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Evolution of BA.2.86 to JN.1 reveals functional changes in non-structural viral proteins are required for fitness of SARS-CoV-2
2025-02-19
Abstract excerpt
<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is still circulating among humans, leading to the continuous evolution. SARS-CoV-2 Omicron JN.1 evolved from a distinct SARS-CoV-2 lineage, BA.2.86, spread rapidly worldwide. It is unclear why BA.2.86 did not become dominant and was quickly replaced by JN.1, which possess...
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- Literature Corpus work
- d5c3d8bd-073d-5596-bf0d-61158046f211
- DOI
- 10.1101/2025.02.17.638623
