MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
The biochemical composition of coronavirus Nucleocapsid proteins drives the bicistronic properties of their sub-genomic mRNAs
Federico De Angelis, Hou Wei Chook, Ternenge Apaa…·Paul Digard
The paper identifies conserved overlapping accessory ORFs in coronavirus N genes and shows that nucleotide and codon biases drive their formation.
DOI 10.64898/2026.11.04.764307