V- and VL-Scores Uncover Viral Signatures and Origins of Protein Families
Kun Zhou, James C. Kosmopoulos, Etan Dieppa Colon, Peter John Badciong, Karthik Anantharaman
The paper introduces V-score and VL-score metrics to identify viral signatures in protein families and genomes, finding 38-77% of families are linked to viruses, up to 17x more auxiliary viral genes.
bioRxiv · Oct 24, 2024 · PreprintBioinformatics