NSP7 is conserved within the coronaviridae. NSP7 is a component of the coronavirus replicase polyprotein to comprise a repilication complex. NSP7 has been shown to interact with NSP10 and NSP1 which indicate that NSP7 has a founction in coronavirus-specific RNA replication mechanisms.
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