Atypical Divergence of SARS-CoV-2 Orf8 from Orf7a within the Coronavirus Lineage Suggests Potential Stealthy Viral Strategies in Immune Evasion

Orf8 is one of the most puzzling genes in the SARS lineage of coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Using sophisticated sequence comparisons, we confirm its origins from Orf7a, another gene in the lineage that appears as more conserved, compared to Orf8.

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Main Authors: Russell Y. Neches, Nikos C. Kyrpides, Christos A. Ouzounis
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cf11afe1ae6e4d2fbde31a91ee8b8f81
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