Betasatellite is a genus of satellite nucleic acids in the family Tolecusatellitidae. The genus contains 120 species. They are small, circular, single-stranded DNA molecules that rely on helper viruses like begomoviruses for replication, movement, and encapsidation. These satellites encode a multifunctional protein known as βC1, which is approximately 13.5 kDa in size and plays a crucial role in the suppression of host plant defense responses, contributing to the severity of diseases caused by the associated viruses.
Name
The name Betasatellite is a combination of Beta, because they used to be referred to as DNA-β to distinguish them from DNA-B of begomoviruses, and satellite, the fact that it is a satellite. ==Taxonomy==
Taxonomy
The genus contains the following species: • Betasatellite abelmoschusinvolutionis • Betasatellite abelmoschusmusiviflavi • Betasatellite abelmoschusomanense • Betasatellite agerabueaense • Betasatellite ageracameroonense • Betasatellite ageraflavi • Betasatellite ageraflavichinaense • Betasatellite ageraflavinvolutionis • Betasatellite ageraflavisrilankaense • Betasatellite alternantherae • Betasatellite andrographis • Betasatellite capsi • Betasatellite capsijaunpurense • Betasatellite capsisrilankaense • Betasatellite cardiospermi • Betasatellite caricachinaense • Betasatellite caricae • Betasatellite caricagandhinagarense • Betasatellite caricaindianense • Betasatellite caricaindianensesecundi • Betasatellite codiaei • Betasatellite codiaeumflavi • Betasatellite emiliae • Betasatellite emiliafujianense • Betasatellite erectitis • Betasatellite eupatorii • Betasatellite eupatoriumflavi • Betasatellite gossypibahraichense • Betasatellite gossypibangalorenseprimi • Betasatellite gossypibangalorensequarti • Betasatellite gossypibangalorensesecundi • Betasatellite gossypibangalorensetertii • Betasatellite gossypiburkinafasoense • Betasatellite gossypigeziraense • Betasatellite gossypikashmirense • Betasatellite gossypimultanense • Betasatellite gossypitandojamense • Betasatellite hedyotis • Betasatellite hibisci • Betasatellite hibiscusvenae • Betasatellite ioniceravenaflavi • Betasatellite ioniceravenaibarakiense • Betasatellite ioniceravenamusiviflavi • Betasatellite ioniceravenanaraense • Betasatellite leucatis • Betasatellite linderniae • Betasatellite ludwigiae • Betasatellite ludwigiaprimi • Betasatellite ludwigiasecundi • Betasatellite ludwigiatertii • Betasatellite malvastri • Betasatellite malvastrumcambodiaense • Betasatellite malvastrumflavi • Betasatellite malvastrumyunnanenseprimi • Betasatellite malvastrumyunnanensesecundi • Betasatellite mirabilis • Betasatellite momordicae • Betasatellite nicotianachlorosis • Betasatellite nicotianae • Betasatellite nicotianajapanense • Betasatellite nicotianapatnaense • Betasatellite nicotianasheikhupuraense • Betasatellite nicotianayunnanense • Betasatellite nicotianinvolutionis • Betasatellite phaseoli • Betasatellite pisi • Betasatellite raphani • Betasatellite rhynchosiae • Betasatellite rosae • Betasatellite sidabarrackporense • Betasatellite sidae • Betasatellite sidamaduraiense • Betasatellite sidamusivi • Betasatellite sidavietnamenseprimo • Betasatellite sidavietnamensesecundi • Betasatellite siegesbeckiae • Betasatellite siegesbeckiaguangxiense • Betasatellite siegesbeckiasecundi • Betasatellite solani • Betasatellite solanibangalorense • Betasatellite solanibangalorensesecundi • Betasatellite solanibangladeshense • Betasatellite solanibundiense • Betasatellite solanichinaense • Betasatellite solaniflavuschinaense • Betasatellite solaniflavushandongense • Betasatellite solaniflavusparvi • Betasatellite solaniflavusthailandense • Betasatellite solaniflavusvietnamense • Betasatellite solaniflavusyunnanense • Betasatellite solanighanaenseprimi • Betasatellite solanighanaensesecundi • Betasatellite solanighandinagarense • Betasatellite solanihajipurense • Betasatellite solanijavaense • Betasatellite solanijoydebpurense • Betasatellite solanijoydebpurensesecundi • Betasatellite solanikarnatakaense • Betasatellite solanilagunaense • Betasatellite solanilaosense • Betasatellite solanilucknowense • Betasatellite solanimalaysiaense • Betasatellite solanindianense • Betasatellite solaninepalense • Betasatellite solanipakistanense • Betasatellite solanipanipatense • Betasatellite solanipatnaense • Betasatellite solaniphilippinense • Betasatellite solanipunense • Betasatellite solaniranchiense • Betasatellite solanisecundi • Betasatellite solanisrilankaense • Betasatellite solanitogoense • Betasatellite solaniyemenense • Betasatellite trigonellae • Betasatellite vernoniae • Betasatellite verrnoniaflavi • Betasatellite verrnoniaflavusfujianense • Betasatellite vignae • Betasatellite zinniae == References ==