Translation-associated mutational U-pressure in the first ORF of SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses
Vladislav Victorovich Khrustalev, Rajanish Giri, Tatyana Aleksandrovna Khrustaleva, Shivani Krishna Kapuganti, Aleksander Nicolaevich Stojarov, Victor Vitoldovich Poboinev
The paper analyzes mutational patterns in SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses, finding a strong bias toward uracil in ORF1 and higher synonymous C-to-U transitions.
Frontiers in Microbiology · Sep 22, 2020Peer-reviewedBioinformatics