyon virus are North American species that cause encephalitis in humans.

Virology

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Genome of Bunyamwera virus of the genus Orthosbunyavirus[3]
  • The virus is spherical, diameter 80 nm to 120 nm, and comprises three negative-sense single stranded RNA molecules encapsulated in a ribonucleocapsid.[6]
  • The three RNAs are described as S, M and L (for Small, Medium and Large) and are circa 1kb (kilobases), 4.5kb and 6.9kb in length[7][6][8]
  • The S RNA encodes the Nucleocapsid protein (N protein) and a non structural protein (NS Protein).[9]
  • The M RNA encodes a polyprotein which is cleaved by host protease into Gn, NSm and Gc proteins.[6]
  • The L RNA encodes the viral RNA dependent RNA Polymerase or L Protein[10]

Life cycle

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Vectors

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The primary vectors of orthobunyaviruses are hematophagous insects of the Culicidae family, including members from a number of mosquito genera (including Aedes, Coquillettidia, Culex, Culiseta, and Anopheles) and biting midges (such as Culicoides paraensis).[11][8] Although transmission by ticks and bed bugs may also occur. Viral vector preference is generally strict, with only a one or very small number of vectors transmitting a specific virus in the region, even where multiple viruses and vectors overlap.[12] Organisms related to the preferential vector may be able to carry a virus but not competently transmit it.[8]

The vector arthropod acquires the virus while taking a blood meal from an infected host. In mosquitoes, replication of orthobunyaviruses is enhanced by immune modulation that occurs as a result of blood protein digestion producing GABA and the activation of GABAergic signalling.[13] Infection is transmitted to a new host via viral particles in vector saliva.[13] Orthobunyavirus infection in arthropod cells is not fully understood, but is generally non-cytopathological and deleterious effects are minimal.[14][12] Infected mosquitoes may experience an increase in fitness.[12] Transorvarial transmission has been observed among mosquitoes infected with orthobunyaviruses of the California serogroup[8] Like mosquitoes, only female culicoid midges feed on blood; they prefer indoor feeding particularly during rain.[8]

Sylvatic cycle hosts

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In the sylvatic cycle, viruses are transmitted between mammalian hosts by the arthropod vector. A diverse range of mammals have been identified or implicated as hosts or reservoirs of orthobunyaviruses including: non-human primates, sloths, wild and domestic birds, marmosets, rodents, and large mammals such as deer, moose, and elk.[11][8]

Infection

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Infection begins with the bite of an infected competent vector organism. Viral entry proceeds by receptor-mediated (clathrin-dependent) endocytosis, but which receptors unknown.[14] Although, Heparan sulfate and DC-SIGN (CD209 or Dendritic cell-specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing non-integrin) have been identified as viral entry components in some orthobunyaviruses.[12][14] Gn/Gc heterodimers on the viral surface are responsible for target cell recognition,[15] with Gc is considered the primary attachment protein, although Gn has been suggested as the attachment protein for LACV in arthropod cells.[12] Acidification of the endosome triggers a conformational change in the Gc fusion peptide, uncoating the ribonuclearprotein (RNP) as it is released into the cytoplasm.[15]

Upon release into the cytoplasm, primary transcription begins with an endonuclease domain on L protein engaging in a process known as "cap-snatching."[12][15] During cap-snatching, 10-18 nucleotides of 5' 7-methylguanylate primers are cleaved from host mRNAs and attached to prime the 5' end of the viral RNAs.[8] Like all negative-sense RNA viruses, orthobunyaviruses require ongoing, concurrent translation by the host cell to produce full-length viral mRNAs, consequently the 3' end of orthobunyavirus mRNAs lack polyadenylation.[8] Notably they are also missing the signal for polyadenylation; instead the 3' ends are thought to form a stem-loop structure.[8][12] Antigenomes (full length positive-sense RNAs) used as templates for replication of the viral genome are produced by L protein RdRp without the need for primers.[8] Both negative-sense genomes and positive-sense antigenomes are associated with N proteins (forming RNPs) at all times during the replication cycle.[16] Thus, N and L are the minimum proteins required for transcription and replication[15][12]

The M genome segment codes for the Gn-NSm-Gc polyprotein on a single open-reading frame (ORF) which is cotranslationally cleaved by internal signal peptides and host signal peptidase.[15][8] The free glycoproteins Gc and Gn insert into the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum and form heterodimers. A Golgi retention signal on Gn, permits transport of the heterodimers to the Golgi apparatus, where glycosylation occurs. The presence of the viral glycoproteins modifies the Golgi membrane to enable budding of RNPs into a Golgi derived tubular viral factory (viroplasm).[14][8] As segmented viruses, orthobuynaviruses require precise packaging of one of each of the three genomic segments into the final virion to produce a mature, infectious particle. Packaging appears to be directed by signals contained entirely within UTR sequences.[12] The packaged genomes acquire a lipid membrane as they bud into the viral factories, are then transported to the host cell plasma membrane and released via exocytosis. A final gylcoprotein modification upon release produces a mature, infectious particle.[12]

Evolution

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Orthobunyaviruses evolve partly by a key mechanism known as genomic reassortment, which also occurs in other segmented viruses. When viruses of the same group co-infect a host cell, mixtures and novel combinations of the S, M, and L segments can be produced, increasing diversity. The most common reassortment events are with the L and S segments.[17]

Species

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The genus contains the following species, listed by scientific name and followed by the exemplar virus of the species:[1][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Virus Taxonomy: 2024 Release". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ^ Hughes, HR; Adkins, S; Alkhovskiy, S; Beer, M; Blair, C; Calisher, CH; Drebot, M; Lambert, AJ; de Souza, WM; Marklewitz, M; Nunes, MRT; Shí 石晓宏, X; ICTV Report Consortium (January 2020). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Peribunyaviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 101 (1): 1–2. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001365. PMC 7414433. PMID 31846417.
  3. ^ a b "ICTV Report Peribunyaviridae".
  4. ^ Smithburn KC, Haddow AJ, Mahaffy AF (March 1946). "A neurotropic virus isolated from Aedes mosquitoes caught in the Semliki forest". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 26 (2): 189–208. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.1946.s1-26.189. OCLC 677158400. PMID 21020339.
  5. ^ Griffith C (2005). "Dictionary of Botanical Epithets". Dictionary of Botanical Epithets. Retrieved 31 January 2019. orthos orth adj ορθοϛ straight
  6. ^ a b c "ViralZone page". viralzone.expasy.org. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  7. ^ Kascsak RJ, Lyons MJ (October 1977). "Bunyamwera virus. I. The molecular complexity of the virion RNA". Virology. 82 (1): 37–47. doi:10.1016/0042-6822(77)90030-7. PMID 898678.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Evans AB, Peterson KE (August 2019). "Throw out the Map: Neuropathogenesis of the Globally Expanding California Serogroup of Orthobunyaviruses". Viruses. 11 (9): 794. doi:10.3390/v11090794. PMC 6784171. PMID 31470541.
  9. ^ Genbank: Bunyamwera virus segment S, complete sequence
  10. ^ Genbank: Bunyamwera virus L segment, complete sequence
  11. ^ a b Sakkas H, Bozidis P, Franks A, Papadopoulou C (April 2018). "Oropouche Fever: A Review". Viruses. 10 (4): 175. doi:10.3390/v10040175. PMC 5923469. PMID 29617280.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Elliott RM (October 2014). "Orthobunyaviruses: recent genetic and structural insights". Nature Reviews. Microbiology. 12 (10): 673–85. doi:10.1038/nrmicro3332. PMID 25198140.
  13. ^ a b Wu P, Yu X, Wang P, Cheng G (March 2019). "Arbovirus lifecycle in mosquito: acquisition, propagation and transmission". Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 21: e1. doi:10.1017/erm.2018.6. PMID 30862324. S2CID 76659884.
  14. ^ a b c d Dutuze MF, Nzayirambaho M, Mores CN, Christofferson RC (2018-04-12). "Orthobunyaviruses With Potential One Health Implications". Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 5: 69. doi:10.3389/fvets.2018.00069. PMC 5906542. PMID 29707545.
  15. ^ a b c d e Pawaiya RV, Gupta VK (2013-11-21). "A review on Schmallenberg virus infection: a newly emerging disease of cattle, sheep and goats". Veterinární Medicína. 58 (10): 516–526. doi:10.17221/7083-vetmed. ISSN 0375-8427.
  16. ^ Zheng W, Tao YJ (May 2013). "Genome encapsidation by orthobunyavirus nucleoproteins". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110 (22): 8769–70. Bibcode:2013PNAS..110.8769Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.1306838110. PMC 3670359. PMID 23696659.
  17. ^ da Rosa, Jorge Fernando Travassos; de Souza, William Marciel; de Paula Pinheiro, Francisco; Figueiredo, Mário Luiz; Cardoso, Jedson Ferreira; Acrani, Gustavo Olszanski; Nunes, Márcio Roberto Teixeira (2017-02-06). "Oropouche Virus: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Molecular Aspects of a Neglected Orthobunyavirus". The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 96 (5): 16–0672. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.16-0672. ISSN 0002-9637. PMC 5417190. PMID 28167595.
  18. ^ "Genus: Orthobunyavirus". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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