A Conservative Replacement in the Transmembrane Domain of SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a as a Putative Risk Factor in COVID-19

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic follows an unpredictable evolution, driven by both host-related factors such as mobility, vaccination status, and comorbidities and by pathogen-related ones. The pathogenicity of its causative agent, SARS-CoV-2 virus, relates to the functions of the proteins synthesized...

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Main Authors: Andrei Lobiuc, Daniel Șterbuleac, Olga Sturdza, Mihai Dimian, Mihai Covasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Biology
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/12/1276