PMID- 28198372 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20181012 LR - 20240324 IS - 2045-2322 (Electronic) IS - 2045-2322 (Linking) VI - 7 DP - 2017 Feb 15 TI - Novel characteristics of the avian gyrovirus 2 genome. PG - 41068 LID - 10.1038/srep41068 [doi] LID - 41068 AB - Avian gyrovirus 2 (AGV2) was the second member of the viral genus Cyclovirus to be discovered. This virus poses a significant potential threat to humans and poultry due to its global dissemination and infectiousness. We used three overlapping polymerase chain reactions (PCRs) to map the whole genome of AGV2. We then modelled the evolutionary history of these novel sequence data in the context of related sequences from GenBank. We analysed the viral protein characteristics of the different phylogenetic groups and explored differences in evolutionary trends between Chinese strains and strains from other countries. We obtained 17 avian-sourced AGV2 whole genomes from different regions of China from 2015 to 2016. Phylogenetic analyses of these Chinese AGV2 sequences and related sequences produced four distinct groups (A-D) with significant bootstrap values. We also built phylogenies using predicted viral protein sequences. We found a potential hypervariable region in VP1 at sites 288-314, and we identified the amino acid changes responsible for the distinct VP2 and VP3 groups. Three new motifs in the AGV2 5'-UTR direct repeat (DR) region were discovered and grouped. The novel characteristics and diverse research on the AGV2 genome provide a valuable framework for additional research. FAU - Yao, Shuai AU - Yao S AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. AD - Northeast Agricultural University, 150030, Harbin, China. FAU - Gao, Xiang AU - Gao X AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Tuo, Tianbei AU - Tuo T AD - Northeast Agricultural University, 150030, Harbin, China. FAU - Han, Chunyan AU - Han C AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. AD - Northeast Forestry University, 150040, Harbin, China. FAU - Gao, Yulong AU - Gao Y AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Qi, Xiaole AU - Qi X AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Zhang, Yanping AU - Zhang Y AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Liu, Changjun AU - Liu C AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Gao, Honglei AU - Gao H AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Wang, Yongqiang AU - Wang Y AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. FAU - Wang, Xiaomei AU - Wang X AD - Division of Avian Infectious Diseases, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin, 150069, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20170215 PL - England TA - Sci Rep JT - Scientific reports JID - 101563288 RN - 0 (5' Untranslated Regions) RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) SB - IM MH - 5' Untranslated Regions/genetics MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Biological Evolution MH - Capsid Proteins/chemistry/classification/genetics MH - Chickens MH - DNA, Viral/genetics/metabolism MH - *Genome, Viral MH - Gyrovirus/classification/*genetics/isolation & purification MH - Nucleotide Motifs MH - Phylogeny MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction MH - Poultry Diseases/virology MH - Sequence Alignment MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA PMC - PMC5309784 COIS- The authors declare no competing financial interests. EDAT- 2017/02/16 06:00 MHDA- 2018/10/13 06:00 PMCR- 2017/02/15 CRDT- 2017/02/16 06:00 PHST- 2016/09/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/16 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/02/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/10/13 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - srep41068 [pii] AID - 10.1038/srep41068 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Sci Rep. 2017 Feb 15;7:41068. doi: 10.1038/srep41068.