The ORF8 Protein of SARS-CoV-2 Modulates the Spike Protein and Its Implications in Viral Transmission

COVID-19 is currently global pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Accompanying the rapid spread of the error-prone RNA-based genome, several dominant SARS-CoV-2 variants have been genetically identified. The mutations in the spike protein, which are essent...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Jen-Mei Chou, Jo-Ling Tsai, Jo-Ning Hung, I-Hua Chen, Szu-Ting Chen, Ming-Han Tsai
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Subjects:	ORF8 accessory protein SARS-CoV-2 spike protein viral packaging viral transmission
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.883597/full