Convergent evolution in nucleocapsid facilitated SARS-CoV-2 adaptation for human infection
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During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, several SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs) independently acquired mutations in the highly variable 203-205 amino acid region of the nucleocapsid (N) protein including R203K + G204R (found in the Alpha, Gamma... ...