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```1 megnkleeqd ssppqstpgl mkgnkreeqg lgpepaapqq ptaeeealie fhrsyrelfe 61 ffcnnttihg airlvcsqhn rmktafwavl wlctfgmmyw qfgllfgeyf sypvslninl 121 nsdklvfpav tictlnpyry peikeeleel driteqtlfd lykyssfttl vagsrSrrdl 181 rgTlphplqr lrvpppphga rrarSvasSl rdnnpqvdwk dwkigfqlcn qnksdcfyqt 241 yssgvdavre wyrfhyinil srlpetlpsl eedtlgnfif acrfnqvscn qanyshfhhp 301 mygncytfnd knnsnlwmss mpginnglsl mlraeqndfi pllstvtgar vmvhgqdepa 361 fmddggfnlr pgvetsismr ketldrlggd ygdctkngsd vpvenlypsk ytqqvcihsc 421 fqesmikecg cayifyprpq nveycdyrkh sswgycyykl qvdfssdhlg cftkcrkpcs 481 vtsyqlsagy srwpsvtsqe wvfqmlsrqn nytvnnkrng vakvniffke lnyktnsesp 541 svtmvtllsn lgsqwslwfg ssvlsvvema elvfdllvim flmllrrfrS rywSpgrggr 601 gaqevaSTla SSppShfcph pmSlSlSqpg papSpalTap ppayaTlgpr pSpggSagaS 661 sstcplggp``` So, mo fun with BLAST which should raise an eyebrow BUT - Also PREDICTED *O-glycans* (I CAPPED them) *around the furin site* RRARSVAS (yes it's identical to SARS-CoV-2) - *hmmm* and a big predicted mucin-like domain at the C -terminus. Just a reminder that HKU1 and OC43 spikes also have big predicted mucin-like domains in "place" of the ACE-2 RBD. [2020-06-05 12:42:18] [Kristian Andersen] Bob - PDF is in your personal drive :wink: [2020-06-05 12:48:54] [Robert Garry] https://elifesciences.org/articles/58603 [2020-06-05 12:48:58] [Robert Garry] sorry [2020-06-05 12:51:26] [Robert Garry] At least the CCP had access [2020-06-05 12:51:38] [Robert Garry] probably the Russians too [2020-06-05 12:52:05] [Robert Garry] definitely M5 and the CIA [2020-06-05 15:12:27] [Kristian Andersen] Need to read it - looks interesting... This, really not very good - this particular Nature reporter is super annoying: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01541-z [2020-06-05 15:39:38] [Eddie Holmes] Sorry Bob, what's that sequence you analysed? Completely agree about that Nature reporter - he's an arse. He effectively wants people to review papers as they come out on bioRxiv and then give him their views so he can publish something. [2020-06-06 02:28:19] [Robert Garry] https://elifesciences.org/articles/58603