Unique RNA replication characteristics and nucleocapsid protein expression may explain differences in the replication capacity of SARS-COV-2 lineages.
Isadora Alonso Corrêa, Marcos Romário Matos de Souza, Gustavo Peixoto Duarte da Silva…·Luciana Jesus da Costa
This study compares replication capacity and nucleocapsid proteoforms across SARS-CoV-2 variants in human pulmonary cells, finding Omicron BA.1 has reduced replication and variant-specific proteoforms.