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Table 1 Comparison of viral proteins ORF 3 and M of hCoV-NL63 and SARS-CoVa

From: Human Coronavirus NL63 Open Reading Frame 3 encodes a virion-incorporated N-glycosylated membrane protein

Viral protein

hCoV-NL63 ORF 3

SARS-CoV ORF 3a

hCoV-NL63 M

SARS-CoV M

No. amino acids [size in kDa]

225 [26]

274 [31]

226 [26]

221 [25]

No. transmembrane domains (position)

3 (39-61, 70-92, 97-116)

3 (34-56, 77-99,103-125)

4 (20-38, 43-65, 75-97, 129-151)

3 (15-37, 50-72, 77-99)

No. cysteine residues (position)

4 (72, 131, 137, 182)

8 (81, 117, 121, 127, 130, 133, 148, 157)

4 (54, 67, 90, 180)

3 (158, 63, 85)

No. putative N-glycosylation sites (position)

3 (16, 119, 126)

1 (227b)

3 (3, 19, 188)

1 (4c)

No. putative O-glycosylation sites (position)

-

3 (28c, 32c, 267-271)

-

-

  1. aPositions of aa refer to accession no. NC_005831 (hCoV-NL63) and AY278491 (SARS-CoV)
  2. bNot used
  3. cUsage confirmed