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SUBMITTER: Pereira F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7467077 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases 20200902
The new SARS-CoV-2 poses a significant threat to human health but many aspects of its basic biology remain unknown. Its genome encodes accessory genes that differ significantly within coronaviruses and contribute to the virus pathogenicity. Among accessory genes, open reading frame 8 (ORF8) stands out by being highly variable and showing structural changes suspected to be related with the virus ability to spread. However, the function of ORF8 remains to be elucidated, making it less studied than ...[more]