The roles of APOBEC-mediated RNA editing in SARS-CoV-2 mutations, replication and fitness

Abstract During COVID-19 pandemic, mutations of SARS-CoV-2 produce new strains that can be more infectious or evade vaccines. Viral RNA mutations can arise from misincorporation by RNA-polymerases and modification by host factors. Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 sequence from patients showed a strong bias to...

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Main Authors: Kyumin Kim, Peter Calabrese, Shanshan Wang, Chao Qin, Youliang Rao, Pinghui Feng, Xiaojiang S. Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-19067-x