Quantitative and qualitative subgenomic RNA profiles of SARS-CoV-2 in respiratory samples : A comparison between Omicron BA.2 and non-VOC-D614G

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The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants are notorious for their transmissibility, but little is known about their subgenomic RNA (sgRNA) expression. This study applied RNA-seq to delineate the quantitative and qualitative profiles of canonical sgRNA of 118 respiratory samples collected from patients infected with Omicron BA.2 and compared with 338 patients infected with non-variant of concern (non-VOC)-D614G. A unique characteristic profile depicted by the relative abundance of 9 canonical sgRNAs was reproduced by both BA.2 and non-VOC-D614G regardless of host gender, age and presence of pneumonia. Remarkably, such profile was lost in samples with low viral load, suggesting a potential application of sgRNA pattern to indicate viral activity of individual patient at a specific time point. A characteristic qualitative profile of canonical sgRNAs was also reproduced by both BA.2 and non-VOC-D614G. The presence of a full set of canonical sgRNAs carried a coherent correlation with crude viral load (AUC ​= ​0.91, 95% CI 0.88-0.94), and sgRNA ORF7b was identified to be the best surrogate marker allowing feasible routine application in characterizing the infection status of individual patient. Further potentials in using sgRNA as a target for vaccine and antiviral development are worth pursuing.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Virologica Sinica - (2024) vom: 03. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Zigui [VerfasserIn]
Ng, Rita Way Yin [VerfasserIn]
Lui, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Ling, Lowell [VerfasserIn]
Leung, Agnes S Y [VerfasserIn]
Chow, Chit [VerfasserIn]
Boon, Siaw Shi [VerfasserIn]
Ho, Wendy C S [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Maggie Haitian [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Renee Wan Yi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Albert Martin [VerfasserIn]
Hui, David Shu Cheong [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Paul Kay Sheung [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Coronavirus
Journal Article
Non-VOC-D614G
Omicron BA.2
RNA-seq
SARS-CoV-2
Subgenomic RNA(sgRNA)

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Date Revised 27.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1016/j.virs.2024.01.010

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NLM368056279