Pandemic Coronavirus Genome Packaging Relies on Multiple Dispersed Packaging Signals
Taha Y. Taha, Nikesh Patel, Sam L. Clark, Julia Rosecrans, Abdullah M. Syed, Rebecca Chandler-Bostock, Erik R. Farquhar, Lekshmi B. G. Nair, Abid Javed, Jennifer A. Doudna, Peter G. Stockley, Mélanie Ott, Reidun Twarock
This study identifies multiple dispersed packaging signals in the SARS-CoV-2 genome that cooperate to direct RNA packaging into virions, revealing a dynamic mechanism for coronavirus genome assembly.
bioRxiv · Jun 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology