Evolution of an archaeal virus nucleocapsid protein from the CRISPR-associated Cas4 nuclease

Archaeal viruses: living fossils of the ancient virosphere?

(2015) David Prangishvili   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Classification of prokaryotic genetic replicators: between selfishness and altruism

(2015) Matti Jalasvuori et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Functional Characterization of a Conserved Archaeal Viral Operon Revealing Single-Stranded DNA Binding, Annealing and Nuclease Activities

(2015) Yang Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Chasing the Origin of Viruses: Capsid-Forming Genes as a Life-Saving Preadaptation within a Community of Early Replicators

(2015) Matti Jalasvuori et al.   PLoS One

A virus that infects a hyperthermophile encapsidates A-form DNA

(2015) F. DiMaio et al.   SCIENCE

Origins and evolution of viruses of eukaryotes: The ultimate modularity

(2015) Eugene V. Koonin et al.   VIROLOGY

The basic building blocks and evolution of CRISPR–Cas systems

(2015) Kira S. Makarova et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Herpesviral helicase-primase subunit UL8 is inactivated B-family polymerase

(2014) Darius Kazlauskas et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Chordopoxvirus protein F12 implicated in enveloped virion morphogenesis is an inactivated DNA polymerase

(2014) Natalya Yutin et al.   Biology Direct

Conservation of major and minor jelly-roll capsid proteins in Polinton (Maverick) transposons suggests that they are bona fide viruses

(2014) Mart Krupovic et al.   Biology Direct

Casposons: a new superfamily of self-synthesizing DNA transposons at the origin of prokaryotic CRISPR-Cas immunity

(2014) Mart Krupovic et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Evolution of adaptive immunity from transposable elements combined with innate immune systems

(2014) Eugene V. Koonin et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The CRISPR-associated Cas4 protein Pcal_0546 from Pyrobaculum calidifontis contains a [2Fe-2S] cluster: crystal structure and nuclease activity

(2014) Sofia Lemak et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Cellular domains and viral lineages

(2014) Patrick Forterre et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Genomics and biology of Rudiviruses, a model for the study of virus–host interactions in Archaea

(2013) David Prangishvili et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Toroidal Structure and DNA Cleavage by the CRISPR-Associated [4Fe-4S] Cluster Containing Cas4 Nuclease SSO0001 from Sulfolobus solfataricus

(2013) Sofia Lemak et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Unification of the Globally Distributed Spindle-Shaped Viruses of the Archaea

(2013) M. Krupovic et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

CRISPR-Cas

(2013) Eugene V. Koonin et al.   RNA Biology

Structure Unifies the Viral Universe

(2012) Nicola G.A. Abrescia et al.   Annual Review of Biochemistry

A new proposed taxon for double-stranded DNA viruses, the order “Ligamenvirales”

(2012) David Prangishvili et al.   ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY

Unification of Cas protein families and a simple scenario for the origin and evolution of CRISPR-Cas systems

(2011) Kira S Makarova et al.   Biology Direct

Characterization of Sulfolobus islandicus rod-shaped virus 2 gp19, a single-strand specific endonuclease

(2011) Andrew F. Gardner et al.   EXTREMOPHILES

Evolution and classification of the CRISPR–Cas systems

(2011) Kira S. Makarova et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Double-stranded DNA viruses: 20 families and only five different architectural principles for virion assembly

(2011) Mart Krupovic et al.   Current Opinion in Virology

Order to the Viral Universe

(2010) M. Krupovic et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Jalview Version 2--a multiple sequence alignment editor and analysis workbench

(2009) A. M. Waterhouse et al.   BIOINFORMATICS

Redefining viruses: lessons from Mimivirus

(2008) Didier Raoult et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY