Gene found in coronaviruses of the subgenus Sarbecovirus
ORF3c is a gene found in coronaviruses of the subgenus Sarbecovirus, including SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2. It was first identified in the SARS-CoV-2 genome and encodes a 41 amino acid non-structural protein of unknown function.[1][2][3] It is also present in the SARS-CoV genome, but was not recognized until the identification of the SARS-CoV-2 homolog.[4]
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