SARS-CoV-2 ORF7b: is a bat virus protein homologue a major cause of COVID-19 symptoms?
M.-L. Fogeron, R. Montserret, J. Zehnder, M.-H. Nguyen, M. Dujardin, L. Brigandat, L. Cole, M. Ninot-Pedrosa, L. Lecoq, B. H. Meier, A. Bockmann
The paper investigates whether SARS-CoV-2 ORF7b, through its leucine zipper structure, disrupts cellular processes like heart rhythm and cell adhesion, potentially causing COVID-19 symptoms.
bioRxiv · Feb 5, 2021 · PreprintBiochemistry