2024
Microbe Profile: Bacteriophage ϕ6: a model for segmented RNA viruses and the evolutionary consequences of viral ‘sex’
Turner P, Chao L. Microbe Profile: Bacteriophage ϕ6: a model for segmented RNA viruses and the evolutionary consequences of viral ‘sex’. Microbiology 2024, 170: 001467. PMID: 39046321, PMCID: PMC11316545, DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.001467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriophage phi 6Evolution, MolecularHost-Pathogen InteractionsMutationRNA VirusesVirus ReplicationConceptsEukaryotic virusesHost-pathogen interactionsEvolution of sexDsRNA virusesEvolutionary consequencesSegment reassortmentBacterial virusesRNA virusesRate of adaptationMutation ratePhenotypic complexityMutation loadLipid envelopeBacteriophageReassortmentRNAMutationsVirusMolecular modelingDsRNAExperimental systemGeneticsTraitsHostReplication
2016
Reassortment in segmented RNA viruses: mechanisms and outcomes
McDonald SM, Nelson MI, Turner PE, Patton JT. Reassortment in segmented RNA viruses: mechanisms and outcomes. Nature Reviews Microbiology 2016, 14: 448-460. PMID: 27211789, PMCID: PMC5119462, DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA virusesGenome segmentsProtein-RNA interactionsMultiple selection pressuresRNA-RNA interactionsSingle host cellSegmented RNA virusViral fitnessDifferent gene segmentsProtein setsSelection pressureHost cellsGene segmentsGeneration of reassortantsImportant pathogenReassortmentDifferent viral strainsReassortant virusesFitnessImmune recognitionHybrid virionsReassortantsVirusMore virusesPlants
2015
Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells
Foxman EF, Storer JA, Fitzgerald ME, Wasik BR, Hou L, Zhao H, Turner PE, Pyle AM, Iwasaki A. Temperature-dependent innate defense against the common cold virus limits viral replication at warm temperature in mouse airway cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2015, 112: 827-832. PMID: 25561542, PMCID: PMC4311828, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411030112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsImmunity, InnateMiceMolecular Sequence DataRhinovirusTemperatureTracheaVirus ReplicationConceptsAirway cellsCommon cold virusViral replicationIFN inductionRecombinant type I IFNMouse airway epithelial cellsCold virusAirway epithelial cellsInduction of ISGsType I IFNPrimary airway cellsCore body temperatureType IAntiviral defense responseLike receptorsI IFNNasal cavityMAVS proteinHuman rhinovirusSustained increaseInnate defensePoly IGenetic deficiencyRobust inductionRhinovirus
2004
Reduced fecundity is the cost of cheating in RNA virus 6
Dennehy J, Turner P. Reduced fecundity is the cost of cheating in RNA virus 6. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2004, 271: 2275-2282. PMID: 15539353, PMCID: PMC1691856, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2833.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost fitnessTiming of reproductionRNA bacteriophage phi6Costs of cheatingLytic growth cycleSmall burst sizeDispersal stageInterference competitionLifetime fecundityIntracellular resourcesLife historyHigher fitnessEvolved virusesReduced fecunditySolo infectionsBacteriophage phi6FecundityLytic infectionGrowth cycleAncestorBurst sizeFitnessLatent periodCheatersMultiple viruses
2000
Cost of Host Radiation in an RNA Virus
Turner P, Elena S. Cost of Host Radiation in an RNA Virus. Genetics 2000, 156: 1465-1470. PMID: 11102349, PMCID: PMC1461356, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/156.4.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost radiationNovel hostVesicular stomatitis virusOriginal hostHost environmentSubstantial fitness gainsMammalian host cellsNovel habitatsMultiple habitatsEcological nichesExperimental populationsFitness gainsWeak selectionHost typeNew hostGenetic materialHost cellsRNA virusesMultiple host typesReduced competitivenessStomatitis virusHabitatsSlow replicationHostFitnessThe Two Faces of Mutation: Extinction and Adaptation in RNA Viruses
Elena S, Miralles R, Cuevas J, Turner P, Moya A. The Two Faces of Mutation: Extinction and Adaptation in RNA Viruses. IUBMB Life 2000, 49: 5-9. PMID: 10772334, DOI: 10.1080/713803585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA virusesPopulation sizeGenetic variabilityDrastic fitness lossFace of mutationCellular DNA replicationHigh genetic variabilityEffects of mutationsLarge population sizesViral population sizeBottleneck eventsGenetic driftFitness lossDNA replicationFitness gainsSegment exchangeDifferent tissuesViral extinctionReplicative intermediatesInfected hostExtinctionMutationsPopulation standpointHostReplication
1999
Prisoner's dilemma in an RNA virus
Turner P, Chao L. Prisoner's dilemma in an RNA virus. Nature 1999, 398: 441-443. PMID: 10201376, DOI: 10.1038/18913.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBacteriophage phi 6Biological EvolutionGame TheoryModels, BiologicalMutationVirus Replication