A cytosine-to-uracil change within the programmed -1 ribosomal frameshift signal of SARS-CoV-2 results in structural similarities with the MERS-CoV signal
Dominique Fourmy, Satoko Yoshizawa
The paper identifies a C-to-U mutation in SARS-CoV-2's PRF signal that increases structural similarity to MERS-CoV's signal, observed in 3% of sequences during March-May 2020.
bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2020 · PreprintGenomics