Altered Subgenomic RNA Expression in SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 Infections
Matthew D. Parker, Benjamin B. Lindsey, Dhruv R. Shah, Sharon Nienyun Hsu, Alexander James Keeley, David George Partridge, Shay Leary, Alison Cope, Amy State, Katie Johnson, Nasar Ali, Rasha Raghei, Joe Heffer, Darren Smith, Peijun Zhang, , Thushan I. de Silva
The paper shows that B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 lineage has increased subgenomic RNA expression compared to other lineages, with a noncanonical sgRNA near ORF9b showing a 16-fold increase in median expression.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2021 · PreprintGenomics