Article ; Online: Discovery and Genomic Characterization of a 382-Nucleotide Deletion in ORF7b and ORF8 during the Early Evolution of SARS-CoV-2.
2020 Volume 11, Issue 4
Abstract: ... genome have been described. Here, we report a 382-nucleotide (nt) deletion in SARS-CoV-2 that truncates ... with the deletion viruses circulating in the country and accounting for 23.6% (45/191) of SARS-CoV-2 samples ... screened in this study. SARS-CoV-2 with the same deletion has since been detected in Taiwan, and ...
Abstract | To date, limited genetic changes in the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome have been described. Here, we report a 382-nucleotide (nt) deletion in SARS-CoV-2 that truncates open reading frame 7b (ORF7b) and ORF8, removing the ORF8 transcription regulatory sequence (TRS) and eliminating ORF8 transcription. The earliest 382-nt deletion variant was detected in Singapore on 29 January 2020, with the deletion viruses circulating in the country and accounting for 23.6% (45/191) of SARS-CoV-2 samples screened in this study. SARS-CoV-2 with the same deletion has since been detected in Taiwan, and other ORF7b/8 deletions of various lengths, ranging from 62 nt to 345 nt, have been observed in other geographic locations, including Australia, Bangladesh, and Spain. Mutations or deletions in ORF8 of SARS-CoV have been associated with reduced replicative fitness and virus attenuation. In contrast, the SARS-CoV-2 382-nt deletion viruses showed significantly higher replicative fitness |
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MeSH term(s) | Base Sequence ; Betacoronavirus/genetics ; Betacoronavirus/immunology ; Betacoronavirus/physiology ; Genome, Viral ; Humans ; Open Reading Frames ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Sequence Deletion ; Virus Replication |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-07-21 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 2557172-2 |
ISSN | 2150-7511 ; 2161-2129 |
ISSN (online) | 2150-7511 |
ISSN | 2161-2129 |
DOI | 10.1128/mBio.01610-20 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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