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TWiV 763: Cap-snatch fever

  • June 3, 2021
  • Tagged as: 5'-untranslated region, cap-snatching, COVID-19, influenza virus, Lassa virus, open reading frame, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, viral, virology, virus

TWiV explains how cap-snatching, the priming of viral mRNA synthesis with fragments of host mRNAs, can lead to the synthesis of novel viral proteins.

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TWiV 255: Longhorns go viral

  • October 20, 2013
  • Tagged as: argonaute, cap-snatching, dicer, influenza, innate immunity, interferon, ISG15, microrna, RNAi, viral, virology, virus

Vincent and Rich visit the University of Texas at Austin and meet up with Bob and Chris to talk about their work on influenza virus and microRNAs.

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