PLOS Biology<p>Non-spike protein mutations in <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/SARSCoV2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SARSCoV2</span></a>, likely to impact viral properties, are understudied. This study shows that a <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/nucleocapsid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nucleocapsid</span></a> protein mutation in Delta variant enhances viral growth in vitro &amp; in vivo by increasing viral genome <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/encapsidation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encapsidation</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fediscience.org/@PLOSBiology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>PLOSBiology</span></a></span> <a href="https://plos.io/4iBYsaI" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">plos.io/4iBYsaI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>