Identification of Evolutionary Trajectories Shared across Human Betacoronaviruses

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution..

Comparing the evolution of distantly related viruses can provide insights into common adaptive processes related to shared ecological niches. Phylogenetic approaches, coupled with other molecular evolution tools, can help identify mutations informative on adaptation, although the structural contextualization of these to functional sites of proteins may help gain insight into their biological properties. Two zoonotic betacoronaviruses capable of sustained human-to-human transmission have caused pandemics in recent times (SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2), although a third virus (MERS-CoV) is responsible for sporadic outbreaks linked to animal infections. Moreover, two other betacoronaviruses have circulated endemically in humans for decades (HKU1 and OC43). To search for evidence of adaptive convergence between established and emerging betacoronaviruses capable of sustained human-to-human transmission (HKU1, OC43, SARS-CoV-1, and SARS-CoV-2), we developed a methodological pipeline to classify shared nonsynonymous mutations as putatively denoting homoplasy (repeated mutations that do not share direct common ancestry) or stepwise evolution (sequential mutations leading towards a novel genotype). In parallel, we look for evidence of positive selection and draw upon protein structure data to identify potential biological implications. We find 30 candidate mutations, from which 4 (codon sites 18121 [nsp14/residue 28], 21623 [spike/21], 21635 [spike/25], and 23948 [spike/796]; SARS-CoV-2 genome numbering) further display evolution under positive selection and proximity to functional protein regions. Our findings shed light on potential mechanisms underlying betacoronavirus adaptation to the human host and pinpoint common mutational pathways that may occur during establishment of human endemicity.

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UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 07;:. - PMID 34075377

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Genome biology and evolution - 15(2023), 6 vom: 01. Juni

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Escalera-Zamudio, Marina [VerfasserIn]
Kosakovsky Pond, Sergei L [VerfasserIn]
Martínez de la Viña, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Gutiérrez, Bernardo [VerfasserIn]
Inward, Rhys P D [VerfasserIn]
Thézé, Julien [VerfasserIn]
van Dorp, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
Castelán-Sánchez, Hugo G [VerfasserIn]
Bowden, Thomas A [VerfasserIn]
Pybus, Oliver G [VerfasserIn]
Hulswit, Ruben J G [VerfasserIn]

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Adaptation
Betacoronaviruses
Convergence
Journal Article
Molecular evolution
Phylogenomics
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Date Completed 22.06.2023

Date Revised 01.07.2023

published: Print

UpdateOf: bioRxiv. 2023 Feb 07;:. - PMID 34075377

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/gbe/evad076

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NLM357230604