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07-SEPTEMBER-2008 03:17:44 - Poxviridae Poxviruses Virus classification Group: Group I dsDNA Family: Poxviridae Genera Subfamily Chordopoxvirinae Orthopoxvirus Parapoxvirus Avipoxvirus Capripoxvirus Leporipoxvirus Suipoxvirus Molluscipoxvirus Yatapoxvirus Subfamily Entomopoxvirinae Entomopoxvirus A Entomopoxvirus B Entomopoxvirus C Poxviruses members of the family Poxviridae are viruses that can, as a family, infect both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. The only poxvirus not in genus Orthopoxvirus known to specifically infect humans is the molluscum contagiosum virus MCV.1 Contents 1 Structure 2 Replication 3 Taxonomy 3.1 Examples 3.1.1 Vaccinia virus 4 History 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Structure Poxviridae viral particles virions are generally enveloped external enveloped virion- EEV, though the intracellular mature virion IMV form of the virus, which contains different envelope and is also infectious. They vary in their shape depending upon the species but are generally shaped like a brick or as an oval form similar to a rounded brick. The virion size is around 200 nm in diameter and 300 nm in length and carries its genome in a single, linear, double-stranded segment of DNA.2 By comparison, Rhinovirus is 1/10th as large as a typical Poxviridae virion.3 Replication Replication of the poxvirus involves several stages. The first thing the virus does is to bind to a receptor on the host cell surface; the receptors for the poxvirus are currently unknown. After binding to the receptor, the virus enters the cell where it uncoats. Uncoating of the virus is a two step process. Firstly the outer membrane is removed as the particle enters the cell; secondly the virus particle without the outer membrane is uncoated further to release the core into the cytoplasm. The pox viral genes are expressed in two phases. The early genes are expressed first. These genes encode the non-structural protein, including proteins necessary for replication of the viral genome, and are expressed before the genome is replicated. The late genes are expressed after the genome has been replicated and encode the structural proteins to make the virus particle. The assembly of the virus particle occurs in the cytoskeleton of the cell and is a complex process that is poorly understood but is currently being researched. Considering the fact that this virus is large and complex, replication is relatively quick taking only 12 hours approximately. The replication of this virus is unusual for a virus with double stranded DNA genome because it encodes its own machinery for genome replication and therefore the replication occurs in the cytoplasm. Most viruses with a double stranded DNA genome replicate in the nucleus and use the host cells genome replication machinery. Taxonomy The name of the family, Poxviridae, is a legacy of the original grouping of viruses associated with diseases that produced poxs in the skin. Modern viral classification is based on the shape and molecular features of viruses, and the smallpox virus remains as the most notable member of the family. The following genera are currently included here: Subfamily Chordopoxvirinae Genus Orthopoxvirus; type species: Vaccinia virus; diseases: cowpox, vaccinia, smallpox Genus Parapoxvirus; type species: Orf virus Genus Avipoxvirus; type species: Fowlpox virus Genus Capripoxvirus; type species: Sheeppox virus Genus Leporipoxvirus; type species: Myxoma virus Genus Suipoxvirus; type species: Swinepox virus Genus Molluscipoxvirus; type species: Molluscum contagiosum virus Genus Yatapoxvirus; type species: Yaba monkey tumor virus Subfamily Entomopoxvirinae Genus Entomopoxvirus A; type species: Melolontha melolontha entomopoxvirus Genus Entomopoxvirus B; type species: Amsacta moorei entomopoxvirus Genus Entomopoxvirus C; type species: Chironomus luridus entomopoxvirus Examples Vaccinia virus Main article: Vaccinia virus The prototype of poxvirus family is vaccinia virus, which has been used as a successful vaccine to eradicate smallpox virus. Vaccinia virus is also used as an effective tool for foreign protein expression to elicite strong host immune response. Vaccinia virus enters cells mainly by cell fusion, although currently the receptor is not known. Virus contains three classes of genes, early, intermediate and late, that are transcribed by viral RNA polymerase and associated transcription factors. Vaccinia virus replicates its genome in cytoplasm of the infected cells and after late gene expression virion morphogenesis produces IMV that contains envelope, although the origin of the envelope membrane is still unknown. IMV is transported to Golgi to be wrapped additional two membrane to become intracellular enveloped virus IEV. IEV transports along microtubules to reach cell periphery and fuse with plasma membrane to become cell-associated enveloped virus CEV that triggers actin tails on cell surfaces or is releared as EEV. History Viruses, especially smallpox have been known about for centuries. One of the earliest documented evidence is of the Egyptian pharaoh Ramses V who is known to have died from smallpox nearly 2000 years BC. Smallpox was thought to have been transferred to Europe around the early 700s and then to the Americas in the early 1500s. It is widely accepted that the main defeat of the Aztecs was due to a smallpox epidemic and within two years over 3.2 million Aztecs died. This death toll can be attributed to the American population's complete lack of sensitization to the virus as children. A century after Edward Jenner showed that the less potent cow pox could be used to effectively vaccinate against the more deadly smallpox, a worldwide effort to vaccinate everyone against smallpox began with the ultimate goal to rid the world of the plague-like epidemic. The World Health Organization WHO declared the virus officially eradicated in 1977, with samples retained at laboratories within the two then global superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. Post September 11 2001 the American and UK governments have had increased concern over the use of smallpox, or a small pox like disease, in bio-terrorism. See also v d e Baltimore virus classification DNA I: dsDNA viruses Caudovirales Myoviridae - Podoviridae - Siphoviridae Ascoviridae - Adenoviridae - Asfarviridae - Baculoviridae - Coccolithoviridae - Corticoviridae - Fuselloviridae - Guttaviridae - Herpesviridae - Iridoviridae - Lipothrixviridae - Nimaviridae - Papillomaviridae - Phycodnaviridae - Plasmaviridae - Polyomaviridae - Poxviridae - Rudiviridae - Tectiviridae II: ssDNA viruses Circoviridae - Geminiviridae - Inoviridae - Microviridae - Nanoviridae - Parvoviridae RNA III: dsRNA viruses Birnaviridae - Chrysoviridae - Cystoviridae - Hypoviridae - Partitiviridae - Reoviridae - Totiviridae IV: +ssRNA viruses Nidovirales Arteriviridae - Coronaviridae - Roniviridae Astroviridae - Barnaviridae - Bromoviridae - Caliciviridae - Closteroviridae - Comoviridae - Dicistroviridae - Flaviviridae - Flexiviridae - Leviviridae - Luteoviridae - Marnaviridae - Narnaviridae - Nodaviridae - Picornaviridae - Potyviridae - Sequiviridae - Tetraviridae - Togaviridae - Tombusviridae - Tymoviridae V: -ssRNA viruses Mononegavirales Bornaviridae - Filoviridae - Paramyxoviridae - Rhabdoviridae Arenaviridae - Bunyaviridae - Orthomyxoviridae RT VI: ssRNA-RT viruses Metaviridae - Pseudoviridae - Retroviridae VII: dsDNA-RT viruses Hepadnaviridae - Caulimoviridae v d e Infectious diseases - Virus diseases A80-B34, 042-079 CNS Encephalitis/ meningitis DNA virus: Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy RNA virus: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - Lymphocytic choriomeningitis - Tick-borne meningoencephalitis unknown: Encephalitis lethargica Eye DNA virus: Cytomegalovirus retinitis Other RNA virus: Rabies - Myelitis: Poliomyelitis Post-polio syndrome - Tropical spastic paraparesis Skin and mucous membrane lesions DNA virus, Herpesviridae: Herpes simplex - Chickenpox - Herpes zoster - KSHV DNA virus, other: Poxviridae Smallpox, Monkeypox, Cowpox, Vaccinia, Molluscum contagiosum - exanthem Roseola, Fifth disease - HPV Wart RNA virus: exanthem Measles, Rubella - picornavirus Hand, foot and mouth disease, Foot-and-mouth disease Digestive system Hepatitis DNA virus: B RNA virus: A - D - C - E - G Gastroenteritis DNA virus: Adenovirus RNA virus: Rotavirus - Norovirus - Astrovirus - Coronavirus Respiratory system RNA virus, IV: Acute viral nasopharyngitis - Severe acute respiratory syndrome RNA virus, V: Influenza/Avian influenza - Human parainfluenza viruses - RSV - hMPV Other/varied: Infectious mononucleosis - Viral pneumonia Sexually transmitted DNA virus: HPV Genital warts, Cervical cancer RNA virus, retrovirus: HIV AIDS, AIDS dementia complex - Adult T-cell leukemia Oncovirus DNA virus: Hepatitis B - HPV - Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus RNA virus: Hepatitis C - HTLV Systemic DNA virus: Cytomegalovirus RNA virus: Mumps - Bornholm disease - Coxsackie B v d e Other virus topics Table of clinically important viruses, Bacteriophage, Virus cancer link, Laboratory diagnosis of virus, Antiviral drug, Neurotropic virus, Oncovirus References ^ Pathogenic Molluscum Contagiosum Virus Sequenced August 1996. Antiviral Agents Bulletin: 196-7. Biotechnology Information Institute. Retrieved on 2006-07-16. ^ International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses 2004-06-15. ICTVdb Descriptions: 58. Poxviridae. Retrieved on 2005-02-26. ^ How Big is a ... ? at Cells Alive!. Retrieved 2005-02-26. External links Electron micrographs of Orthopoxvirus and Parapoxvirus Genera, including the smallpox virus, have been collected by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in their Poxviridae picture gallery. Buller, R.M.; Palumbo, G.J. 1991. Poxvirus pathogenesis. Microbiological Reviews 55 1, 80-122. Full text link provided by PubMed Central. Retrieved 2005-02-27. Detailed genomic and bioinformatic information on Poxviruses on NIH-funded database. Molluscum info. NCBI Taxonomy Page. 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