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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2020

In-silico nucleotide and protein analyses of S-gene region in selected zoonotic coronaviruses reveal conserved domains and evolutionary emergence with trajectory course of viral entry from SARS-CoV-2 genomic data.

Adejoke Olukayode Obajuluwa, Pius Abimbola Okiki, Tiwalola Madoc Obajuluwa, Olakunle Bamikole Afolabi

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Adejoke Olukayode ObajuluwaBiotechnology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Pius Abimbola OkikiBiotechnology Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Tiwalola Madoc ObajuluwaDepartment of Media and Communication, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Olakunle Bamikole AfolabiBiochemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Afe Babalola University · NG

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introductionthe recent zoonotic coronavirus virus outbreak of a novel type (COVID-19) has necessitated the adequate understanding of the evolutionary pathway of zoonotic viruses which adversely affects human populations for therapeutic constructs to combat the pandemic now and in the future.

methodswe analyzed conserved domains of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) for possible targets of viral entry inhibition in host cells, evolutionary relationship of human coronavirus (229E) and zoonotic coronaviruses with SARS-CoV-2 as well as evolutionary relationship between selected SARS-CoV-2 genomic data.

resultsconserved domains with antagonistic action on host innate antiviral cellular mechanisms in SARS-CoV-2 include nsp 11, nsp 13 etc. Also, multiple sequence alignments of the spike (S) gene protein of selected candidate zoonotic coronaviruses alongside the S gene protein of the SARS-CoV-2 revealed closest evolutionary relationship (95.6%) with pangolin coronaviruses (S) gene. Clades formed between Wuhan SARS-CoV-2 phylogeny data and five others suggests viral entry trajectory while revealing genomic and protein SARS-CoV-2 data from Philippines as early ancestors.

conclusionphylogeny of SARS-CoV-2 genomic data suggests profiling in diverse populations with and without the outbreak alongside migration history and racial background for mutation tracking and dating of viral subtype divergence which is essential for effective management of present and future zoonotic coronavirus outbreaks.

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Genome, ViralAnimalsComputer SimulationCoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Disease OutbreaksGenomicsHumansPhylogenySARS-CoV-2Virus InternalizationZoonosesconserved domainsevolutionphylogenySARS-CoV-2spike geneviral entryzoonotic CoVs

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