Update and Supplementary Articles Proteins of SARS CoV-2, Which Causes COVID-19, and the Interacting Proteins

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is the pandemic caused by the virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2), first appearing in December 2019, continues to confound the world. In this update we provide insights into how some of the new mutant variant strains of SARS CoV-2 have evolved to be more infective. We also introduce our supplement of the special issue on the topic of the proteins of SARS CoV-2 in the Protein Journal, which follows this introduction.

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COVID-19, caused by SARS CoV-2, continues to puzzle the world, with new mutant strains evolving to be more infectious. The special issue on SARS CoV-2 proteins in the Protein Journal has been introduced in this update.