Tunicate metatranscriptomes reveal evidence of ancient co-divergence between viruses and their hosts
Petrone M, Grove J, Parry R, Van Brussel K, Mifsud J, Dindar Z, Mei S, Shi M, Turnbull O, Marzinelli E, Holmes E. Tunicate metatranscriptomes reveal evidence of ancient co-divergence between viruses and their hosts. Current Biology 2025 PMID: 40472852, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.05.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRNA virusesCo-divergenceEvolution of structural genesVirus-host co-divergenceRNA-dependent RNA polymeraseRNA virus evolutionNegative-sense virusesPhylogenetic relationshipsSister groupEarly chordatesRNA polymeraseStructural geneAnimal evolutionEvolutionary historyTransitional taxaRNA librariesEvolutionary timescalesInvertebrate relativesVirus evolutionVirus lineagesMultiple lineagesRNAVertebratesChordatesTunicates
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