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Visualization of SARS-CoV-2 using Immuno RNA-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Published on: December 23, 2020
A comparative genomics-based study of positive strand RNA viruses emphasizing on SARS-CoV-2 utilizing dinucleotide
Jayanti Saha1, Sukanya Bhattacharjee1, Monalisha Pal Sarkar2
1Microbiology & Computational Biology Laboratory, Department of Botany, Raiganj University, Raiganj PIN-733 134, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
The novel corona virus disease or COVID-19 caused by a positive strand RNA virus (PRV) called SARS-CoV-2 is plaguing the entire planet as we conduct this study. In this study a multifaceted analysis was carried out employing dinucleotide signature, codon usage and codon context to compare and unravel the genomic as well as genic characteristics of the SARS-CoV-2 isolates and how they compare to other PRVs which represents some of the most pathogenic human viruses. The main emphasis of this study was to comprehend the codon biology of the SARS-CoV-2 in the backdrop of the other PRVs like Poliovirus, Japanese encephalitis virus, Hepatitis C virus, Norovirus, Rubella virus, Semliki Forest virus, Zika virus, Dengue virus, Human rhinoviruses and the Betacoronaviruses since codon usage pattern along with the nucleotide composition prevalent within the viral genome helps to understand the biology and evolution of viruses. Our results suggest discrete genomic dinucleotide signature within the PRVs. Some of the genes from the different SARS-CoV-2 isolates were also found to demonstrate heterogeneity in terms of their dinucleotide signature. The SARS-CoV-2 isolates also demonstrated a codon context trend characteristically dissimilar to the other PRVs. The findings of this study are expected to contribute to the developing global knowledge base in countering COVID-19.
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