TWiV notes the passing of virologist Diane Griffin, first H5N1 influenza virus in US pigs, Innate immune control of influenza virus interspecies adaptation via IFITM3, and antiviral trained innate immunity in alveolar macrophages after SARS-CoV-2 infection reduces secondary influenza A virus disease.
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- Trained innate immunity by alveolar macrophages (Immunity) 36:46
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I have a question about the word “core”. When I was working on West Nile virus, the words “capsid” and “core” were used interchangeably and were a matter of preference. Is that the case for HCV, or are capsid and core two different structural proteins?
The capsid is composed of the core protein; but some people also call it the capsid protein. Fortunately, the abbreviation for the protein is C. While the usage seems a matter of preference, I would say that nucleocapsid or capsid is most accurate. Core doesn’t convey the same information.