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. 2019 Jun 3;4(7):1075–1087. doi: 10.1038/s41564-019-0465-y

Table 1.

RNA virus families with described DVGs

Virus Type of DVG Known DVG functions References
psRNA viruses
Arteriviridae
 Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus Deletion UN 134
 Equine arteritis virus Deletion Interference 40
Closteroviridae
 Citrus tristeza virus Deletion UN 135,136
Coronaviridae
 Berne virus Deletion Interference 137
 Bovine coronavirus Deletion UN 138
 Infectious bronchitis virus Deletion UN 139
 Mouse hepatitis virus Deletion Interference/persistence 140,141
 Transmissible gastroenteritis virus Deletion Interference 142
Flaviviridae
 Dengue virus Deletion Persistence 75, 143,144
 Japanese encephalitis virus Persistence 15,145
 Hepatitis C virus Deletion Persistence 146,147
 Murray Valley encephalitis virus Deletion Persistence 148
 Tick-borne encephalitis virus Deletion Modulate virulence 149
 West Nile virus Deletion Interference/persistence 82,150
Nepoviridae
 Tomato black ring virus Deletion Interference 151
Nodaviridae
 Flock House virus Deletion Modulate virulence 48
Picornaviridae
 Encephalomyocarditis virus Deletion Interference 152
 Foot-and-mouth disease virus Deletion Interference 153
 Mengo virus Deletion Interference 154
 Polio virus Deletion Modulate virulence 24, 35, 124,155
Togaviridae
 Rubella virus Persistence 156
 Semliki Forest virus Deletion Interference/modulate virulence 4, 93, 106, 157,158
 Sindbis virus Deletion Interference/IFN-induction 6, 63,159
Tombusviridae
 Cucumber necrosis virus Deletion Modulate virulence 160
 Tomato bushy stunt virus Deletion Interference/modulate virulence 39
 Turnip crinkle virus Deletion Interference/modulate virulence 161
nsRNA viruses
Arenaviridae
 Lymphocytic choriomeningitis mammarenavirus Deletion Interference/modulate virulence/persistence 18, 162,163
Filoviridae
 Ebola virus Deletion /copy-back Persistence 74
Orthomyxoviridae
 Influenza virus Deletion Interference/IFN-induction/persistence/modulate virulence 2, 5, 10, 37, 51, 62, 97,164170
Paramyxoviridae
 Human parainfluenza virus 3 Deletion /copy-back Interference 112,171
 Parainfluenza virus 5 Deletion/copy-back IFN-induction 57
 Measles virus Deletion/copy-back Interference/IFN-induction/persistence/modulate virulence 76, 90, 96, 100, 123, 172,173
 Mumps virus Persistence/modulate virulence 9, 115,174
 Sendai virus Deletion/copy-back Interference/IFN-induction/immune stimulation/persistence/modulate virulence 7, 14, 23, 45, 54,8789,92, 104, 175,176
Peribunyaviridae
 Bunyamwera virus Deletion Interference 177
Phenuiviridae
 Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV) Deletion Interference/modulate virulence 19
 Toscana virus Deletion Interference 178
Pneumoviridae
 Human metapneumovirus Copy-back IFN-induction 52
 Human respiratory syncytial virus Deletion/copy-back Interference/IFN-induction/persistence 55, 78,179
Rhabdoviridae
 Vesicular stomatitis virus Deletion/copy-back Interference/IFN-induction/persistence/modulate virulence 3, 8, 16, 21, 38, 42, 46, 80, 109,180185
 Rabies virus Deletion Interference/persistence 11,79
Tospoviridae
 Tomato spotted wilt virus Deletion Modulate virulence 186
dsRNA viruses
Birnaviridae
 Infectious necrotic pancreatic virus UN Persistence 12
Partitiviridae
 Rosellinia necatrix virus Deletion Interference 187
Reoviridae
 Type 3 reovirus Deletion Interference 188
 Wound tumor virus Deletion UN 189
Retroviruses
Retroviridae
 Human immunodeficiency virus 1 Deletion/ hypermutation/frame shift Persistence 34, 190,191

UN, unknown.