摘要
Bombyx mori bidensovirus(BmBDV),which had been assigned to Densovirinae in Parvoviridae previously,replicates mainly in silkworm midgut columnar cells and causes the fatal flacheric disease.In contrast to parvovirus,this virus possesses two single-stranded DNA genome segments and encodes a putative protein-primed DNA polymerase.The accumulating evidence suggests that it has unique characteristics different to parvovirus and adopts its own mechanisms for replication.So far,little is known about the replication mechanisms of BmBDV.In this review,we focus on the pathology associated with this virus and the viral biology such as viral genome structure,viral genes,and viral replication and expression strategies.
Bombyx mori bidensovirus （BmBDV）, which had been assigned to Densovirinae in Parvoviridae previously, replicates mainly in silkworm midgut columnar cells and causes the fatal flacheric disease. In contrast to parvovirus, this virus possesses two single-stranded DNA genome segments and encodes a putative protein-primed DNA polymerase. The accumulating evidence sug- gests that it has unique characteristics different to parvovirus and adopts its own mechanisms for replication. So far, little is known about the replication mechanisms of BmBDV. In this review, we focus on the pathology associated with this virus and the viral biology such as viral genome structure, viral genes, and viral replication and expression strategies.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31272507,31270192 and 31000080)
Startup Scientific Research Fund from Jiangsu University for Advanced Professionals(11JDG048)
National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB114604)
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2011M500854)
