Article
Evidence Supporting That C-to-U RNA Editing Is the Major Force That Drives SARS-CoV-2 Evolution.
Journal of molecular evolution - 1 Apr 2023
Wang Jinxiang, Wu Liqun, Pu Xiaoxin, Liu Baoyi, Cao Meiling
Abstract excerpt
Mutations of DNA organisms are introduced by replication errors. However, SARS-CoV-2, as an RNA virus, is additionally subjected to rampant RNA editing by hosts. Both resources contributed to SARS-CoV-2 mutation and evolution, but the relative prevalence of the two origins is unknown. We performed comparative genomic analyses at intra-species (world-wide SARS-CoV-2 strains) and inter-species (SARS-CoV-2 and...
Topics
- Humans
- SARS-CoV-2
- COVID-19
- RNA Editing
- Genome, Viral
- Mutation
