Unification of the M/ORF3-related proteins points to a diversified role for ion conductance in pathogenesis of coronaviruses and other nidoviruses
Y. Tan, T. Schneider, P. Shukla, M. Chandrasekharan, L. Aravind, D. Zhang
This study unifies M/ORF3-related proteins across coronaviruses and other nidoviruses, revealing their conserved role in ion conductance and virion assembly, while showing differential evolutionary pressures between M and ORF3 proteins.
bioRxiv · Nov 10, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology