Table 1.
The nuclear shuttle protein (NSP) function and amino acid identity between COVID-19 and bat-SL-CoVZXC21 and SARS [10]. Keys: ACIB, Amino acid identity; btw, between; Fm, formulation.
| NSPs and other parts of coronaviruses | Putative function | Amino acid position | Putative cleave site | AC identity btw COVID-19 & bat-SL-CoVZXC21 | AC identity btw COVID-19 & SARS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSP1 | suppress antiviral host response | M1 – G180 | LNGG'AYTR | 96 | 84 | 
| NSP2 | unknown | A181 – G818 | LKGG'APTK | 96 | 68 | 
| NSP3 | putative PL-pro domain | A819 – G2763 | LKGG'KIVN | 93 | 76 | 
| NSP4 | complex with nsp3 and 6: DMV Fm | K2764 – Q3263 | AVLQ'SGFR | 96 | 80 | 
| NSP5 | 3CL-pro domain | S3264 – Q3569 | VTFQ'SAVK | 99 | 96 | 
| NSP6 | complex with nsp3 and 4: DMV Fm | S3570 – Q3859 | ATVQ'SKMS | 98 | 88 | 
| NSP7 | complex with nsp8: primase | S3860 – Q3942 | ATLQ'AIAS | 99 | 99 | 
| NSP8 | complex with nsp7: primase | A3943 – Q4140 | VKLQ'NNEL | 96 | 97 | 
| NSP9 | RNA/DNA binding activity | N4141 – Q4253 | VRLQ'AGNA | 96 | 97 | 
| NSP10 | complex with nsp14: replication | A4254 – Q4392 | PMLQ'SADA | 98 | 97 | 
| NSP11 | short peptide at the end of orf1a | S4393 – V4405 | end of orf1a | 85 | 85 | 
| NSP12 | RNA-dependent RNA polymerase | S4393 – Q5324 | TVLQ'AVGA | 96 | 96 | 
| NSP13 | helicase | A5325 – Q5925 | ATLQ'AENV | 99 | 100 | 
| NSP14 | ExoN: 3′–5′ exonuclease | A5926 – Q6452 | TRLQ'SLEN | 95 | 95 | 
| NSP15 | XendoU: poly(U)-specific endoribonuclease | A5926 – Q6452 | PKLQ'SSQA | 88 | 89 | 
| NSP16 | 2′-O-MT: 2′-O-ribose methyltransferase | S6799 – N7096 | end of orf1b | 98 | 93 | 
| Spike | Host cell attachment and entry | - | - | 80 | 76 | 
| Orf3a | - | - | 92 | 72 | |
| Orf3b | - | - | 32 | 32 | |
| Envelope | protection | - | - | 100 | 95 | 
| Membrane | fusion | - | - | 99 | 91 | 
| Orf6 | - | - | 94 | 69 | |
| Orf7a | - | - | 89 | 85 | |
| Orf7b | - | - | 93 | 81 | |
| Orf8a/8b | - | - | 94 | 40 | |
| Nucleoprotein | Viral genome and proteins | - | - | 94 | 94 | 
| Orf9b | - | - | 73 | 73 | |
| Envelope | protection | - | - | 100 | 95 | 
| Membrane | fusion | - | - | 99 | 91 | 
| Orf6 | - | - | 94 | 69 | |
| Orf7a | - | - | 89 | 85 | |
| Orf7b | - | - | 93 | 81 | |
| Orf8a/8b | - | - | 94 | 40 | |
| Nucleoprotein | Viral genome and proteins | - | - | 94 | 94 | 
| Orf9b | - | - | 73 | 73 |