Limited variation during circulation of a polyomavirus in the human population involves the COCO-VA toggling site of Middle and Alternative T-antigen(s)

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Abstract

We have recently shown that the trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus (TSPyV) belongs to a large monophyletic group of mammalian polyomaviruses that experienced accelerated codon-constrained Val-Ala (COCO-VA) toggling at a protein site common to both Middle and Alternative T-antigens (MT/ALTO). Here we analyzed thirteen, mostly newly sequenced TSPyV genomes, representing ~40% of reported TS disease cases world-wide. We found two deletions and 30 variable sites (≤0.6%) that included only four sites with non-synonymous substitutions (NSS). One NSS site was under positive selection in the exon shared by Small and Middle T antigens, while three others were segregated in MT/ALTO. Two MT/ALTO sites covaried with five sites elsewhere in the genome and determined separation of twelve TSPyVs into two most populous phylogenetic lineages. The other, most distant TSPyV was distinguished by NSS at the COCO-VA site, observed for the first time during intra-species evolution. Our findings reveal a connection between micro- and macro-evolution of polyomaviruses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)129-140
Number of pages12
JournalVirology
Volume487
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2016

Keywords

  • Alternative T antigen
  • Codon-constrained Val-Ala (COCO-VA) toggling
  • Covariation
  • Intrinsically disordered protein
  • Middle T antigen
  • Phylogeny
  • Polyomavirus
  • Polyomavirus adaptation to human population
  • Positive selection
  • SLiM
  • Short linear motif
  • Small T antigen
  • TSPyV
  • Trichodysplasia spinulosa-associated polyomavirus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

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