Association·arcadia
Rhabdovirus N protein structural homologs enriched in parasitic species
Claim that structural homologs of the Ixodes persulcatus rhabdovirus N (KAG0427517.1) protein are enriched in parasitic, blood/sap-feeding species (ticks, mosquitoes, bed bugs, aphids, mites, helminths), suggesting an association between viral capsid proteins and parasitic lifestyles.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“Rhabdovirus N protein homologs found in ticks, mosquitoes, bed bugs, aphids, mites, helminths—all parasites—suggests viral capsids are associated with parasitic lifestyles”
Relationship
Ixodes persulcatus rhabdovirus N protein (KAG0427517.1) associated Parasitic lifestyle in animals