Analysis of MPXV RNA-seq Data Reveals Lack of Evidence of APOBEC3-mediated RNA Editing
Alisa O. Lyskova, Ruslan Kh. Abasov, Anna S. Pavlova, Evgenii V. Matveev, Alexandra V Madorskaya, Fedor M. Kazanov, Daria V. Garshina, Anna E. Smolnikova, Gennady V. Ponomarev, Elena I. Sharova, Dmitry N. Ivankov, Ogün Adebalı, Mikhail Sergeevich Gelfand, Marat D. Kazanov
The paper analyzes MPXV RNA-seq data to determine if APOBEC3 enzymes edit viral RNA, concluding that observed mutations result from DNA-level mutagenesis, not RNA editing.
bioRxiv · Jul 21, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology