Exploring the hidden world of RNA viruses with a transformer-based tool.
basic_science · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 39568477.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.patter.2024.101095 and PMC identifier 11573883.
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Abstract
Hou and He et al.<sup>1</sup> developed a new RNA virus identification tool named LucaProt, a transformer-based bioinformatics software using sequence and structural characteristics of RNA-dependent RNA polymerases (RdRPs), which are essential for almost all RNA viruses. LucaProt can identify RdRPs from highly diverse RNA viruses, unveiling the hidden RNA virosphere.