Pseudoviridae

Pseudoviridae
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Pararnavirae
Phylum: Artverviricota
Class: Revtraviricetes
Order: Ortervirales
Family: Pseudoviridae
Genera
Reconstruction of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ty1 (genus Pseudovirus) virion with its building blocks.

Pseudoviridae is a family of viruses,[1] which includes three genera.[2]

Viruses of the family are actually LTR retrotransposons of the Ty1-copia family. They replicate via structures called virus-like particles (VLPs). VLPs are not infectious like normal virions, but they nevertheless make up an essential part of the pseudoviral lifecycle.[2]

  1. ^ Llorens, C; Soriano, B; Krupovic, M; ICTV Report Consortium (2 February 2021). "ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Pseudoviridae". The Journal of General Virology. 102 (3). doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001563. PMC 8515867. PMID 33528349.
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