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Codon usage variation of Zika virus: The potential roles of NS2B and NS4A in its global pandemic.
Virus research - 2 Mar 2018
Lin Dechun, Li Liqiang, Xie Tian, Yin Qingqing, Saksena Nitin, Wu Rangke, Li Wanyu, Dai Geyang, Ma Jinmin, Zhou Xiaohong, Chen Xiaoguang
Abstract excerpt
A comprehensive demonstration of Zika virus (ZIKV) molecular evolution is essential for understanding its adaptation and expansion in its recent pandemics. Despite several studies on mutations and codon usage in ZIKVs, the variations in codon usage patterns across individual genes and their biological implication remains unclear. Here, we performed a gene-by-gene comparison of the codon usage variation in ZIKVs...
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