DESCRIPTION OF VIRUSES

Family Paramyxoviridae

Genus Rubulavirus

Genus Rubulavirus

Type Species

Mumps virus

(MuV)

Distinguishing Features

All species of the genus Rubulavirus have hemagglutinin and neuraminidase activities. They share greater sequence relatedness within the genus than with members of other genera. For example, the N protein of HPIV-2 is 39-74% identical with that of MuV, SV-5, HPIV-4 and SV-41, compared to 18% and 24% identical with HPIV-1 and MeV. Some members (SV-5 and MuV) contain an extra transcriptional element (SH) between the F and HN loci (Fig. 2). The unedited and edited versions of the mRNA from the P locus encode the V and P proteins, respectively, except in the case of NDV which follows the respirovirus pattern. The intergenic sequences are of variable length. All members lack a C protein ORF. The rubulavirus P protein is substantially smaller than that of the respiroviruses or morbilliviruses.

List of Species Demarcation Criteria in the Genus

HPIV-2 and HPIV-4 represent distinct serotypes that lack significant cross-neutralization and cross-protection. HPIV-2, SV-5, and SV-41 exhibit considerable sequence relatedness and some antigenic relatedness, but these viruses can be distinguished on either basis (for example, the N protein of HPIV-2 is 57% or 74% identical to those of SV-5 or SV-41, respectively) as well as by host range: HPIV-2, HPIV-4a and HPIV-4b infect humans, SV-5 dogs, monkeys and humans, and SV-41 monkeys. They also have differences in gene map: SV-5 has an additional gene, SH, and SV-41 lacks a functional transcription termination signal for the M gene and thus does not express a monocistronic M mRNA. HPIV-4a and b are distinguished by differences in reactivity with monoclonal antibodies, but they are highly related by sequence 95% or 97% identical for the N or M protein, respectively and should not be considered distinct species. MuV also does not exhibit significant cross-neutralization and cross-protection with other paramyxoviruses, and it is distinguished by its gene map (it contains an SH gene, found within this group only in SV-5), by sequence divergence (the MuV N protein shares 44% or less amino acid sequence identity with other rubulaviruses), and by its disease. NDV (or Avian parainfluenza virus type 1) differs from other rubulaviruses in having its edited mRNA encode V rather than P. It also is somewhat more distantly related by amino acid sequence. The different avian paramyxoviruses are serotypes defined by hemagglutination-inhibition tests, although weak interactions occur between the types. Also, each serotype has a distinct pattern of electrophoretically-separated polypeptides.

List of Species in the Genus

Official virus species names are in italics. Tentative virus species names, alternative names ( ), strains or serotypes are not italicized. Virus names, genome sequence accession numbers [ ], and assigned abbreviations ( ) are:

Species in the Genus

Avian paramyxovirus 2 (Yucaipa)

[D14040]

(APMV-2)

Avian paramyxovirus 3

(APMV-3)

Avian paramyxovirus 4

[D14031]

(APMV-4)

Avian paramyxovirus 5 (Kunitachi)

(APMV-5)

Avian paramyxovirus 6

(APMV-6)

Avian paramyxovirus 7

(APMV-7)

Avian paramyxovirus 8

(APMV-8)

Avian paramyxovirus 9

(APMV-9)

Human parainfluenza virus 2

[M37751, X57559]

(HPIV-2)

Human parainfluenza virus 4

(HPIV-4)

Human parainfluenza virus 4 a

[M32982, M55975, D10241, M34033, D49821]

Human parainfluenza virus 4 b

[AB006958, M32983, M55976, D10242, D49822, E03807]

Mapuera virus

[X85128]

(MPRV)

Mumps virus

[AB000387, D00663, D10575, M24731, X57997]

(MuV)

Newcastle disease virus

[M16622, Z26249,

(NDV)

(Avian parainfluenza virus 1)

X04274, X04355, X04719, X05399]

(APMV-1)

Porcine rubulavirus (La-Piedad-Michoacan-Mexico virus)

[S77541]

(PoRV)

Simian virus 5

[AF052755, J03142, M81442, M81721, M32248, K02253, M11785]

(SV-5)

Simian virus 41

[X64275]

(SV-41)

Tentative Species in the Genus

None reported.


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